vocab 4

Question 1

efface

Answer 1

to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface;
to make (oneself) modestly or shyly inconspicuous

Question 2

idiosyncrasy

Answer 2

any personal peculiarity or mannerism

Question 3

Incongruous

Answer 3

not conforming; not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.

Question 4

ubiquitous

Answer 4

present [seeming] everywhere at the same time

Question 5

moribund

Answer 5

dying; coming to an end; having little/no vital force left

Question 6

nepotism

Answer 6

favoritism shown to relatives

Question 7

pedantic

Answer 7

putting unnecessary stress on minor / trivial points of learning; displaying a scholarship lacking in judgment / sense of proportion

Question 8

puerile

Answer 8

childish, silly, immature; trivial

Question 9

ruminate

Answer 9

to turn over in the mind, to meditate

Question 10

sardonic

Answer 10

disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking

Question 11

sepulcher

Answer 11

a place of burial : TOMB; a receptacle for religious
relics especially in an altar

Question 12

spurious

Answer 12

not true/genuine; false; counterfeit

Question 13

surreptitious

Answer 13

acting in a secret, stealthy way

Question 14

lickspittle

Answer 14

An abject parasite or sycophant; a toady; a person who
behaves obsequiously to those in power.

Question 15

antejentacular

Answer 15

before breakfast