Vocab H

Question 1

levity

Answer 1

noun – lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness – absurdity; festivity

Question 2

colossal

Answer 2

adj. – extraordinarily great in size – huge; monstrous

Question 3

supercilious

Answer 3

adj – disdainful; disrespectful, as a person or facial expression – high-and-mighty; imperious

Question 4

fractiousness

Answer 4

noun– unruly; quarrelsome; irritable – disorderliness, uncontrollability

Question 5

wan

Answer 5

adj. – of an unnatural or sickly pallor; lacking color – discolored; washed-out

Question 6

languidly

Answer 6

adv. – lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow – slowly; sluggishly

Question 7

infinitesimal

Answer 7

adj. – indefinitely or exceedingly small – miniscule; tiny

Question 8

complacency

Answer 8

noun – a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc. – satisfaction; smugness; sense of security

Question 9

extemporizing

Answer 9

verb – doing something with no special preparation – invent; play by ear

Question 10

feigned

Answer 10

adj. – pretended; counterfeit; assumed; fictitious – fake; insincere