Vocab 7

Question 1

Mischievous

Answer 1

maliciously or playfully annoying.

Question 2

Creed

Answer 2

any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.

Question 3

Cynicism

Answer 3

cynical disposition, character, or belief (negative or distrustful view of human nature, opposite of idealism)

Question 4

Corrupt

Answer 4

guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked

Question 5

Satirize

Answer 5

to attack or ridicule with satire.

Question 6

Expound

Answer 6

to set forth or state in detail

Question 7

Conventions

Answer 7

a rule, method, or practice established by usage; custom, general agreement or consent

Question 8

Superfluities

Answer 8

a superabundant or excessive amount.

Question 9

Extravagance

Answer 9

excessive or unnecessary expenditure or outlay of money.

Question 10

Elaborate

Answer 10

worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness

Question 11

Recluse

Answer 11

a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.

Question 12

Stylite

Answer 12

one of a class of solitary ascetics who lived on the top of high pillars or columns.

Question 13

Beatnik

Answer 13

a person who rejects or avoids conventional behavior, dress, etc.

Question 14

Contingent

Answer 14

dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional

Question 15

Archives

Answer 15

a place where public records or other historical documents are kept.

Question 16

Esoteric

Answer 16

understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite

Question 17

Suave

Answer 17

smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.

Question 18

Discreet

Answer 18

careful in conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy,/secrecy, prudent

Question 19

Automaton

Answer 19

a mechanical figure or contrivance constructed to act as if by its own power; robot.

Question 20

Supranational

Answer 20

outside or beyond the authority of one national government

Question 21

Virtuoso

Answer 21

a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field.

Question 22

Magnanimous

Answer 22

generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness

Question 23

Acclamation

Answer 23

a loud shout or other demonstration of welcome, goodwill, or approval.

Question 24

Ominous

Answer 24

portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious

Question 25

Burgeon

Answer 25

to grow or develop quickly; flourish

Question 26

Obeisance

Answer 26

a movement of the body expressing deep respect, such as a bow or curtsy or similar gesture

Question 27

Implicit

Answer 27

implied, rather than explicitly stated

Question 28

Tenacity

Answer 28

the quality of being tenacious, or of holding fast; persistence

Question 29

Diametrically

Answer 29

in direct opposition; being at opposite extremes; complete

Question 30

Veracity

Answer 30

habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness

Question 31

Opportune

Answer 31

appropriate, favorable, or suitable

Question 32

Furtive

Answer 32

taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret

Question 33

Melee

Answer 33

a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.

Question 34

Aficionado

Answer 34

an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast.

Question 35

Jeer

Answer 35

to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely