Vocab 8

Question 1

Endow

Answer 1

to provide with a permanent fund or source of income

Question 2

Oratory

Answer 2

skill or eloquence in public speaking

Question 3

Impediments

Answer 3

obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.

Question 4

Clairvoyance

Answer 4

the supernatural power of seeing objects or actions removed in space or time from natural viewing.

Question 5

Prominent

Answer 5

standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable

Question 6

Pious

Answer 6

having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.

Question 7

Soliditary

Answer 7

union or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests,as between members of a group or between classes, peoples, etc.

Question 8

Gregarious

Answer 8

fond of the company of others; sociable.

Question 9

Restively

Answer 9

restlessly; uneasily

Question 10

Indignant

Answer 10

feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base

Question 11

Libertine

Answer 11

a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, especially a dissolute man; a profligate; rake.

Question 12

Portentous

Answer 12

ominously significant or indicative

Question 13

Bolster

Answer 13

to add to, support, or uphold (sometimes followed by up)

Question 14

Veriest

Answer 14

utmost; most complete

Question 15

Vehemently

Answer 15

zealously; ardently; in an impassioned or forceful way

Question 16

Wheedle

Answer 16

to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts

Question 17

Novice

Answer 17

a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro

Question 18

Autocratic

Answer 18

like an autocrat; tyrannical; despotic; domineering

Question 19

Decadent

Answer 19

characterized by decadence, especially culturally or morally

Question 20

Slovenly

Answer 20

untidy or unclean in appearance or habits.

Question 21

Vice

Answer 21

an immoral or evil habit or practice.

Question 22

Egregious

Answer 22

extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant

Question 23

Hackneyed

Answer 23

made commonplace or trite; stale; banal

Question 24

Evoke

Answer 24

to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.)

Question 25

Banal

Answer 25

devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite

Question 26

Swindle

Answer 26

to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.

Question 27

Delinquent

Answer 27

failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense.

Question 28

Commensurate

Answer 28

corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree

Question 29

Innate

Answer 29

existing in one from birth; inborn; native

Question 30

Euphonious

Answer 30

pleasant in sound; agreeable to the ear; characterized by euphony

Question 31

Scrupulous

Answer 31

punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact

Question 32

Shirk

Answer 32

to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).

Question 33

Debase

Answer 33

to reduce in quality or value; adulterate

Question 34

Obsolete

Answer 34

no longer in general use; fallen into disuse

Question 35

Orthodoxy

Answer 35

orthodox (correct) belief or practice.