Vocabulary 2

Question 1

Aesthetic

Answer 1

Having a sense of the beautiful. Adjective

The philosophical theory or set of principles governing the idea of beauty at a given time and place. Noun

Question 2

Amicable

Answer 2

Adjective

Characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable.

Question 3

Anachronistic

Answer 3

Adjective
Pertaining to or contain an anachronism

Noun.
Something that is not correct historically.

Question 4

Benevolent

Answer 4

Adjective

Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings.

Question 5

Camaraderie

Answer 5

Noun

Comradeship, good-fellowship.

Question 6

Circuituous

Answer 6

Adjective

Roundabout; not direct.

Question 7

Condescending

Answer 7

Adjective

Showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority.

Question 8

Deleterious

Answer 8

Adjective

Injurious to health; harmful.

Question 9

Demagogue

Answer 9

Noun
Person especially an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people.

Question 10

Digression

Answer 10

Noun
The act of digressing.
A passage or section that deviates from the central them in speech or writing.

Question 11

Divergent

Answer 11

Adjective
Causing or pertaining to divergence
Having no infinite limits (math)

Question 12

Ephemeral

Answer 12

Adjective
Lasting a very short time; short lived; transitory; lasting but one day.

Noun
Anything short-lived, as certain insects.

Question 13

Exemplary

Answer 13

Adjective

Worthy of imitation; commendable.

Question 14

Extenuating.

Answer 14

Adjective

Serving to make a fault, offense, etc. appear less serious.

Question 15

Fortuitous

Answer 15

Adjective
Lucky; fortunate
Happening or produced by chance; accidental

Question 16

Hedonist

Answer 16

Noun

A person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.

Question 17

Hypothesis

Answer 17

Noun

A proposition set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group.

Question 18

Impetuous

Answer 18

Adjective

Of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc; impulsive.

Question 19

Perfidious

Answer 19

Adjective

Deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful

Question 20

Precocious

Answer 20

Adjective

Unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development.

Question 21

Provocative.

Answer 21

Adjective

Tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulation, irritating or vexing.

Question 22

Sagacity

Answer 22

Noun

Acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgement.

Question 23

Spurious

Answer 23

Adjective

Not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.

Question 24

Superfluous

Answer 24

Adjective.

Being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.

Question 25

Vindicate.

Answer 25

Verb.

To clear as from accusation, input action, suspicion, or the like.