Word List 2

Question 1

Approbatory

Answer 1

Full of praise

I will be approbatory following Andrew’s PhD defense!

Question 2

Blandish

Answer 2

To influence someone using flattery

That girl Sidra is working with is always trying to blandish her supervisor.

Question 3

Tepid

Answer 3

Mediocre or lukewarm

You can pronounce it tee-peed which sounds like he-peed which is lukewarm??

Question 4

Inured

Answer 4

Accustomed to

I was inured to Nick’s yelling.

Question 5

Wizened

Answer 5

Dried up, withered

Question 6

Licentious

Answer 6

Immoral and promiscuous

Question 7

Mercurial

Answer 7

Quickly changing

Question 8

Banal

Answer 8

Boring

Lifeguarding is fun sometimes but can also be banal.

Question 9

Usury

Answer 9

An extremely high interest rate on a loan

Question 10

Vitriol

Answer 10

Extremely bitter

Hanae was filled with vitriol when I started dating Andrew.

Question 11

Catalepsy

Answer 11

A state resembling a trance

(When I am having a flashback it’s sometimes like catalepsy).

Question 12

Martinet

Answer 12

Disciplinarian, especially in the armed forces

Question 13

Dilettante

Answer 13

A dabbler

Natalie told me she’s a dilettante with her collections, teacups, perfumes, etc.

Question 14

Magnate

Answer 14

A person with great power and distinction in one area

Dr. Kim is a magnate in educational psychology.

Question 15

Vainglory

Answer 15

Excessive and unjustified pride

Vain glory, they’re super vain to the point they feel glory, but it’s all unjustified.

Question 16

Apotheosis

Answer 16

The ideal example

There is no apotheosis in parenting styles, they all have benefits in different areas.

Question 17

Piquant

Answer 17

Pleasantly sharp flavoured

(People say cheddar is piquant, but it took me a while to even think it tastes good).

Question 18

Avuncular

Answer 18

Acting like an uncle

Question 19

Recrimination

Answer 19

An accusation

Question 20

Acrimony

Answer 20

Anger and bitterness

Question 21

Dilatory

Answer 21

Delayed

A pregnancy scare can come from a dilatory period.

Question 22

Tractable

Answer 22

Easily managed

My class of 190 students was surprisingly tractable during lectures.

Question 23

Insolent

Answer 23

Rude

A lot of insolence was exchanged at CSBBCS 2019.

Question 24

Rattled

Answer 24

Upset or disturbed

Question 25

Cursory

Answer 25

Hasty and superficial

(There were a lot of cursory introductions at that Christmas party for Andrew’s family).

Question 26

Niggardly

Answer 26

Stingy

Question 27

Indefatigable

Answer 27

Pursuing tirelessly

Question 28

Repudiate

Answer 28

Refuse to accept

David repudiated my proposed changes for 2XD3.

Question 29

Vapid

Answer 29

Dull

(I like to edit photos if the colours are too vapid).

Question 30

Mendacious

Answer 30

Dishonest

(I used to be mendacious for attention).

Question 31

Perfidious

Answer 31

Disloyal

(My worst nightmare is that I’m dating someone who is perfidious).

Question 32

Dolorous

Answer 32

Miserable

Dolores was so sad and cried all of the time.

Question 33

Demure

Answer 33

Shy

Question 34

Insouciant

Answer 34

Nonchalant

When someone just casually says something they are being insouciant.

Question 35

Dither

Answer 35

To be indecisive

I witnessed Natalie dither when we were ordering Mr. Gaos

Question 36

Collusion

Answer 36

Conspiracy

Remember colluding against someone means to conspire against them