Ch 2 Easy Q

Question 0

Defunct

Answer 0

Adj. No longer existing or functioning

Question 1

Moribund

Answer 1

Adj. On the verge of death

Question 2

Inveigle

Answer 2

V. Entice, lure; get something by flattery, cleverness, or offering incentives

Question 3

Needle

Answer 3

V. To prick, to pierce; to goad, provoke, tease

Question 4

Fulminate

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V. Explode, detonate; attack verbally in a vehement, thunderous way

Question 5

Protege

Answer 5

N. a person under the patronage, protection or care of someone interested in his/her career or welfare

Question 6

Vassal

Answer 6

N. a subordinate or dependent

Question 7

Serf

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N. an agricultural laborer; a person in bondage or servitude

Question 8

Mien

Answer 8

N. Bearing or manner especially as it reveals an inner state of mind; an appearance or aspect

Question 9

Prognosis

Answer 9

N. a prediction of the probable course and outcome of the disease; the likelihood of recovery from a disease

Question 10

Libelous

Answer 10

Adj. Lying in print for the purpose of damaging someone’s reputation

Question 11

Avowed

Answer 11

Adj. Declared, established

Question 12

Decrepitude

Answer 12

N. The quality or condition of being weakened, worn out, impaired or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use

Question 13

Recrimination

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N. An accusation in response to one from someone else

Question 14

Apotheosis

Answer 14

N. Elevation to devine status

Question 15

Aggrandize

Answer 15

V. Increase the power, status, or wealth of; enhance the reputation of (someone) beyond what is justified by the facts

Question 16

Bluster

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N. An opportunity for bragging

Question 17

Truculent

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Adj. eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

Question 18

Salutary

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Adj. Promoting health; producing good effects; beneficial

Question 19

Claque

Answer 19

N. a group of professional applauders hired to make a performance look good (or any group of uncritical admirers)

Question 20

Vestige

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N. a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists

Question 21

Habiliment

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N. clothing

Question 22

Mellifluous

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Adj. Sweethorn musical; pleasant to hear

Question 23

Cad

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N. a man who behaves dishonorably, especially towards a woman, but usually in a less serious way

Question 24

Solecism

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N. an ungrammatical combo of words in a sentence

Question 25

Ramification

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N. a consequence of an action or event, especially when complex or unwelcome

Question 26

Macabre

Answer 26

Adj. Having death as subject; comprising or including a personalized representation of death