Deck 2

Question 1

Blanch

Answer 1

blanCH 1. make white or pale by extracting color; bleach. 2. (of a person) grow pale from shock, fear, or a similar emotion.

Question 2

Ignominy

Answer 2

igˈnäminē 1. public shame or disgrace.

Question 3

Clemency

Answer 3

klemənsē 1. mercy; lenience.

Question 4

Garish

Answer 4

gariSH 1. obtrusively bright and showy; lurid

Question 5

Stifle

Answer 5

stīfəl 1. make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate. 2. restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion).

Question 6

Raffish

Answer 6

rafiSH 1. unconventional and slightly disreputable, esp. in an attractive manner.

Question 7

Imperious

Answer 7

imˈpi(ə)rēəs 1. assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.

Question 8

Courtesan

Answer 8

kôrtəzən 1. a prostitute, esp. one with wealthy or upper-class clients.

Question 9

Prosaic

Answer 9

prōˈzāik 1. having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty.

Question 10

Aesthete

Answer 10

esˌTHēt 1. a person who has or affects to have a special appreciation of art and beauty.

Question 11

Navel

Answer 11

nāvəl 1. a rounded, knotty depression in the center of a person’s belly caused by the detachment of the umbilical cord after birth; the umbilicus.

Question 12

Rictus

Answer 12

riktəs 1. a fixed grimace or grin.

Question 13

Effeminate

Answer 13

iˈfemənət 1. (of a man) having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly.

Question 14

Demagogy

Answer 14

1. impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace.

Question 15

Tendentious

Answer 15

tenˈdenSHəs 1. expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, esp. a controversial one.

Question 16

Ruddy

Answer 16

rədē 1. (of a person’s face) having a healthy red color. 2. make ruddy in color.

Question 17

Importunate

Answer 17

imˈpôrCHənit 1. persistent, esp. to the point of annoyance or intrusion.

Question 18

Hagiography

Answer 18

hagēˈägrəfē 1. the writing of the lives of saints.

Question 19

Requited

Answer 19

riˈkwīt 1. make appropriate return for (a favor, service, or wrongdoing).

Question 20

Callous

Answer 20

kaləs 1.showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

Question 21

Repertory

Answer 21

repə(r)ˌtôrē 1. the performance of various plays, operas, or ballets by a company at regular short intervals. 2. another term for repertoire: a repository or collection, esp. of information or retrievable examples.

Question 22

Unbecoming

Answer 22

ənbiˈkəmiNG 1. (esp. of clothing or a color) not flattering.

Question 23

Incensed

Answer 23

inˈsenst 1. very angry; enraged.

Question 24

Epigone

Answer 24

epiˌgōn 1. a less distinguished follower or imitator of someone, esp. an artist or philosopher.

Question 25

Corpulent

Answer 25

kôrpyələnt 1. (of a person) fat.