Exam 6 Vocab.

Question 1

Punitive

Answer 1

serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment

Question 2

Abhorrence

Answer 2

a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination.

Question 3

Enervate

Answer 3

to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken.

Question 4

Sardonic

Answer 4

characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering

Question 5

Soporific

Answer 5

causing or tending to cause sleep; pertaining to or characterized by sleep or sleepiness; sleepy; drowsy.

Question 6

Stentorian

Answer 6

very loud or powerful in sound

Question 7

Incessant

Answer 7

continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending.

Question 8

Exemplar

Answer 8

a model or pattern to be copied or imitated; an original or archetype.

Question 9

Jargon

Answer 9

the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group.

Question 10

Aesthetic

Answer 10

relating to the philosophy of aesthetics Links to an external site.; concerned with notions such as the beautiful and the ugly.

Question 11

Facade

Answer 11

a superficial appearance or illusion of something.

Question 12

Coquettish

Answer 12

(of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, light-hearted manner.
Sully – to soil, stain, or tarnish; to mar the purity of.

Question 13

Specious

Answer 13

apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible

Question 14

Vicarious

Answer 14

experienced in the imagination through another person; experienced indirectly through another

Question 15

Euology

Answer 15

a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially a set oration in honor of a deceased person.

Question 16

Crass

Answer 16

without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid

Question 17

Paean

Answer 17

any song of praise, joy, or triumph.

Question 18

Ebullient

Answer 18

overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited.

Question 19

Conjecture

Answer 19

the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.

Question 20

Morose

Answer 20

gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.

Question 21

Primogenture

Answer 21

the state or fact of being the firstborn of children of the same parents.

Question 22

Staunch

Answer 22

firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person.

Question 23

Disputatious

Answer 23

fond of or given to disputation.; argumentative; contentious.

Question 24

Moniker

Answer 24

a person’s name, especially a nickname or alias.

Question 25

Berate

Answer 25

to scold; rebuke.

Question 26

Superlative

Answer 26

of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme; exaggerated in language or style.

Question 27

Skeptic

Answer 27

a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual.

Question 28

Empathy

Answer 28

the psychological identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.

Question 29

Incredulity

Answer 29

the quality or state of being incredulous; inability or unwillingness to believe.

Question 30

Censorious

Answer 30

severely critical; faultfinding.

Question 31

Pensive

Answer 31

dreamily or wistfully thoughtful.

Question 32

Resonant

Answer 32

or echoing, as sounds

Question 33

Sonorous

Answer 33

giving out or capable of giving out a sound, especially a deep, resonant sound, as a thing or place.

Question 34

Capacious

Answer 34

capable of holding much; spacious or roomy.

Question 35

Joie de vivre

Answer 35

a delight in being alive; keen, carefree enjoyment of living.

Question 36

Noisome

Answer 36

offensive or disgusting, as an odor; harmful or noxious

Question 37

Ascetic

Answer 37

a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.

Question 38

Decadent

Answer 38

characterized by decadence culturally or morally; morally degenerate

Question 39

Existential

Answer 39

pertaining to existence

Question 40

Transcendental

Answer 40

transcendent, surpassing, or superior; being beyond ordinary or common experience, thought, or belief; supernatural.

Question 41

Serendiptious

Answer 41

come upon or found by accident; fortuitous; good, beneficial, favorable.

Question 42

Malaise

Answer 42

a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.

Question 43

Polemical

Answer 43

of or involving dispute or controversy; controversial.