misc 5

Question 1

insatiable

Answer 1

impossible to satisfy

Question 2

odium

Answer 2

general or widespread hatred or disgust directed toward someone as a result of their actions

Question 3

predilection

Answer 3

a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something

Question 4

debacle

Answer 4

a sudden failure; a fiasco

Question 5

cogent

Answer 5

clear, logical, and convincing

Question 6

florid

Answer 6

elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated

Question 7

morose

Answer 7

sullen and ill-tempered; gloomy, sad

Question 8

maladroit

Answer 8

ineffective; clumsy

Question 9

sanguine

Answer 9

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation

Question 10

choleric

Answer 10

bad-tempered or irritable

Question 11

genotype

Answer 11

the genetic makeup of an individual organism

Question 12

physiognomy

Answer 12

a person’s facial features or expression

Question 13

incarnation

Answer 13

embodiment (idea, concrete representation) of a god on earth

Question 14

lachrymose

Answer 14

tearful or given to weeping

Question 15

nocturnal

Answer 15

done, occurring, or active at night

Question 16

diatribe

Answer 16

a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something

Question 17

treatise

Answer 17

a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject

Question 18

concomitant

Answer 18

naturally accompanying or associated

Question 19

esoteric

Answer 19

intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

Question 20

polemical

Answer 20

relating to or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech

Question 21

promulgate

Answer 21

promote or make widely known

Question 22

pedagogical

Answer 22

relating to teaching

Question 23

didactic

Answer 23

intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive

Question 24

exasperated

Answer 24

intensely irritated and frustrated

Question 25

ambivalent

Answer 25

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

Question 26

laudatory

Answer 26

expressing praise and commendation

Question 27

voracious

Answer 27

having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit

Question 28

clandestine

Answer 28

kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit

Question 29

subterfuge

Answer 29

deceit used in order to achieve one's goal