Negative ( 4/9 wg)

Question 1

bilious

Answer 1

Bad Temper adjective.

having or showing a habitually bad temper

“a bilious old dog who snaps at everyone “

Question 2

dudgeon

Answer 2

Bad Temper noun.

the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity

“stomped off in high dudgeon after having his honor questioned “

Question 3

irascible

Answer 3

Bad Temper adjective.

easily irritated or annoyed

“forced to endure a memorably irascible boss on her first job after college “

Question 4

pettish

Answer 4

Bad Temper adjective.

easily irritated or annoyed

“a pettish baby who always seemed to be crying “

Question 5

petulant

Answer 5

Bad Temper adjective.

easily irritated or annoyed

“a petulant and fussy man who is always blaming everyone else for his problems “

Question 6

pique

Answer 6

Bad Temper noun.

the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity

“in a fit of pique she posted embarrassing photos of her ex-boyfriend on the Internet “

Question 7

Carousal

Answer 7

Carousal Noun

a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking

“came home tired and hungover after an all-night carousal with his friends>

Question 8

debauchert

Answer 8

Carousal Noun

a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard

“in his youth the man had been a debaucher of the worst sort>

Question 9

depraved

Answer 9

Carousal Adjective

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

“the **depraved **actions of a gang of madmen who had gained control of an entire nation>

Question 10

dissipated

Answer 10

Carousal Adjective

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

“the dissipated and drunken son of the wealthiest man in the county>

Question 11

iniquity

Answer 11

Carousal Noun

immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society

“the use of illegal narcotics is not only a destroyer of personal health but also an iniquity that undermines our society>

Question 12

libertine

Answer 12

Carousal Adjective

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

“his libertine sister had got caught up in the urban drug scene and had died of an overdose>

Question 13

libidinous

Answer 13

Carousal Adjective

having a strong sexual desire

“a novel about a libidinous lawyer who becomes an abject slave to his sexual addiction>

Question 14

licentious

Answer 14

Carousal Adjective

having a strong sexual desire

“a moralist who decried what she regarded as the licentious and corrupt culture of the entertainment industry>

Question 15

reprobate

Answer 15

Carousal Adjective

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

“a reprobate judge who could be bribed, and often with astonishing ease>

Question 16

ribald

Answer 16

Carousal Adjective

depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society

“some of the movie’s most ribald, and thus funniest, scenes were cut for showing on broadcast television>

Question 17

salacious

Answer 17

Carousal Adjective

having a strong sexual desire

“the salacious Greek god Pan is generally portrayed as having the legs, horns, and ears of a goat>

Question 18

sordid

Answer 18

Carousal Adjective

not clean

“he managed to rise above the sordid streets upon which he grew up>

Question 19

turpitude

Answer 19

Carousal Noun

a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior

“pictorial advertisements for chic clothing and fragrances in which drug addiction and other forms of moral turpitude are depicted as alternative fashion statements>

Question 20

bereave

Answer 20

Death / Mourning verb

to take something away from

“news of a death in the family bereaved them of the unmitigated joy that normally prevails at a wedding>

Question 21

cadaver

Answer 21

Death / Mourning noun

a dead body

“medical students who train by using cadavers>

Question 22

defunct

Answer 22

Death / Mourning adjective

no longer existing

“a stack of brochures and a few faded placards are all that remain of the defunct organization>

Question 23

demise

Answer 23

Death / Mourning noun

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities

“inherited all of the estate upon the sudden demise of his grandfather>

Question 24

dolorous

Answer 24

Death / Mourning adjective

expressing or suggesting mourning

“dolorous ballads of death and regret>

Question 25

elegy

Answer 25

**Death / Mourning** noun a composition expressing one's grief over a loss “O Captain! My Captain!” is Walt Whitman's **elegy** on the death of President Lincoln\>

Question 26

knell

Answer 26

**Death / Mourning** verb to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates "the church bells **knelled** to mark the death of the nation's beloved leader\>

Question 27

lament

Answer 27

**Death / Mourning** noun a crying out in grief "the national **lament** that was heard when President Kennedy was assassinated\>

Question 28

macabre

Answer 28

Death / Mourning adjective extremely disturbing or repellent "a **macabre** movie about animated corpses\>

Question 29

moribund

Answer 29

**Death / Mourning** adjective nearly dead "with its run-down look and empty aisles, the grocery store appeared **moribund**\>

Question 30

obsequies

Answer 30

**Death / Mourning** noun usually obsequies plthe act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place "the murder victim's father was the chief mourner at the **obsequies**\>

Question 31

sepulchral

Answer 31

**Death / Mourning** adjective causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer "the decrepit mansion had a **sepulchral** tone that gave everyone a chill\>

Question 32

wraith

Answer 32

**Death / Mourning** noun the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people "the people who once lived here believed that their world was populated by **wraiths** and witches\>

Question 33

disconsolate

Answer 33

**Sorrow** adjective causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer "spent her last years in the **disconsolate** environs of a cheap boarding house\>

Question 34

doleful

Answer 34

**Sorrow** adjective expressing or suggesting mourning "a **doleful** expression on their faces as they said good-bye to the friends they had made over the summer\>

Question 35

dolor

Answer 35

Sorrow noun deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved "her sad poems grew out of a deep **dolor** that lasted for months\>

Question 36

elegiac

Answer 36

**Sorrow** adejective causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer "the sight of an old ruined church or castle can be a pleasantly **elegiac** experience\>

Question 37

forlorn

Answer 37

**Sorrow** adjective feeling unhappiness "she was **forlorn** when she found out the trip had been cancelled\>

Question 38

lament

Answer 38

**Sorrow** noun a crying out in grief "the national **lament** that was heard when President Kennedy was assassinated\>

Question 39

lugubrious

Answer 39

**Sorrow** adjective causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer "the diner's dim lighting makes eating there a particularly **lugubrious** experience\>

Question 40

melancholy

Answer 40

**Sorrow** adjective causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer "the diner's dim lighting makes eating there a particularly **lugubrious **experience\>

Question 41

morose

Answer 41

**Sorrow** adjective causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer "those **morose** job seekers who have grown accustomed to rejection\>

Question 42

plaintive

Answer 42

**Sorrow** adjective expressing or suggesting mourning "the puppy's **plaintive** expression after we put the toy away was rather amusing\>

Question 43

threnody

Answer 43

**Sorrow** noun a composition expressing one's grief over a loss "the composer's cello concerto was composed as a moving **threnody** for his late wife\>