October Vocabulary Quiz

Question 1

lament

Answer 1

a passionate expression of one’s sorrows

Question 2

prescient

Answer 2

having the information of an event before it happens

Question 3

demarcate

Answer 3

to set the boundary or limit of

Question 4

impermissible

Answer 4

too bad to be allowed, or not permitted

Question 5

imprecation

Answer 5

a spoken curse

Question 6

quorum

Answer 6

the minimum number of people necessary to conduct the business of that group

Question 7

facetiously

Answer 7

in a way that is not serious, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever about a serious topic

Question 8

malefactor

Answer 8

a person who commits a crime

Question 9

pejoratively

Answer 9

lack of respect for a topic, or rude criticism

Question 10

vigilante

Answer 10

a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertakes law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate

Question 11

onus

Answer 11

used to refer to something that is one’s duty

Question 12

enfranchisement

Answer 12

the giving of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote

Question 13

naïveté

Answer 13

the quality of lacking wisdom, knowledge, or judgement

Question 14

acquittal

Answer 14

a judgement that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged

Question 15

aggregate

Answer 15

to form or group into a class or cluster

Question 16

pernicious

Answer 16

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual way

Question 17

extant

Answer 17

still existing, relating to document specifically

Question 18

obfuscate

Answer 18

to render, unclear

Question 19

perfunctory

Answer 19

done with minimal effort or reflection

Question 20

opprobrium

Answer 20

harsh criticism or censure

Question 21

splenetic

Answer 21

bad tempered or spiteful

Question 22

deterrence

Answer 22

the action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences

Question 23

engender

Answer 23

to cause or give rise to

Question 24

disperse

Answer 24

distribute or spread over a wide area

Question 25

servile

Answer 25

having an excessive willingness to help, or server others

Question 26

vilify

Answer 26

speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner

Question 27

graft

Answer 27

misuse of one’s position for profit/advantage

Question 28

promulgate

Answer 28

to put into law

Question 29

egregious

Answer 29

outstandingly bad; shocking

Question 30

conciliatory

Answer 30

intended or likely to placate or pacify (intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility)

Question 31

bulwark

Answer 31

an institution that acts in defense of something

Question 32

asinine

Answer 32

extremely stupid or foolish