P & P III

Question 1

trifling (adj)

Answer 1

unimportant or trivial

Question 2

obtrude (verb)

Answer 2

to force oneself into a situation uninvited

Question 3

fortitude (noun)

Answer 3

courage and strength (mental and emotional) in facing difficulties

Question 4

accede (verb)

Answer 4

to agree or give consent

Question 5

petulant (adj)

Answer 5

easily irritated or annoyed by trifles

Question 6

acrimony (noun)

Answer 6

ill-natured, bitter hostility

Question 7

ardent (adj)

Answer 7

characterized by intense feeling; passionate

Question 8

expedient (adj)

Answer 8

advisable; appropriate

Question 9

palliation (noun)

Answer 9

to relieve or lessen without curing

Question 10

indolence (noun)

Answer 10

laziness; avoidance of activity

Question 11

sanguine (adj)

Answer 11

cheerful; optimistic

Question 12

invective (noun)

Answer 12

a strong denunciation or condemnation

Question 13

condole (verb)

Answer 13

to express sympathy (with another in their affliction)

Question 14

dilatory (adj)

Answer 14

tending to delay or procrastinate

Question 15

licentious (adj)

Answer 15

morally unrestrained; having no regard for accepted rules

Question 16

requite (verb)

Answer 16

to return or repay

Question 17

impudence (noun)

Answer 17

bold disrespect or rudeness; impertinence

Question 18

cogent (adj)

Answer 18

convincing; reasonable

Question 19

abominate (verb)

Answer 19

to have an intense dislike or hatred for

Question 20

rapacity (noun)

Answer 20

inordinate greed

Question 21

tacit (adj)

Answer 21

understood or implied without being stated

Question 22

brook (verb)

Answer 22

to tolerate; to endure

Question 23

insipid (adj)

Answer 23

lacking interest; dull