Test 1 2/20/23

Question 1

Recapitulate

Answer 1

summarize and state again the main points of

Question 2

Facetious

Answer 2

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant

Question 3

Garrulous

Answer 3

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

Question 4

Laconic

Answer 4

of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words

Question 5

Fastidious

Answer 5

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

Question 6

munificent

Answer 6

(of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary

Question 7

solicitous

Answer 7

characterized by or showing interest or concern

Question 8

irresolute

Answer 8

showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain

Question 9

prevarication

Answer 9

the fact of avoiding telling the truth or saying exactly what you think

Question 10

mendacity

Answer 10

untruthfulness, lying

Question 11

avarice

Answer 11

extreme greed for wealth or material gain

Question 12

baseness

Answer 12

lack of moral principles; bad character

Question 13

apposite

Answer 13

apt in the circumstances or in relation to something, pertinent, relevant

Question 14

Germane

Answer 14

relevant to a subject under consideration

Question 15

ahistorical

Answer 15

lacking historical perspective or context

Question 16

anachronistic

Answer 16

belonging to a period other than that being portrayed

Question 17

irasible

Answer 17

having or showing a tendency to be easily angered

Question 18

pugnacious

Answer 18

eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

Question 19

inscrutable

Answer 19

impossible to understand or interpret