Unit 5 Bonus

Question 1

Bowdlerize

Answer 1

To remove or alter parts of a work, such as a book or movie, considered vulgar or offensive

Question 2

Carnal

Answer 2

Relating to the body’s desires and sexual passions

Question 3

Deference

Answer 3

Respectful submission or yielding, as to another’s opinion, wishes, or judgment

Question 4

Ebullient

Answer 4

Overflowing or bubbling with excitement

Question 5

Elegy

Answer 5

A sad and mournful song or poem usually in tribute to the deceased

Question 6

Fop

Answer 6

A man who is excessively concerned with fashion, appearance and manners

Question 7

Impair

Answer 7

To cause to become worse; To damage or harm

Question 8

Imprecation

Answer 8

The act of calling down a curse that invokes evil

Question 9

Nebulous

Answer 9

Hazy, vague or indistinct

Question 10

Non Sequitur

Answer 10

A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it

Question 11

Panegyric

Answer 11

A formal and elaborate praise, written or spoken, of a person or of an act

Question 12

Pedantic

Answer 12

Tending to brag about one’s education; Overly concerned with minute details only a learned person would know about

Question 13

Quandary

Answer 13

A state of difficulty or perplexity; A dilemma

Question 14

Rakish

Answer 14

Being fashionable and well-groomed in style, dress and manners

Question 15

Sanguine

Answer 15

A reddish or ruddy complexion; Habitually cheerful, optimistic or hopeful