unit 6

Question 1

supercilious

Answer 1

adj proud, arrogant, and contemptuous; looking down on others

Question 1

loquacious

Answer 1

adj extremely talkative

Question 2

clandestine

Answer 2

adj secret, concealed - usually a meeting

Question 3

Ennui

Answer 3

noun extreme boredom, a weariness of life and activities; dissatisfied lack of interest

Question 4

surreptitious

Answer 4

adj secret, stealthy-often glances and movement

Question 5

Taciturn

Answer 5

adj habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

Question 6

subterfuge

Answer 6

noun using tricks and strategy in order to deceive people, nide something, or gain something

Question 7

mellifluous

Answer 7

adj having a sweet, flowing sound-like honey

Question 8

overt

Answer 8

adj done out in the open; not secret

Question 9

quintessential

Answer 9

adj representing the perfect example of a quality or class; ideal

Question 10

defenestrate

Answer 10

verb to toss someone or something out of a window; to force someone from the leadership position

Question 11

expedient

Answer 11

adj advantageous, quick, and useful, but with no regard for morals

Question 12

faux pas

Answer 12

noun an embarrassing, socially awkward mistake; a social blunder

Question 13

coup

Answer 13

noun a sudden,violent,and illegal seizure of power from a government

Question 14

nefarious

Answer 14

adj extremely wicked, criminal, evil

Question 15

vernacular

Answer 15

the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region

Question 16

epitomize

Answer 16

verb to be a perfect example of something