Vocab 12

Question 0

amendable

Answer 0

of persons and things: disposed to answer, respond, or submit; responsive, tractable; capable of being won over. legally responsible

Question 1

rotundity

Answer 1

a round or spherical mass or extent; a globe; a sphere; a round object; the quality or fact of being full, complete, well-balanced in nature or character, roundness or plumpness of the body or a part of the body

Question 2

expostulate

Answer 2

to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate

Question 3

ascetic

Answer 3

of or pertaining to the exercise of extremely rigorous self-discipline; severely abstinent, austere. one who is extremely rigorous in the practice of self-denial, where by seclusion or abstinence

Question 4

superannuated

Answer 4

impaired by age; old; infirm; worn out; obsolete, antiquated

Question 5

anachronism

Answer 5

an error in computing time, or fixing dates; the erroneous reference of an event, circumstance, or custom to a wrong date. a person or thing that belongs or seems to belong to another time

Question 6

office

Answer 6

a duty or function; a minor task or service. an action performed for another, usually a beneficial action. an authorized form of divine service or worship

Question 7

sedulous

Answer 7

of persons or agents: diligent, active, constant in application to the matter in hand; assiduous, persistent. of actions: constant, persistent

Question 8

flag

Answer 8

to communicate with, signal or warn with or as if with a flag. to mark for attention, as by attaching protruding tabs. to fall off in vigor, energy, activity, interest, etc. to hand loosely or limply; droop

Question 9

impalpable

Answer 9

incapable of being felt by the organs of touch; imperceptible to the tongue; intangible. incapable of being grasped or apprehended by the mind; producing no definite mental impression; intangible

Question 10

enigma

Answer 10

a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation. a person of puzzling or contradictory character. a saying, question, picture, etc. containing a hidden meaning, riddle

Question 11

asperity

Answer 11

harshness or sharpness of temper, esp when displayed in tone or manner; crabbedness, acrimony. harsh, embittered feelings

Question 12

epoch

Answer 12

a fixed point in the reckoning of time. the beginning of a ‘new era’ or distinctive period in history of mankind, a country, an individual, a science, etc

Question 13

misanthrope

Answer 13

a person who dislikes or distrusts other people or mankind in general

Question 14

stagnate

Answer 14

to be or become stagnant; to cease to flow, to stand without motion or current