Vocab 14

Question 1

Ascribed

Answer 1

given as a reason for something; attributed to

Question 2

asperity

Answer 2

harshness or severity of manner or tone

Question 3

aspersion

Answer 3

a slanderous remark against someone’s character or reputation

Question 4

assay

Answer 4

an examination and analysis of something

Question 5

bore

Answer 5

to dig a hole into something

Question 6

brio

Answer 6

vigor, lively energy

Question 7

conflate

Answer 7

to mix things together, combine things into unified whole

Question 8

congruent

Answer 8

in agreement, corresponding to or consistent with each other

Question 9

diffident

Answer 9

shy and lacking in self confidence

Question 10

dilettante

Answer 10

someone who studies a subject in a superficial way; dabbler in knowledge

Question 11

du jour

Answer 11

latest, “of the day”

Question 12

epoch

Answer 12

significant period of history

Question 13

epochal

Answer 13

uniquely or highly significant, monumental

Question 14

foible

Answer 14

idiosyncrasy or small weakness

Question 15

glib

Answer 15

nonchalant; showing little forethought or preparation

Question 16

gore

Answer 16

to pierce or wound with something pointed

Question 17

green

Answer 17

youthful, immature; deficient in training or experience

Question 18

ineffability

Answer 18

the inability to express something in words

Question 19

inexorable

Answer 19

unstoppable; not moved by anyone’s attempts to plead or persuade

Question 20

intolerable

Answer 20

so bad that it cannot be endured

Question 21

keen

Answer 21

sensitive to small changes; perceptive

Question 22

lassitude

Answer 22

a state of weariness accompanied by apathy

Question 23

martinet

Answer 23

strict disciplinarian

Question 24

impugn

Answer 24

criticize or cast doubt on

Question 25

mercenary

Answer 25

soldier fighting for money; someone working for personal gain

Question 26

obsequies

Answer 26

funeral or burial rite

Question 27

obstinate

Answer 27

stubborn; unwilling to change

Question 28

obtrusive

Answer 28

annoying; tending to intrude or force opinion on others

Question 29

penultimate

Answer 29

second to last in series

Question 30

penurious

Answer 30

having very little money; not generous with money

Question 31

perambulate

Answer 31

walk about a place

Question 32

perception

Answer 32

an observation; attitude based on what's observed

Question 33

proclivity

Answer 33

natural tendency; penchant, inclination

Question 34

quiescent

Answer 34

inactive; at rest

Question 35

quintessence

Answer 35

purest form or perfect example

Question 36

raillery

Answer 36

good humored teasing

Question 37

rapacious

Answer 37

greedy; destructive and vicious

Question 38

recidivism

Answer 38

tendency to relapse into previous undesired behaviour

Question 39

recondite

Answer 39

dealing with a material that requires specific info to understand

Question 40

requisition

Answer 40

a formal demand for something that is needed

Question 41

sardonic

Answer 41

disdainfully or cynically mocking

Question 42

saturated

Answer 42

soaked with liquid; full

Question 43

scion

Answer 43

younger member of family

Question 44

sententious

Answer 44

full of aphorisms; inclined to moralize more than is appreciated

Question 45

sidle

Answer 45

move sideways; move secretly or slyly

Question 46

temperate

Answer 46

mild in behavior or attitude

Question 47

temporal

Answer 47

brief, temporary

Question 48

vestige

Answer 48

trace or sign of something now missing

Question 49

vulnerability

Answer 49

being open to attack, physically or psychologically weak

Question 50

wraith

Answer 50

ghostly apparition