Vocab 15

Question 0

harangue

Answer 0

a speech addressed to an assemble; a loud vehement address, a tirade; formerly, sometimes, a formal or pompous speech. To make an address or speech to an assembly; to deliver a harangue; to declaim

Question 1

macabre

Answer 1

gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible. of, pertaining to, dealing with, or representing death, especially in its grimmer or uglier aspect. Of or suggesting of the allegorical dance of death

Question 2

despotic

Answer 2

of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratical; tyrannical

Question 3

quagmire

Answer 3

an area or miry of boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog. A situation from which extrication is very difficult. Anything soft or flabby

Question 4

insipid

Answer 4

without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid. Without sufficient taste to be pleasing, as food or drink; bland

Question 5

spurious

Answer 5

not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit. having similar appearance but a different structure. of illegitimate birth, born out of wedlock

Question 6

dogmatic

Answer 6

of a statement, opinion, etc: forcible asserted as if authoritative and unchangeable. Of a person: prone to making such statements. Of, relating to, or constituting dogma. Based on assumption rather than empirical observation

Question 7

affable

Answer 7

pleasantly east to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite. Showing warmth and friendliness; benign; pleasant;

Question 8

trepidation

Answer 8

tremulous agitation; confused hurry or alarm; confusion; flurry; perturbation. Vibration; oscillation; rocking (usually in fear)

Question 9

nascent

Answer 9

beginning to develop or exist

Question 10

hackneyed

Answer 10

made commonplace or trite; stale; banal

Question 11

enervate

Answer 11

to deprive of force, strength; to destroy the vigor of; weaken

Question 12

lithe

Answer 12

moving or bending readily or with east; pliant; limber; supple; flexible. Graceful

Question 13

solicitous

Answer 13

anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc) anxiously desirous. eager. careful or particular

Question 14

substantiate

Answer 14

to verity, confirm, provide, supporting evidence

Question 15

undermine

Answer 15

to sabotage, thwart. to erode, make insecure, cause to fall

Question 16

quandary

Answer 16

a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma