vocab

Question 1

conspicuous

Answer 1

stands out

Question 2

adulation

Answer 2

praising/validating someone

Question 3

judicious

Answer 3

showing good judgment

Question 4

humble

Answer 4

modest

Question 5

peremptory

Answer 5

said in a way that makes it final

Question 6

temper

Answer 6

to alter

Question 7

disparate

Answer 7

markedly different in quality or character

Question 8

servile

Answer 8

to act in a self-serving way

Question 9

erratic

Answer 9

not even or regular in pattern or movement

Question 10

malinger

Answer 10

to feign illness

Question 11

poignant

Answer 11

Having significant emotional impact

Question 12

peripheral

Answer 12

pertaining to outer boundaries

Question 13

apocryphal

Answer 13

of doubtful authenticity

Question 14

raucous

Answer 14

loud

Question 15

desultory

Answer 15

marked by lack of definite plan

Question 16

cynics

Answer 16

a fault-finding critic

Question 17

resolute

Answer 17

determined

Question 18

untenable

Answer 18

not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection

Question 19

candid

Answer 19

. truthful and straightforward

Question 20

abject

Answer 20

experienced to the maximum degree

Question 21

rustic

Answer 21

relating to the countryside

Question 22

avarice

Answer 22

greed

Question 23

sycophant

Answer 23

A suck up

Question 24

transcendental

Answer 24

to extend beyond a border

Question 25

conflagration

Answer 25

big fire

Question 26

rhetoric

Answer 26

persuasive language

Question 27

didactic

Answer 27

intended to teach

Question 28

asperity

Answer 28

sharp tone (vocal)

Question 29

endorse

Answer 29

to support

Question 30

repertoire

Answer 30

a stock of skills

Question 31

pivotal

Answer 31

of crucial importance

Question 32

novice

Answer 32

rookie