Vocab

Question 1

Venerable

Answer 1

worthy of respect because
of advanced age, dignity,
etc.

Question 2

puerile

Answer 2

foolish for a grown person

Question 3

levity

Answer 3

lack of proper seriousness; improper gaiety

Question 4

frugal

Answer 4

thrifty; not wasteful

Question 5

antipathy

Answer 5

feeling of intense dislike

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avocation

Answer 6

a hobby; supplementary

occupation

Question 7

charlatan

Answer 7

one who poses as an
expert in a skill or
profession for which he is
not qualified

Question 8

doughty

Answer 8

brave; strong and able

Question 9

elucidate

Answer 9

to make clear; explain

Question 10

indolent

Answer 10

lazy

Question 11

ludicrous

Answer 11

causing laughter because absurd or ridiculous; laughably absurd

Question 12

callow

Answer 12

young and inexperienced; immature

Question 13

blithe

Answer 13

merry; cheerful; happy

Question 14

nepotism

Answer 14

favoritism shown to
relatives, especially in
securing jobs

Question 15

malign

Answer 15

to speak evil of; to slander

Question 16

posthumous

Answer 16

occurring after death;
published after the
author’s death

Question 17

heinous

Answer 17

outrageously evil or wicked

Question 18

clandestine

Answer 18

kept secret or hidden
especially for some
illegal purpose; secretive

Question 19

refute

Answer 19

to disprove or demonstrate the falsity of something

Question 20

cursory

Answer 20

hasty, hurried or not thorough

Question 21

reticent

Answer 21

quiet, reserved, or uncommunicative

Question 22

travail

Answer 22

hard work; exhausting labor; agony

Question 23

opulence

Answer 23

wealth, luxury, or abundance

Question 24

arduous

Answer 24

difficult, strenuous, or hard to achieve

Question 25

paltry

Answer 25

practically worthless; petty; trifling

Question 26

abduct

Answer 26

to carry off by force

Question 27

tractable

Answer 27

easily managed, taught, or controlled

Question 28

obliterate

Answer 28

to do away with or destroy; to blot out completely

Question 29

prodigious

Answer 29

extraordinary in size or amount; enormous

Question 30

equanimity

Answer 30

Evenness of mind or temper; calmness; composure

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exacerbate

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To irritate or make bitter; to make more violent

Question 32

gratuity

Answer 32

a tip; payment for service for which no bill is offered

Question 33

incredulous

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skeptical; doubtful; too extraordinary to be beleived

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loquacious

Answer 34

talkative; chatty

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reprehensible

Answer 35

deserving blame; wrong

Question 36

stringent

Answer 36

strict;rigid;exacting

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taciturn

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habitually silent; not given to conversation

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ubiquitious

Answer 38

present everywhere

Question 39

vapid

Answer 39

having lost its spirit or zest; spiritless

Question 40

haughty

Answer 40

having or showing great pride in oneself and disdain, contempt, or scorn for others