vocab 18

Question 1

contiguous

Answer 1

adj. making contact or touching at some point; side by side

Question 2

apotheosis

Answer 2

n. the finest example

Question 3

proletariat

Answer 3

n. the working class or lower class

Question 4

malfeasance

Answer 4

n. poor conduct or wrongdoing, especially on the part of a public official

Question 5

vociferous

Answer 5

adj. marked by noise; loud

Question 6

incendiary

Answer 6

adj. causing to excite or inflame

Question 7

platonic

Answer 7

adj. marked by the absence of romance or physical attraction

Question 8

prurient

Answer 8

adj. given to lustful or lewd thoughts

Question 9

auspicious

Answer 9

adj. signaling favorable or promising results

Question 10

sang-froid

Answer 10

n. calmness; composure or cool self-possession

Question 11

tenacious

Answer 11

adj. strongly held; not easy to separate

Question 12

flagellate

Answer 12

v. to whip; to lash

Question 13

refractory

Answer 13

adj. unmanageable or difficult to control; willful

Question 14

inimitable

Answer 14

adj. cannot be imitated

Question 15

pontificate

Answer 15

v. to speak in a pretentiously dignified or dogmatic way