Vocab #3 S2

Question 1

Abeyance (noun)

Answer 1

A state of temporary inactivity

Question 2

Vertiginous (adj.)

Answer 2

Characterized by or suffering from vertigo or dizziness.

Question 3

Palatable (adj.)

Answer 3

Agreeable to the palate or taste.

Question 4

Gregarious (adj.)

Answer 4

Tending to associate with others of one’s kind.

Question 5

Altruism (noun)

Answer 5

Unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others.

Question 6

Kudos (noun)

Answer 6

Praise given for achievement.

Question 7

Plaintive (adj.)

Answer 7

Expressive of suffering or woe.

Question 8

Veritable (adj.)

Answer 8

Being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary-often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor.

Question 9

Tangential (adj.)

Answer 9

Touching lightly; of little relevance.

Question 10

Vilification (noun)

Answer 10

Abusively disparaging speech or writing.

Question 11

Expedient (adj.)

Answer 11

Suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance.

Question 12

Contrition (noun)

Answer 12

The state of feeling remorseful and penitent.

Question 13

Anomaly (noun)

Answer 13

Something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified; something anomalous.

Question 14

Quintessential (adj.)

Answer 14

Perfectly typical or representative of a particular kind of person or thing.

Question 15

Arbiter (noun)

Answer 15

A person with power to decide a dispute.