Vocab 4

Question 0

turgid

Answer 0

swollen, distended, puffed out. inflated, grandiloquent, pompous, bombastic

Question 1

ineffable

Answer 1

that cannot be expressed or described in language; too great for words; transcending expression; unspeakable; unutterable, inexpressible

Question 2

contingent

Answer 2

touching each other, in contact; tangential; liable to happen or not; of uncertain occurrence or incidence, incidental; happening or coming by chance; not fixed by necessity or fate; accidental or fortuitous

Question 3

florid

Answer 3

consisting of flowers, floral; abounding in ornaments or flowers of rhetoric, full of fine words and phrases; flowery; addicted to the use of flowery language or rhetorical ornament

Question 4

septic

Answer 4

putrefactive, putrefying, in mod. use, of disease, caused by the absorption of the products of putrefaction, unpleasant; rotten

Question 5

dilatory

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tending to cause delay; made for the purpose of gaining time or deferring decision or action

Question 6

effusive

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that proceeds from a pouring out (of emotions, affections, ect) overflowing, irrepressible, demonstratively expressed

Question 7

harrow

Answer 7

to tear, lacerate, wound; to lacerate or wound the feelings, to vex, pain, or distress greatly

Question 8

affront

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to insult to his face, to treat with avowed or open indignity, an insult offered to the face; a word or act expressive of intentional disrespect; a purposed indignity; an open insult or outrage

Question 9

bona-fide

Answer 9

in good faith, with sincerity, genuinely

Question 10

irreverent

Answer 10

not reverent; wanting reverence or veneration; showing disrespect to a sacred or venerable person or thing

Question 11

redolent

Answer 11

having or diffusing a pleasant smell, aroma, or scent; sweet; sweet smelling, fragrant. strong smelling, pungent

Question 12

garrulous

Answer 12

given to much talking; fond of indulging in talk or chatter; loquacious; talkative

Question 13

superfluous

Answer 13

that exceeds what is sufficient; of which there is more than enough; excessively abundant or numerous

Question 14

aesthetic

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of or pertaining to the appreciation or criticism of the beautiful; having or showing an appreciation of the beautiful or pleasing; tasteful, of refined taste; in accordance with the principles of good taste; the philosophy or theory of taste, or of the perception of the beautiful in nature and art

Question 15

acute

Answer 15

sharp or severe in effect, intense. extremely great or serious; crucial; critical. (of disease) brief and severe. sharp or pertaining to intellect, insight, or perception. extremely sensitive even to slight details or impressions

Question 16

repose

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the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep, peace; tranquility, dignified calmness, as of manner, composure, absence of movement. to lie or be at rest, as from work, activity ect. to lie dead; to be peacefully calm and quiet

Question 17

magnanimous

Answer 17

generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness; high minded or noble, proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, ect

Question 18

truculent

Answer 18

fierce; cruel; savagely brutal; brutally harsh; vitriolic; scathing; aggressively hostile; belligerent