vocab

Question 1

Ostentatious

Answer 1

characterized by pretentious or conspicuous beavior in order to impress others

Question 2

Phlegmatic

Answer 2

apathetic; sluggish; not easily excited to action

Question 3

indefatigable

Answer 3

unable to be tired out, not yielding to fatigue

Question 4

peripatetic

Answer 4

walking or traveling about; of or relating to Aristotle

Question 5

specious

Answer 5

deceptively pleasing to the eye; apparently good or right though lacking merit

Question 6

Unus

Answer 6

a difficult or disagreeable obligation

Question 7

apotheosis

Answer 7

the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god

Question 8

Ken

Answer 8

knowledge, understanding, or cognizance

Question 9

Solecism

Answer 9

a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage

Question 10

Equivocate

Answer 10

to use ambiguous or unclear expressions

Question 11

philately

Answer 11

the collection and study of postage stamps

Question 12

oenophile

Answer 12

a connoisseurs of wines

Question 13

verbiage

Answer 13

speech or writing that uses too many words or excessively technical expressions

Question 14

eclectic

Answer 14

deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources

Question 15

vapid

Answer 15

offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging

Question 16

inveterate

Answer 16

having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long established and unlikely to change

Question 17

incubula

Answer 17

an early printed book, usually before 1501

Question 18

sycophancy

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a person who tries to win favor from wealthy or influential people by flattering them. AKA a brown-noser

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disinterested

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not influenced by considerations of personal advantage

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palimpsest

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something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earliest form.

Question 21

oneiric

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of or relating to dreams or dreaming

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lachrymose

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tearful or given to weeping

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ephemeral

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lasting for a very short time

Question 24

sophistry

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the use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention of decieving

Question 25

didactic

Answer 25

intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive

Question 26

heresy

Answer 26

belief or opinion contrary to the orthodox religious doctrine

Question 27

Eschew

Answer 27

deliberately avoid using; abstain from

Question 28

truncate

Answer 28

shorten by cutting off the top or end

Question 29

edify

Answer 29

instruct or improve morally or intellectualy

Question 30

altruistic

Answer 30

showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well being of others; unselfish