Vocab 8

Question 1

sanctimonious

Answer 1

being morally superior to others

Question 2

scurrilous

Answer 2

spreading dispparaging claims about someone, slanderous

Question 3

sanguine

Answer 3

optimistic

Question 4

solictious

Answer 4

attentive to

Question 5

spurious

Answer 5

statement that appears to be truthful but is false

Question 6

staid

Answer 6

sedate, respectable

Question 7

stolid

Answer 7

calm and dependable

Question 8

supercilious

Answer 8

haughty

Question 9

supposition

Answer 9

assumption without proof

Question 10

surfeit

Answer 10

excessive amount

Question 11

surreptitious

Answer 11

keep secret

Question 12

tenable

Answer 12

reasonable, maintanable

Question 13

torpid

Answer 13

lethargic, inactive

Question 14

trenchant

Answer 14

vigorous in expression, sharp

Question 15

trounce

Answer 15

defeat heavily

Question 16

truculent

Answer 16

eager to argue or fight

Question 17

turpitude

Answer 17

depravity, wickedness

Question 18

ubiquitous

Answer 18

present everywhere

Question 19

umbrage

Answer 19

offense (ex: to take umbrage (offense) at)

Question 20

undulate

Answer 20

move in a wave like pattern

Question 21

upbraid

Answer 21

scold or find fault with

Question 22

upshot

Answer 22

the outcome or result of an action

Question 23

usury

Answer 23

unethical money lending

Question 24

veracity

Answer 24

truth or accuracy

Question 25

vestige

Answer 25

trace or remnant of something gone