Vocab

Question 1

Lachrymose

Answer 1

Mournful, Tearful

Question 2

Garrulous

Answer 2

Rambling, annoyingly talkative

Question 3

Genuflect

Answer 3

Bend knee/ worship, deference, obedient

Question 4

Raconteur

Answer 4

A person who excels in telling anecdote/stories

Question 5

Filial

Answer 5

Relating to son or daughter, relation of a child offspring

Question 6

Sartorial

Answer 6

Of or relating to a tailor, or tailored clothes

Question 7

Succinct

Answer 7

Compact precise expression, no wasted words

Question 8

Ostentation

Answer 8

Excessive display, vain, shown for attracting attention

Question 9

Demarcation

Answer 9

Marking of the limits, boundaries, marking an area, category

Question 10

Prosaic

Answer 10

Dull, unimaginative, everyday ordinary

Question 11

Recalcitrance

Answer 11

Obstinately defiant of authority or restraint, difficult to mange/ operate

Question 12

Intransigence

Answer 12

Refusal to compromise, or abandon an extreme position

Question 13

Truculent

Answer 13

Aggressively self-assertive, harsh, eager to argue

Question 14

Vitriolic

Answer 14

Filled with bitter criticism or malice

Question 15

Sycophancy

Answer 15

Obsequious flattery, used to get what one wants

Question 16

Scion

Answer 16

Bud or shoot, descendant, child, heir of wealthy influential family

Question 17

Imperious

Answer 17

Commanding, dominate, power without justification, domineering

Question 18

Cogent

Answer 18

Appealing to the mind, logical reason, power to compel

Question 19

Fecund

Answer 19

Produce abundance of offspring, inventive productive

Question 20

Derisory

Answer 20

Ridiculously small, derisive

Question 21

Peccadillo

Answer 21

Small sin, small offense, slight offense

Question 22

Meritorious

Answer 22

Deserving honor, praise

Question 23

Harangue

Answer 23

A lengthy, aggressive speech,, ranting

Question 24

Anathema

Answer 24

Something or someone that one vehemently hates, formal curse by religious leaders, a curse