Vocab. Exam 5

Question 1

Impetuous

Answer 1

of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion,etc.; impulsive

Question 2

Bemuse

Answer 2

To bewilder or confuse

Question 3

Vendetta

Answer 3

a private feud in which the members of the family of a murdered person seek to avenge the murder by killing the slayer or one of the slayer’s relatives, especially such vengeance as once practiced in Corsica and parts of Italy.

Question 4

Ardor

Answer 4

great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion; intense devotion, eagerness, or enthusiasm; zeal.

Question 5

Ominous

Answer 5

portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening

Question 6

Derisive

Answer 6

characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking.

Question 7

Supersede

Answer 7

to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing.

Question 8

Unctuous

Answer 8

characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.

Question 9

Venerate

Answer 9

to regard or treat with reverence; revere.

Question 10

Animus

Answer 10

strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.

Question 11

Expeditious

Answer 11

characterized by promptness; quick

Question 12

Endemic

Answer 12

natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native;indigenous.

Question 13

Disdain

Answer 13

to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.

Question 14

Diminution

Answer 14

the act, fact, or process of diminishing Links to an external site.; lessening; reduction

Question 15

Discomfit

Answer 15

to confuse and deject; disconcert; to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil.

Question 16

Metonymy

Answer 16

a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one objector concept for that of another to which it is related (the White House to mean the president or the current administration). [Personal note: When something is referred to by something associated with it]

Question 17

Byzantine

Answer 17

of, characteristic of, or relating to Byzantium or the Byzantine Empire; of, relating to, or characterizing the Orthodox Church or its rites and liturgy

Question 18

Totemic

Answer 18

of or relating to a totem; a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.

Question 19

Diatribe

Answer 19

a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism.

Question 20

Diatribe

Answer 20

a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism.

Question 21

Panegyric

Answer 21

a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.

Question 22

Allegory

Answer 22

a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms;figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.

Question 23

Subvert

Answer 23

to overthrow; to cause the downfall; ruin; destroy; undermine the principles of; corrupt.

Question 24

Debase

Answer 24

to reduce in quality or value; adulterate; to lower in rank, dignity, or significance.

Question 25

Prevarication

Answer 25

the act of lying; a false or deliberate misstatement; lie.

Question 26

Alacrity

Answer 26

cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness.

Question 27

Credence

Answer 27

belief as to the truth of something; something giving a claim to belief or confidence.

Question 28

Duplicitous

Answer 28

marked or characterized by duplicity; to be deceitful.

Question 29

Incorrigible

Answer 29

bad beyond correction or reform; impervious to constraints or punishment; willful; unruly; uncontrollable

Question 30

Idyllic

Answer 30

charmingly simple or rustic

Question 31

Fatuous

Answer 31

foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly.

Question 32

Pretentious

Answer 32

characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved;making an exaggerated outward show.

Question 33

Reiterate

Answer 33

to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.

Question 34

Trepidation

Answer 34

tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.

Question 35

Chasten

Answer 35

to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.

Question 36

Obdurate

Answer 36

unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding; stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent.

Question 37

Sanguine

Answer 37

cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident

Question 38

Oblivious

Answer 38

unmindful; unconscious; unaware

Question 39

Ingratiate

Answer 39

to establish (oneself or someone else) in the favor or good graces of someone, especially by deliberate effort

Question 40

Colloquial

Answer 40

characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.

Question 41

Appellation

Answer 41

a name, title, or designation.

Question 42

Indigent

Answer 42

lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished; destitute.

Question 43

Gentry

Answer 43

wellborn and well-bred people; nobility; aristocracy

Question 44

Vivacious

Answer 44

lively; animated; spirited

Question 45

Congenial

Answer 45

agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character

Question 46

Innate

Answer 46

existing in one from birth; inborn; native