Vocab Lesson 1-2

Question 1

apocryphal

Answer 1

Of dubious authenticity or origin; spurious

Question 2

arcane

Answer 2

Understood by only a few; mysterious

Question 3

convene

Answer 3

1. To summon or cause to assemble.
2. To gather or assemble; to meet formally.

Question 4

expedient

Answer 4

adj. 1. Useful for some purpose; convenient.
2. Concerned primarily or exclusively with serving one’s own interests.
n. A means employed to bring about a certain result.

Question 5

exude

Answer 5

1. To flow out slowly; to ooze or emit.
2. To give forth; to exhibit in abundance.

Question 6

gesticulate

Answer 6

To motion energetically with the body or limbs

Question 7

imperturbable

Answer 7

Calm and assured.

Question 8

increment

Answer 8

An increase, addition or gain, often by regular, consecutive amounts.

Question 9

levity

Answer 9

Excessive frivolity; a lack of seriousness; joking.

Question 10

mortify

Answer 10

To embarrass or humiliate.

Question 11

periphery

Answer 11

The area around the edges; the outermost part.

Question 12

raconteur

Answer 12

One who tells stories with skill and wit.

Question 13

reiterate

Answer 13

To say or do over again; to repeat.

Question 14

subterfuge

Answer 14

A deceptive scheme or strategy.

Question 15

vacillate

Answer 15

1. To move back and forth from lack of balance; waver.
2. To alternate indecisively between opinions or courses of action

Question 16

accoutrements

Answer 16

Equipment or accessories.

Question 17

aggrieved

Answer 17

Feeling or expressing a sense of injustice, injury, or offense.

Question 18

choleric

Answer 18

Easily angered; quick-tempered.

Question 19

comport

Answer 19

1. To behave or conduct oneself.
2. To be in accord or agreement. Used with ‘with’.

Question 20

disconcert

Answer 20

To disrupt the self-poseession or confidence of; to perturb or fluster

Question 21

fauna

Answer 21

Animals of a region or period, considered as a whole.

Question 22

interpose

Answer 22

To place or come between; to intervene or interrupt.

Question 23

maraud

Answer 23

To roam in search of plunder.

Question 24

modicum

Answer 24

A small amount.

Question 25

opulent

Answer 25

Having or exhibiting great wealth or abundance.

Question 26

patrician

Answer 26

A member of the nobility.

Question 27

phlegmatic

Answer 27

Not given to action or reaction; sluggish or calm in temperament

Question 28

propensity

Answer 28

A natural inclination or tendency.

Question 29

therapeutic

Answer 29

Relating to the treatment of a disease; contributing to general well-being

Question 30

utilitarian

Answer 30

Relating to usefulness rather than beauty; practical.