Vocab List 16

Question 1

adumbrate

Answer 1

V- To foreshadow vaguely

Question 2

blandish

Answer 2

V- To coax with flattery

Question 3

cacophony

Answer 3

N- Unpleasant loud sounds

Question 4

desiccated

Answer 4

V- To dry up

Question 5

egregious

Answer 5

Adj- Very bad and easily noticed

Question 6

fecund

Answer 6

Adj- Producing or able to produce many babies, young animals, or plants

Question 7

hegemony

Answer 7

N- Influence or control over another country, a group of people, etc

Question 8

impervious

Answer 8

Adj- Not allowing something to enter or pass through; not bothered by something

Question 9

intransigent

Answer 9

Adj- Completely unwilling to change; very stubborn

Question 10

largess

Answer 10

N- The act of giving away money or the quality of a person who gives away money; money that is given away

Question 11

mawkish

Answer 11

Adj- Sad or romantic in a foolish or exaggerated way

Question 12

neophyte

Answer 12

N- A person who has just started learning or doing something; a person who has recently joined a religious group

Question 13

obfuscate

Answer 13

V- To make (something) more difficult to understand

Question 14

pejorative

Answer 14

N- A word or phrase that has negative connotations or that is intended to disparage or belittle; a pejorative word or phrase

Question 15

probity

Answer 15

N- The quality of a person who is completely honest

Question 16

querulous

Answer 16

Adj- Complaining in an annoyed way

Question 17

recalcitrant

Answer 17

Adj- Stubbornly refusing to obey rules or orders

Question 18

sanctimonious

Answer 18

Adj- Pretending to be morally better than other people

Question 19

tractable

Answer 19

Adj- Easily managed or controlled; willing to learn or be guided by another

Question 20

umbrage

Answer 20

N- A feeling of being offended by what someone has said or done

Question 21

vacillate

Answer 21

V- To repeatedly change your opinions or desires

Question 22

zephyr

Answer 22

N- A very slight or gentle wind