Vocab Lists 18 and 19

Question 1

Poignant

Answer 1

very moving; touching adj

Question 2

Venial

Answer 2

adjective Definition: easily excused or forgiven

Question 3

Satiate

Answer 3

to satisfy fully adj

Question 4

vituperative

Answer 4

fault-finding; verbally abusive adj

Question 5

Cumulative

Answer 5

resulting from accumulation; increasing adjective

Question 6

Exhilaration

Answer 6

noun Definition: thrill; invigoration

Question 7

Pundit

Answer 7

a critic

Part of Speech: noun

Question 8

Propriety

Answer 8

proper behavior; appropriateness Part of Speech: noun

Question 9

Goad

Answer 9

to urge forward; to prod Part of Speech: verb

Question 10

Impunity

Answer 10

freedom from punishment, penalty, or harm Part of Speech: noun

Question 11

Surfeit

Answer 11

noun Definition: an excessive amount

Question 12

Trite

Answer 12

adjective Definition: overused; hackneyed; clichéd

Question 13

Extricate

Answer 13

verb Definition: to release; to disentangle

Question 14

Superfluous

Answer 14

adjective Definition: unnecessary; excessive

Question 15

Lithe

Answer 15

adjective Definition: graceful in motion; moving and bending with ease

Question 16

Stentorian

Answer 16

Part of Speech: adjective​Definition: extremely loud

Question 17

Propitious

Answer 17

Part of Speech: adjective​Definition: promising; auspicious

Question 18

Transient

Answer 18

Part of Speech: adjective​​Definition: remaining only a short time

Question 19

Tremulous

Answer 19

Part of Speech: adjective​Definition: timid; fearful

Question 20

Fulsome

Answer 20

Part of Speech: adjective​Definition: offensively flattering; insincere

Question 21

Utilitarian

Answer 21

Part of Speech: adjective​Definition: useful; practical

Question 22

Schism

Answer 22

Part of Speech: noun​

Definition: a separation or division

Question 23

Rescind

Answer 23

Part of Speech: verb​

Definition: to repeal; to make void

Question 24

Extant

Answer 24

Part of Speech: adjective​Definition: still in existence

Question 25

Inchoate

Answer 25

Part of Speech: adjective​Definition: not yet complete; undeveloped

Question 26

Unwieldy

Answer 26

Part of Speech: adjective​Definition: not easily carried because of size, shape or complexity

Question 27

Spurious

Answer 27

Part of Speech: adjective​Definition: possible but ultimately false; not genuine

Question 28

Abjure

Answer 28

Part of Speech: verb​ | Definition: to renounce or recant

Question 29

Inveterate

Answer 29

Part of Speech: adjective​Definition: habitual; continuing

Question 30

Dissipate

Answer 30

Part of Speech: verb​ | Definition: to waste recklessly; to exhaust