vocabulary 1

Question 1

florid

Answer 1

elaborately or excessively intricate

Question 2

circuitous

Answer 2

having a circular or winding course

Question 3

ameliorate

Answer 3

make something bad or unsatisfactory better

Question 4

egregious

Answer 4

outstandingly bad; shocking

Question 5

vacillate

Answer 5

to be indecisive.

Question 6

opulent

Answer 6

rich and luxurious or lavish

Question 7

disdain

Answer 7

the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of respect

Question 8

digression

Answer 8

a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing

Question 9

Encoding

Answer 9

the initial learning of information

Question 10

proclivity

Answer 10

a tendency to choose or do something regularly

Question 11

omit

Answer 11

leave out or exclude

Question 12

Neuroplasticity

Answer 12

the ability of the brain to change its activity and structure

Question 13

Metacognition

Answer 13

the knowledge and regulation of one’s own thinking processes

Question 14

loquacious

Answer 14

talkative

Question 15

indoctrinate

Answer 15

teach to accept a set of beliefs uncritically

Question 16

haughty

Answer 16

arrogantly superior and disdainful

Question 17

callous

Answer 17

showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others

Question 18

ephemeral

Answer 18

lasting for a very short time

Question 19

aberration

Answer 19

a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected

Question 20

defenestration

Answer 20

throwing someone or something out of a window