Vocabulary

Question 1

eminent

Answer 1

famous and respected in a particular field

Question 2

execrable

Answer 2

extremely bad or unpleasant

Question 3

prowess

Answer 3

skill or expertise in a particular activity or field

Question 4

profligacy

Answer 4

reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources

Question 5

orthodoxies

Answer 5

authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice

Question 6

spurious

Answer 6

false or fake

Question 7

maladroit

Answer 7

clumsy

Question 8

forestall

Answer 8

prevent or obstruct

Question 9

augmented

Answer 9

having been made greater in size or value

Question 10

satiated

Answer 10

to satisfy a desire

Question 11

zesty

Answer 11

appealingly lively

Question 12

lucid

Answer 12

expressed clearly; easy to understand

Question 13

didactic

Answer 13

intended to teach

Question 14

panegyric

Answer 14

praising someone very much

Question 15

erudite

Answer 15

having or showing great knowledge or learning

Question 16

luxuriant

Answer 16

rich and profuse in growth; lush

Question 17

banal

Answer 17

extremely lacking in originality

Question 18

gauche

Answer 18

lacking ease or grace

Question 19

ascetic

Answer 19

characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline

Question 20

unstinting

Answer 20

given without restraint

Question 21

sublime

Answer 21

of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

Question 22

prosaic

Answer 22

lacking poetic beauty

Question 23

quiescent

Answer 23

in a state of inactivity

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fatuous

Answer 24

silly and pointless

Question 25

comely

Answer 25

attractive, pleasant to look at

Question 26

prepossessing

Answer 26

attractive in appearance

Question 27

decorous

Answer 27

in keeping with good taste

Question 28

felicitious

Answer 28

well chosen or suited to the circumstances