Vocabulary 5

Question 1

palpable

Answer 1

tangible or clear to the mind; plain to see

Question 2

paragon

Answer 2

a thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality

Question 3

pariah

Answer 3

an outcast

Question 4

opaque

Answer 4

not transparent

Question 5

paucity

Answer 5

presence of something in small or insufficient amounts

Question 6

ostenatious

Answer 6

characterised by vulgar or pretentious display to attract notice

Question 7

pedantic

Answer 7

giving too much importance to details and formal rules

Question 8

parochial

Answer 8

having limited or narrow outlook or scope

Question 9

mire

Answer 9

a swampy boggy ground

Question 10

multifarious

Answer 10

many and of various types

Question 11

mundane

Answer 11

dull and ordinary

Question 12

nefarious

Answer 12

wicked or villainous

Question 13

obsequious

Answer 13

obedient to an excessive or servile degree

Question 14

odious

Answer 14

extremely unpleasant or repulsive

Question 15

pejorative

Answer 15

expressive contempt or disapproval

Question 16

philistine

Answer 16

hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts

Question 17

polemical

Answer 17

relational to critical or butter writings or speeches

Question 18

poignant

Answer 18

evoking a keen sense of sadness

Question 19

pithy

Answer 19

concise and forcefully expressive

Question 20

pique

Answer 20

sudden outburst of anger

Question 21

prosaic

Answer 21

dull or ordinary

Question 22

precocious

Answer 22

having ability to learn things quickly as a child

Question 23

proclivity

Answer 23

tendency to choose or do something regularly

Question 24

progeny

Answer 24

a descendant or offspring as a child, plant, or animal

Question 25

prolific

Answer 25

present in large numbers or quantity

Question 26

protean

Answer 26

tending or able to change frequently or easily

Question 27

protract

Answer 27

to prolong or extend in space or time

Question 28

pugnacity

Answer 28

a combative or quarrelsome nature, tendency to fight

Question 29

meticulous

Answer 29

showing great attention to detail

Question 30

meander

Answer 30

to follow a winding course; a winding curve or bend in a river or road