Vocabulary

Question 1

What does Eulogized mean?

Answer 1

Praised highly in speech or writing.

Question 2

Penchant?

Answer 2

Strong liking for something.

Question 3

What does jubilant mean?

Answer 3

Expressing great happiness.

Question 4

Staid?

Answer 4

Unadventurous/dull

Question 5

Deride?

Answer 5

Ridicule

Question 6

Serendipity?

Answer 6

Occurrence of events by chance in a beneficial way.

Question 7

Umbrage?

Answer 7

Shade or shadow cat by trees.
Offence or annoyance
“She took umbrage at his remarks”

Question 8

Obsequious?

Answer 8

Obedient.

Question 9

Acquiesce?

Answer 9

Accept something reluctantly but without protest.

Question 10

Haughty?

Answer 10

Arrogantly superior.

Question 11

Extol?

Answer 11

Praise enthusiastically.

Question 12

Alacrity?

Answer 12

Brisk and cheerful readiness

“Accepted with alacrity”

Question 13

What does insatiable mean?

Answer 13

Impossible to satisfy.

Question 14

What does truculent mean?

Answer 14

Quick to argue or fight.

Question 15

What does morose mean?

Answer 15

Sullen or ill-tempered.

Question 16

What does circumspect mean?

Answer 16

Unwilling to take risks and wary.

Question 17

What does brazen mean?

Answer 17

Bold and without shame.

Question 18

What does callous mean?

Answer 18

Cruel disregard for others.

Question 19

What does clandestine mean?

Answer 19

Kept secret or done secretly.

Question 20

Despot?

Answer 20

One who holds power and exercises it in a cruel way.

Question 21

Superfluous?

Answer 21

Unnecessary.

Question 22

Modicum?

Answer 22

Small quantity of something desirable.

“A modicum of truth”.

Question 23

Cynical?

Answer 23

Self-interested motivation.

Question 24

Brute?

Answer 24

Savagely violent person or animal.

Question 25

Fluting?

Answer 25

Sound resembling that of a flute. | “The fluting of a blackbird”.

Question 26

Unbridled?

Answer 26

Uncontrolled.

Question 27

Lugubrious?

Answer 27

Looking sad.

Question 28

Indolence?

Answer 28

Laziness.

Question 29

Disillusionment?

Answer 29

Disappointment.

Question 30

Babble?

Answer 30

Talk rapidly.

Question 31

Boisterous?

Answer 31

Noisy.

Question 32

Torrent?

Answer 32

Overwhelming out pour of.

Question 33

Tumultuous?

Answer 33

Uproar of loud, confused noise.

Question 34

Vehement?

Answer 34

Passionate.

Question 35

Vivacity?

Answer 35

Attractively lively or animated.

Question 36

Calamity?

Answer 36

An event causing sudden damage or distress eg a cacophonous calamity.

Question 37

Motley?

Answer 37

Varied in appearance or character.

Question 38

Reticence?

Answer 38

Reserved/shyness.

Question 39

Incredulity?

Answer 39

Unable to believe something.

Question 40

Audacious?

Answer 40

Willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.

Question 41

Effusive?

Answer 41

Expressing gratitude.

Question 42

Monotony?

Answer 42

Lack of variety; tedious repetition and routine.

Question 43

Subservient?

Answer 43

Prepared to obey others unquestionably.

Question 44

Subdued?

Answer 44

Quiet and rather reflective or depressed.

Question 45

Idiosyncrasy?

Answer 45

A mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual. “One of his little idiosyncrasies”

Question 46

Celestial?

Answer 46

Positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space as observed in astronomy. “A celestial body” Supremely good Belonging to or relating to Heaven. “The celestial city” means heavenly.