Vocabulary from Namesake

Question 1

Supine

Answer 1

(adj) lying on the back with face upward.

Question 2

Sartorial

Answer 2

(adj) of or pertaining to clothing or a style of dress

Question 3

Ululate

Answer 3

(v) to howl like a dog

Question 4

Supercilious

Answer 4

(adj) arrogant

Question 5

Viscerally

Answer 5

(adv) instinctively rather than intelligently

Question 6

Vociferous

Answer 6

(adj) loud, enthusiastic

Question 7

Diffident

Answer 7

(adj) shy, insecure

Question 8

Chide

Answer 8

(v) scold

Question 9

Haughtiness

Answer 9

(n) overconfidence

Question 10

Astringent

Answer 10

(adj) harsh, stern

Question 11

Dissertation

Answer 11

(n) a thesis written by a candidate for a degree

Question 12

Impunity

Answer 12

(n) exemption from punishment

Question 13

Fastidious

Answer 13

(adj) fussy, picky

Question 14

Provincial

Answer 14

(adj) unsophisticated, unfashionable

Question 15

Capitulation

Answer 15

(n) submission

Question 16

Bequeath

Answer 16

(v) to bestow

Question 17

Quotidian

Answer 17

(adj) usual, customary, everyday

Question 18

Carrel

Answer 18

(n) cubicle

Question 19

Patrician

Answer 19

(n) noble, aristicrat

Question 20

Listless

Answer 20

(adj) showing no enthusiasm

Question 21

Irreverent

Answer 21

(adj) mocking, disrespectful

Question 22

Clandestine

Answer 22

(adj) secret

Question 23

Pedagogical

Answer 23

(adj) having to do with education

Question 24

Talisman

Answer 24

(n) amulet or charm that exercises powerful influence over human feeling or actions

Question 25

Insidious

Answer 25

(adj) operating in a harmless way but having a grave effect