Vocabulary List 5

Question 1

Abstruse

Answer 1

(adj.) - difficult to understand

Question 2

Acquiesce

Answer 2

(v) - accept something reluctantly, but with no protest

Question 3

Accrue

Answer 3

(v) - to receive (sums of money) in regular or increasing amounts of time

Question 4

Besmirch

Answer 4

(v) - to damage reputation in the opinion of others

Question 5

Explicit

Answer 5

(adj.) - stated clearly in detail

Question 6

Histrionic

Answer 6

(adj.) - overly theatrical or melodramatic

Question 7

Impropriety

Answer 7

(n) - rude or immoral behavior

Question 8

Repercussion

Answer 8

(n) - unintended consequence occurring after an event or action

Question 9

Inveigle

Answer 9

(v) - persuade (someone) to do something via deception or flattery

Question 10

Penitent

Answer 10

(adj.) - feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong

Question 11

Probity

Answer 11

(n) - quality of an honest person

Question 12

Purport

Answer 12

(n) - appear to do something, esp. false; main or general idea of something

Question 13

Revelation

Answer 13

(n) - a usually secret or surprising fact that is made known

Question 14

Surfeit

Answer 14

(n) - an excessive amount of something

Question 15

Unsavory

Answer 15

(adj.) - disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at