Week 3

Question 1

(n) correctness or uprightness; unerring in following principle

Answer 1

Rectitude

Question 2

(adj) widely known but viewed negatively or critically

Answer 2

Notorious

Question 3

(v) to have a profound dislike or abhorrence for; to hate

Answer 3

Detest

Question 4

(adj) noticeable or important; standing out

Answer 4

Salient

Question 5

(n) the physical property of matter wherein matter returns to its original form after being reshaped, as an elastic band returns to its original shape after being stretched

Answer 5

Elasticity

Question 6

Bewilder

Answer 6

(v) to perplex or confuse; to disorder a person’s thinking

Question 7

(n) a name or title; a word used to identify a person or thing

Answer 7

Appellation

Question 8

(n) an experience that is extremely difficult or trying

Answer 8

Ordeal

Question 9

(adj) inauthentic; not bona fide

Answer 9

Spurious

Question 10

Aberration

Answer 10

(n) a variation or change from what is normal or right; something unnatural

Question 11

(adj) unimaginable or unthinkable

Answer 11

Inconceivable

Question 12

(n) a typically alcoholic mixture containing a medicine or remedy

Answer 12

Tincture

Question 13

(n) a variation or change from what is normal or right; something unnatural

Answer 13

Aberration

Question 14

Appellation

Answer 14

(n) a name or title; a word used to identify a person or thing

Question 15

Aghast

Answer 15

(adj) shocked; terrified or amazed

Question 16

(adj) matter-of-fact; without spirit, style, or imagination

Answer 16

Prosaic

Question 17

(n) a minor sin or fault; a trifling wrongdoing

Answer 17

Peccadillo

Question 18

(adj) tranquil and calm; at rest

Answer 18

Placid

Question 19

(n) a thing that is owned; a possession

Answer 19

Chattel

Question 20

(adj) willing and likely to pursue a lawsuit

Answer 20

Litigious

Question 21

(adj) thinking poorly of; scornful or disdainful

Answer 21

Contemptuous

Question 22

(adj) shocked; terrified or amazed

Answer 22

Aghast

Question 23

Chattel

Answer 23

(n) a thing that is owned; a possession

Question 24

(adj) charming; having a sophisticated and attractive manner

Answer 24

Debonair

Question 25

(v) to banish from or force out of a group or situation

Answer 25

Ostracize

Question 26

(v) to perplex or confuse; to disorder a person's thinking

Answer 26

Bewilder

Question 27

(v) to make as small as possible

Answer 27

Minimize

Question 28

Contemptuous

Answer 28

(adj) thinking poorly of; scornful or disdainful

Question 29

(n) alertness; unbreaking attention to a duty

Answer 29

Vigilance

Question 30

(n) an obstruction or impediment; something that blocks progress

Answer 30

Hinderance

Question 31

(adj) capriciously changeable in affection or belief; not remaining faithful to one idea or feeling

Answer 31

Fickle

Question 32

Debonair

Answer 32

(adj) charming; having a sophisticated and attractive manner