Week 5: Complex (time & place)

Question 1

Blasé

Answer 1

Indifferent or bored with life; unimpressed from excess or worldly pleasure
Apathetic, Surfeited
He became quite blasé with the frequent football games.

Question 2

Cajole

Answer 2

Too persuade by flattery or promises
Wheedle, Coax
Since he knew he was cuter than average, he hoped to cajole his customers into buying more chocolate.

Question 3

Choleric

Answer 3

Extremely irritable or easily angered
Irritable, Irascible
As his team began losing, his choleric traits became more apparent.

Question 4

Encumber

Answer 4

To impede or hinder; to hamper
Impede, Obstruct
The house arrest placed on him encumbered his freedom to go on a run.

Question 5

Feckless

Answer 5

Ineffective, incompetent, or futile; having nonsense of responsibility
Incompetent, Ineffectual
Wherever he went, the feckless man required help from his mom.

Question 6

Impasse

Answer 6

A position or situation from which there is no escape
Deadlock, Catch-22
My cousin and her friend are at an impasse when asked what restaurant they want to go to.

Question 7

Indolent

Answer 7

Having or sharing a disposition to avoid exertion
Lethargic, Slothful
An indolent athlete will never make any progress.

Question 8

Lugubrious

Answer 8

Being gloomy in an affected or exaggerated manner
Gloomy, Mournful
The lugubrious music played at funerals make me sick.

Question 9

Ribald

Answer 9

Vulgar or indecent in speech or language
Lascivious, Lewd
After the ribald comment was given by the teacher, complaints were sent and the teacher was fired.

Question 10

Affront

Answer 10

A personally offensive act or word; deliberate disrespect
Indignity, Offense
After the son ran away, the father became angered and took it as a personal affront.