Words41-50

Question 1

Inexorable

Answer 1

impossible to stop or prevent.

the inexorable role of new technology

Question 2

Incontrovertible

Answer 2

not able to be denied or disputed (undeniable)

incontrovertible proof

Question 3

Proverbial

Answer 3

(of a word or phrase) referred to in a proverb or idiom.

So, a person who talks about “the proverbial man in a glass house” is referring to the proverb in my first example, “people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones”, meaning that people in a precarious moral position shouldn’t point out the failings of others.

Question 4

Lascivious

Answer 4

feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire.

I gave her a lascivious wink

Question 5

Perpetual

Answer 5

never ending or changing.

a sky filled with perpetual darkness

Question 6

Dogma

Answer 6

a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as undeniably true

“the Christian Dogma of the Trinity”

Question 7

Advent

Answer 7

the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event.

the president’s advent

Question 8

Dogmatic

Answer 8

inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true. (opinionated)

“your being so dogmatic does not attract me to your religious philosophy”

Question 9

Marginal

Answer 9

of secondary or minor importance; not central.

“it seems likely to make only a marginal difference”

Question 10

Lucrative

Answer 10

producing a great deal of profit.

“a lucrative career as a stand-up comedian”