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Question 1

Ostensible

Answer 1

(Adj) plausible rather than demonstrably true or real

Question 2

Innocuous

Answer 2

(Adj) harmless

Syn: inoffensive, innocent

Question 3

Vitriolic

Answer 3

(Adj) bitterly spiteful; caustic

Question 4

Motley

Answer 4

(Adj) made up of different, dissimilar parts; being of many colors
Syn: disparate, various

Question 5

Ambiguous

Answer 5

(Adj) capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways

Question 6

Acrimony

Answer 6

(N) harsh temper or bitter feeling

Syn: resentment, rancor, unkindness

Question 7

Extol

Answer 7

(V) to praise highly

Syn: eulogize, glorify, laud

Question 8

Reproach

Answer 8

(N) an expression of rebuke or disapproval; a cause or occasion of blame, discredit, or disgrace
(V) to express disappointment in or displeasure with

Question 9

Concede

Answer 9

(V) to acknowledge (grudgingly or hesitantly) that it might be a good idea; to accept as true, valid, or accurate.

Question 10

Plaintive

Answer 10

(Adj) expressive of suffering or woe; melancholy

Question 11

Frenetic

Answer 11

(Adj) frenzied, frantic

Question 12

Perfunctory

Answer 12

(Adj) characterized by routine or superficiality, mechanical; lacking in interest or enthusiasm

Question 13

Indomitable

Answer 13

(Adj) incapable of being subdued, unconquerable

Question 14

Peremptory

Answer 14

(Adj) expressive of urgency or command; characterized by often imperious or arrogant self-assurance

Question 15

Curt

Answer 15

(Adj) marked by rude or peremptory shortness; brusque

Question 16

Admonish

Answer 16

(V) to express warning or disapproval to, especially in an earnest, gentle manner