3rd quiz words

Question 1

languid

Answer 1

lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.

lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.

drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint.

Question 2

expansive

Answer 2

effusive, unrestrained, free, or open: Our expansive host welcomed us warmly.

Question 3

manifest

Answer 3

to make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding; show plainly: He manifested his approval with a hearty laugh.

to prove; put beyond doubt or question: The evidence manifests the guilt of the defendant.

Question 4

quizzical

Answer 4

odd, queer, or comical.

questioning or puzzled: a quizzical expression on her face.

Question 5

bandy

Answer 5

to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.

to throw or strike to and fro or from side to side, as a ball in tennis.

to circulate freely: to bandy gossip.

Question 6

demure

Answer 6

characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.

affectedly or coyly decorous, sober, or sedate.

Question 7

malfeasance

Answer 7

Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official.

Question 8

reverie

Answer 8

a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing: lost in reverie.

a daydream.

Question 9

incredulity

Answer 9

the quality or state of being skeptical; inability or unwillingness to believe.

Question 10

whim

Answer 10

an odd or suddenly changeable notion or desire; a sudden or freakish fancy: a sudden whim to take a midnight walk..

Question 11

pretext

Answer 11

something that is put forward to conceal a true purpose or object; an ostensible reason; excuse: The leaders used the insults as a pretext to declare war.

the misleading appearance or behavior assumed with this intention: His many lavish compliments were a pretext for subtle mockery.

Question 12

partisan

Answer 12

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a biased supporter; partial to a specific party, person, etc.: partisan politics.

Question 13

simper

Answer 13

to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.

Question 14

accoutrement

Answer 14

personal clothing, accessories, etc.

the equipment, excluding weapons and clothing, of a soldier.

Question 15

fealty

Answer 15

fidelity; faithfulness.

Question 16

chaste

Answer 16

not engaging in sexual relations; celibate.

not engaging in sexual relations; celibate.

undefiled or stainless: chaste, white snow.

pure in style; not excessively ornamented; simple.

Question 17

sonorous

Answer 17

loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound.

rich and full in sound, as language or verse.

Question 18

dissipation

Answer 18

indifference to moral restraints, esp. excessive drinking of liquor; intemperance; lack of sexual restraint

weather hardship; endure patiently

Question 19

epitaph

Answer 19

a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.

a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person

Question 20

pensive

Answer 20

dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood.

expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness: a pensive adagio

Question 21

arch

Answer 21

playfully mischievous: an arch smile.

cunning; crafty; sly.

Question 22

subtle

Answer 22

fine or delicate in meaning or intent; difficult to perceive or understand: subtle irony.

delicate or faint and mysterious: a subtle smile.

Question 23

indifference

Answer 23

lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.

Question 24

sibilance

Answer 24

a hissing sound; like those spelled with s in this, rose, pressure, etc.

Question 25

ordain

Answer 25

to decree; give orders for: He ordained that the restrictions were to be lifted.

(of God, fate, etc.) to destine or predestine: Fate had ordained the meeting.