4th quarter vocab final

Question 1

torpor

Answer 1

apathy or dullness

Question 2

kitchen cabinet

Answer 2

an informal group of advisors to one in a position of power

Question 3

adulate

Answer 3

to flatter or admire excessively or slavishly

Question 4

mordacious

Answer 4

biting or sharp in manner or style

Question 5

chin-wag

Answer 5

a conversation or chat

Question 6

denigrate

Answer 6

to deny the importance or validity of

Question 7

victual

Answer 7

supplies of food: provisions

Question 8

pilgarlic

Answer 8

a man looked upon with humorous contempt

Question 9

obiquitous

Answer 9

existing or being everywhere at the same time

Question 10

cavil

Answer 10

to raise trivial and frivolous objections

Question 11

gravitate

Answer 11

to be drawn or attracted

Question 12

duplicity

Answer 12

the disguising of true intentions

Question 13

proffer

Answer 13

to present for acceptance: tender or offer

Question 14

velleity

Answer 14

a slight wish or tendency: inclination

Question 15

Sisyphean

Answer 15

of, relating to, of the labors of Sisyphus

Question 16

cozen

Answer 16

to gain by artful coaxing or tricky deception

Question 17

kundalini

Answer 17

the yogic life force that triggers enlightenment

Question 18

ostracize

Answer 18

to exclude from a group by common consent

Question 19

gossamer

Answer 19

extremely light, delicate or tenuous

Question 20

martinet

Answer 20

a person who stresses a rigid adherence to details

Question 21

bucolic

Answer 21

relating to of typical of rural life

Question 22

Valhalla

Answer 22

a place of honor, glory, or happiness: heaven

Question 23

guerdon

Answer 23

a reward or recompense

Question 24

virtuoso

Answer 24

one who excels in the technique of an art

Question 25

sic

Answer 25

intentionally so written

Question 26

tintinnabulation

Answer 26

the ringing or sounding of bells

Question 27

plumply

Answer 27

in a wholehearted manner and without hesitation

Question 28

adscititious

Answer 28

derived or acquired from something extrinsic

Question 29

nodus

Answer 29

a complication or difficulty

Question 30

Hobson’s choice

Answer 30

an apparent free choice when there is no real alternative

Question 31

absinthe

Answer 31

a green liquor

Question 32

skulduggery

Answer 32

underhanded or unscrupulous behavior

Question 33

irenic

Answer 33

favoring, conductive to, or operating towards peace

Question 34

myrmidon

Answer 34

a loyal follower

Question 35

flout

Answer 35

to treat with contemptuous disregard

Question 36

attitudinize

Answer 36

to assume a affected mental attitude

Question 37

luftmensch

Answer 37

an impractical person having no definite income

Question 38

contumely

Answer 38

harsh language or treatment

Question 39

immure

Answer 39

to imprison

Question 40

garrulous

Answer 40

pointless or annoyingly talkative

Question 41

buttress

Answer 41

something that supports or strengthens

Question 42

cacography

Answer 42

bad spelling

Question 43

spavined

Answer 43

old and decrepit

Question 44

dollar diplomacy

Answer 44

the effort of a country to promote financial or commercial products abroad

Question 45

Kaaba

Answer 45

a stone building in Mecca

Question 46

pittance

Answer 46

a small portion, amount or allowance

Question 47

veriegated

Answer 47

having discrete markings of different colors

Question 48

prolegomenon

Answer 48

prefatory remarks; a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce…

Question 49

frisson

Answer 49

a brief moment of emotional excitement

Question 50

two-bit

Answer 50

cheap or trivial of its kind

Question 51

aegis

Answer 51

auspices or sponsorship

Question 52

pellucid

Answer 52

admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion of distortion

Question 53

kerfuffle

Answer 53

disturbance or fuss

Question 54

saltation

Answer 54

dance

Question 55

minatory

Answer 55

having a menacing quality

Question 56

goldbrick

Answer 56

a person who shirks assigned work