Barron's 21

Question 1

truculent

Answer 1

aggressive

Question 2

suppliant

Answer 2

a person making a plea to someone in power or authority.

Question 3

servile

Answer 3

having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.

Question 4

amenable

Answer 4

open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled; cooperative

Question 5

penchant

Answer 5

inclination toward something

Question 6

warrant

Answer 6

justify an action

Question 7

peremptory

Answer 7

insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way; leaving no choice

Question 8

copious

Answer 8

abundant; plentiful

Question 9

disparage

Answer 9

regard or represent as being of little worth

Question 10

theocracy

Answer 10

government by priests representing a god

Question 11

coquette

Answer 11

woman who flirts

Question 12

abject

Answer 12

extremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading

Question 13

gainsay

Answer 13

to deny; dispute; oppose

Question 14

plumb

Answer 14

determine the depth

Question 15

preempt

Answer 15

to acquire for oneself before others can do so

Question 16

fulsome

Answer 16

so excessive as to be disgusting (flattery)

Question 17

goad

Answer 17

to stimulate some action or reaction.

Question 18

subside

Answer 18

to settle down, grow quiet

Question 19

ambivalence

Answer 19

the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes