BBC Vocab Quiz #1

Question 1

Incoherency

Answer 1

lacking coherence

1) lacking cohesion: loose
2) lacking orderly continuity, arrangement, or relevance: inconsistent
3) lacking normal clarity or intelligibilty in speech or thought

Question 2

Induce

Answer 2

cause, effect

1) to move by persuasion or influence
2) to cause formation of
3) to produce (as an electric current) by induction

Question 3

Catharsis

Answer 3

purgation

1) purification of the emotions (as pity or fear) primarily through art
2) purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension

Question 4

Immersed

Answer 4

engross, absorb

1) to plunge into something that surrounds or covers
2) to plunge or dip into a fluid

Question 5

Ululate

Answer 5

howl, wail

Question 6

Tenuous

Answer 6

not dense, flimsy, weak

1) not thick, slender
2) having little substance or strength: flimsy, weak, shaky, thin

Question 7

Intransigence

Answer 7

Stubborn

1) characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon an extreme position or attitude

Question 8

Liniment

Answer 8

an ointment/medicine

1) liquid preparation that is applied to the skin as as anodyne or a counter-irritant.

Question 9

Misanthropy

Answer 9

1) hatred and distrust of humankind

Question 10

Impermanence

Answer 10

not permanent

1) state of being not permanent

Question 11

Purported

Answer 11

1) to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely
2) to convey to the mind as the meaning or thing intended; express or imply.

Question 12

Irresolute

Answer 12

1) not resolute; doubtful; infirm of purpose; vacillating.

Question 13

Apropos

Answer 13

appropriate to the moment

1) fitting; at the right time; to the purpose; opportunely

Question 14

Lugubrious

Answer 14

1) mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

Question 15

Illimitable

Answer 15

limitless, boundless, not limitable

Question 16

Ineptitude

Answer 16

State of being inept

Definition of Inept:
1) awkward, clumsy, or incompetent, inappropriate, or non-fitting; out of place

Question 17

Superfluous

Answer 17

exceeding what is sufficient or required

1) being more than is sufficient or required; excessive
2) unnecessary or needless.

Question 18

Palpable

Answer 18

1) readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident:
2) capable of being touched or felt; tangible.

Question 19

Obdurately

Answer 19

stubborn, unyielding

1) unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding
2) stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent: