Bi-Week 16: October 30 - November 13 (REVIEW)

Question 1

Profligacy (n)

Answer 1

reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources

Question 2

Vagary (n)

Answer 2

an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or someone’s behavior

Question 3

Apocryphal (adj)

Answer 3

(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true

Question 4

Temerity (n)

Answer 4

excessive confidence or boldness; audacity

Question 5

Invective (n)

Answer 5

insulting, abusive or highly critical language

Question 6

Coterie (n)

Answer 6

a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people

Question 7

Incumbent (adj/n)

Answer 7

necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility; the holder of an office or post

Question 8

Fulmination (v)

Answer 8

an expression of vehement protest

Question 9

Vociferous (adj)

Answer 9

vehement or clamorous (of a person or speech)

Question 10

Bellicose (adj)

Answer 10

inclined or eager to fight

Question 11

Obfuscate (v)

Answer 11

to render obscure, unclear or unintelligible

Question 12

Inveterate (adj)

Answer 12

having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change

Question 13

Prim (adj)

Answer 13

stiffly formal and respectable; feeling disapproval of anything regarded as improper

Question 14

Surreptitious (adj)

Answer 14

kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

Question 15

Intransigent (adj)

Answer 15

refusing to agree or compromise; inflexible

Question 16

Quell (v)

Answer 16

to put an end to, typically by the use of force

Question 17

Expound (v)

Answer 17

to present and explain systematically and in detail

Question 18

Epithet (n)

Answer 18

an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned

Question 19

Rapacious (adj)

Answer 19

aggressively greedy or grasping

Question 20

Truculent (adj)

Answer 20

eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

Question 21

Redolent (adj)

Answer 21

reminiscent or suggestive of something

Question 22

Superlative (adj)

Answer 22

of the highest quality or degree

Question 23

Attenuate (v)

Answer 23

to reduce the force, effect or value of

Question 24

Amenable (adj)

Answer 24

open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled

Question 25

Portent (n)

Answer 25

a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen