Ch 22

Question 1

Arabesque (n)

Answer 1

Complex, ornate design

Question 2

Convoluted (adj)

Answer 2

Complex or complicate

• convoluted response

Question 3

Dissolution (n)

Answer 3

Disintegration, looseness in morals

Act of resolving or dissolving into parts

Question 4

Evanescent (adj)

Answer 4

Tending to disappear like vapor ; vanishing

Question 5

Insipid (adj)

Answer 5

Without trace or flavor, lacking in spirit, dull

Question 6

Pious (adj)

Answer 6

Extremely reverent, characterized by religious devotion

Question 7

Rue (v)

Answer 7

Regret, feel remorse

Question 8

Splenetic (adj)

Answer 8

Bad-tempered, irritable

Question 9

Tyro (n)

Answer 9

Novice, beginner in learning

Question 10

Arcane (adj)

Answer 10

Mysterious, abstruse, esoteric

Question 11

Corrigible (adj)

Answer 11

Capable of being set right, correctable, reparable

Question 12

Distrait (v)

Answer 12

Distracted; absent-minded, especially due to anxiety

Question 13

Evince (v)

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Answer 13

To show clearly, to indicate

• he evinced great heroism during the fire

Question 14

Insouciant (adj)

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Answer 14

Unconcerned, carefree

Question 15

Piquant (adj)

Answer 15

Spicy, stimulating

Question 16

Piqué (n)

peek

Answer 16

Resentment, feeling of irritation due to hurt pride

Question 17

Sporadic (adj)

Answer 17

Occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

Question 18

Spurious (adj)

Answer 18

Lacking authenticity or validity, false, counterfeit

Question 19

Archaic (adj)

Answer 19

Outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time

Question 20

Exacerbate (v)

Answer 20

To make worse or more severe