Ch 6

Question 1

Accolade (n)

Answer 1

An expression of praise

An award

Question 2

Benign (adj)

Answer 2

Favorable, harmless

Question 3

Capricious (adj)

Answer 3

Inclined to change one’s mind impulsively

Erratic; unpredictable

Question 4

Denigrate (v)

Answer 4

Criticize unfairly, speak damagingly

Defame

Question 5

Effusive (adj)

Answer 5

The expression of excessive emotion or enthusiasm

Excessively demonstrative ; overflowing

Question 6

Felicitous (adj)

Answer 6

Well chosen or suited for the circumstances

Delightful, pleasing

Question 7

Glib (adj)

Answer 7

Readily fluent, often insincerely
Lacking in depth; superficial

• glib talker

Question 8

Heretical (adj)

Answer 8

Violating accepted conventions

Unorthodox

Question 9

Impassive (adj)

Answer 9

Revealing no emotion or sensibility

Question 10

Limn (v)

Answer 10

To draw, outline in detail

Question 11

Mellifluous (adj)

Answer 11

Sweetly flowing, usually used to describe words or sounds

Pleasant to hear

Question 12

Noisome (adj)

Answer 12

Offensive, especially to one’s sense of smell, unpleasant

Question 13

Obviate (v)

Answer 13

To anticipate and prevent or eliminate by effective measures
Render unnecessary

Question 14

Parsimonious (adj)

Answer 14

Cheap, miserly, stingy

Unwilling to spend money

Question 15

Recant (v)

Answer 15

To retract, especially a previously held belief

Question 16

Sanction (n)

Answer 16

Authoritative permission or approval

A penalty intended to enforce compliance

Question 17

Tenacity (n)

Answer 17

Persistent determination

Question 18

Upbraid (v)

Answer 18

To scold, censure,

Find fault with….

Question 19

Verisimilitude (n)

Answer 19

The appearance of being true or real

Question 20

Accretion (n)

Answer 20

Growth, increase by successive addition, building up