Contemporary RA Vocab

Question 1

Unobtrusive

Answer 1

not conspicuous or attracting attention.
“corrections should be neat and unobtrusive”
Similar:
self-effacing
retiring
unassuming
modest
demure
quiet
meek
humble
shy
bashfu

Question 2

Prose

Answer 2

written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.
“a short story in prose”

Question 3

Caprice

Answer 3

noun
1.
a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.
“the caprices of the electorate”
Similar:
whim
whimsy
vagary
fancy
notion
fad

Question 4

Pedant, pedantic

Answer 4

noun
noun: pedant; plural noun: pedants
a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
“the royal palace (some pedants would say the ex-royal palace)”
Similar:
dogmatist
purist
literalist
formalist
doctrinaire
precisionist
perfectionist
quibbler

Question 5

Admonition

Answer 5

a piece of advice that is also a warning to someone about their behavior:
The most common parental admonition must surely be “Don’t stay out late

Question 6

Modicum

Answer 6

a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something considered desirable or valuable.
“his statement had more than a modicum of truth”
Similar:
little bit
small amount
particle
degree
speck
fragment

Question 7

Simulacrum

Answer 7

an image or representation of someone or something.
“a small-scale simulacrum of a skyscraper”
an unsatisfactory imitation or substitute.
“a bland simulacrum of American soul music”

Question 8

Iconoclastic

Answer 8

i·con·o·clas·tic
adjective
characterized by attack on cherished beliefs or institutions.
“a fresh, even an iconoclastic, influence could work wonders”
Similar:
critical
skeptical
questioning