Deck 1-5

Question 1

glutton

Answer 1

n. someone who eats too much

Question 2

rancor

Answer 2

n. bitterness; hatred

Question 3

capricious

Answer 3

adj. unpredictable

Question 4

hypocritical

Answer 4

adj. claiming feelings or moral goodness (virtues) one does not have; deceiving

Question 5

endorse

Answer 5

v. approve; support

Question 6

ascetic

Answer 6

adj. practicing self-denial; austere

Question 7

frivolous

Answer 7

adj. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant

Question 8

advocate

Answer 8

v. urge; plead for

Question 9

archaic

Answer 9

adj. antiquated; marked by characteristic of earlier period

Question 10

despondent

Answer 10

adj. depressed; gloomy

Question 11

mitigate

Answer 11

v. appease; moderate

Question 12

aesthetic

Answer 12

adj. artistic; dealing with or capable if the beautiful

Question 13

ambivalance

Answer 13

n. the state if having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

Question 14

constraint

Answer 14

n. compulsion; repression of feelings

Question 15

deprecate

Answer 15

v. express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

Question 16

antagonism

Answer 16

n. hostility; active resistance

Question 17

elusive

Answer 17

adj. evasive; baffling; hard to grasp

Question 18

duplicity

Answer 18

n. double-dealing; hypocrisy

Question 19

disparage

Answer 19

v. belittle

Question 20

disparity

Answer 20

n. difference; condition of inequality

Question 21

depravity

Answer 21

n. extreme corruption; wickedness

Question 22

altruistic

Answer 22

adj. unselfishly generous; concerned for others

Question 23

sporadic

Answer 23

adj. occurring irregularly

Question 24

vigor

Answer 24

n. active strength or energy

Question 25

vindicate

Answer 25

v. clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support

Question 26

undermine

Answer 26

v. weaken; sap

Question 27

preclude

Answer 27

v. make impossible; eliminate

Question 28

immutable

Answer 28

adj. unchangeable

Question 29

corroborate

Answer 29

v. confirm, support

Question 30

deplore

Answer 30

v. regret, disapprove of

Question 31

digression

Answer 31

n. wandering away from the subject

Question 32

diminution

Answer 32

n. lessening; reduction in size

Question 33

exacerbate

Answer 33

v. worsen; embitter

Question 34

induce

Answer 34

v. persuade

Question 35

inundate

Answer 35

v. overwhelm; flood; submerge

Question 36

oblivion

Answer 36

n. obscurity; forgetfulness

Question 37

partisan

Answer 37

adj. one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party

Question 38

presumptuous

Answer 38

adj. overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties

Question 39

prodigal

Answer 39

adj. wasteful; reckless with money