Deck 11

Question 1

Ostentatious

Answer 1

Vulgar or pretentious display, usually to impress or attract notice; flamboyant

Question 2

Perfunctory

Answer 2

Carried out with minimal effort or reflection

Question 3

Impunity

Answer 3

Exemption from punishment or freedom from consequence; immunity

Question 4

Salacious

Answer 4

Having or conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters

Question 5

Palpable

Answer 5

Able to be touched or felt

Question 6

Spurious

Answer 6

Not being what it purports to be; false

Question 7

Pecuinary

Answer 7

Related to or consisting of money; monetary

Question 8

Pellucid

Answer 8

Translucently clear

Question 9

Pulverous

Answer 9

Consisting of tiny particles; powdery

Question 10

Languid

Answer 10

Disinclined towards physical exertion; slow and relaxed

Question 11

Affable

Answer 11

Easy to talk to; friendly

Question 12

Inculpate

Answer 12

To accuse or blame; incriminate

Question 13

Exculpate

Answer 13

To declare that someone is not guilty; opposite of inculpate

Question 14

Invective

Answer 14

Abusive or highly critical language; insulting

Question 15

Revile

Answer 15

Criticize in an abusive or insulting manner; condemn

Question 16

Wizened

Answer 16

Shriveled or wrinkled with age

Question 17

Edifying

Answer 17

Providing moral or intellectual instruction

Question 18

Inchoate

Answer 18

Just begun or not fully formed; rudimentary

Question 19

Neologism

Answer 19

Newly coined word or expression

Question 20

Cosset

Answer 20

Care for and protect in an overindulgent way; pamper