Deck 26

Question 1

introspective

Answer 1

tending to think about oneself; examining one’s feelings

Question 2

invective

Answer 2

insulting or abusive speech

Question 3

inveterate

Answer 3

habitual; firm in habit; deeply rooted

Question 4

invidious

Answer 4

causing envy or resentment; offensively harmful

Question 5

inviolate

Answer 5

free from injury; pure

Question 6

inviolable

Answer 6

unassailable, incapable of being violated

Question 7

iridescent

Answer 7

displaying glowing, changing colors

Question 8

irrevocable

Answer 8

irreversible

Question 9

itinerant

Answer 9

moving from place to place

Question 10

jaunt

Answer 10

a short pleasure trip

Question 11

jingoism

Answer 11

belligerent; extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy; chauvinism; xenophobia

Question 12

jubilation

Answer 12

exultant joy

Question 13

junta

Answer 13

a small group ruling a country after a coup d’etat

Question 14

kinetic

Answer 14

having to do with motion, lively, active

Question 15

laconic

Answer 15

using a few words, esp. to the point of seeming rude

Question 16

lament

Answer 16

to mourn

Question 17

lampoon

Answer 17

to satirize, to mock, to parody

Question 18

languish

Answer 18

to become weak, listless, or depressed

Question 19

larceny

Answer 19

theft, robbery (without breaking in or the use of force)

Question 20

largess

Answer 20

generous giving of gifts; generosity; philanthropy

Question 21

lascivious

Answer 21

lustful; obscene; lwed

Question 22

latent

Answer 22

present but not visible or apparent; potential

Question 23

layman

Answer 23

a nonprofessional; a person who is not a member of the clergy

Question 24

legacy

Answer 24

something handed down from the past; a bequest (inheritance)

Question 25

liaison

Answer 25

connection; association; alliance; secret love affair