English 11 - List #15 (3-2-2023)

Question 1

antediluvian

Answer 1

made, evolved, or developed a long time ago; extremely primitive or outmoded

Question 2

bequeath

Answer 2

to give or leave by will, esp. personal property; to hand down or transmit

Question 3

circumlocution

Answer 3

the use of an unnecessarily large number of works to express an idea; evasion in speech or talking in circles

Question 4

coercion

Answer 4

the act, process or power of restraining or dominating by force or threat (forcing someone to do something they don’t want to)
ie: confessing something you didn’t do

Question 5

derivative

Answer 5

lacking originality, banal; or trite

Question 6

decadence

Answer 6

an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay;
moral degeneration
unrestrained or excessive indulgence

Question 7

diminution

Answer 7

the act, process, or an instance of diminishing; a decrease

Question 8

ebullient

Answer 8

boiling, agitated; having or showing liveliness and enthusiasm

Question 9

flummox

Answer 9

to confuse

Question 10

impecunious

Answer 10

having very little or no money habitually; penniless

Question 11

inundate

Answer 11

to cover with a flood, to overflow;
to overwhelm

Question 12

lithe

Answer 12

easily bent or flexed
characterized by easy flexibility and grace

Question 13

munificent

Answer 13

very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish
characterized by great liberality or generosity

Question 14

nuance

Answer 14

a subtle distinction or variation; a subtle quality; niceity
sensibility to, awareness of, or ability to express delicate shadings (as of meaning, feeling or value)

Question 15

odious

Answer 15

arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance; hateful
ie: an odious crime

Question 16

pithy

Answer 16

having substance and point; tersely cogent

Question 17

polemical

Answer 17

of or relating to an attack on the opinions or principles of another; controversial

Question 18

prolix

Answer 18

unduly long or drawn out; marked by or using an excess of words

Question 19

surfeit

Answer 19

overabundant supply; an intemperate indulgence in something; disgust caused by excess

Question 20

tome

Answer 20

a volume forming part of a larger work; a large or scholarly book