English 2: Vocabulary 1

Question 1

glibly

Answer 1

adj) done in a smooth, offhand manner; easily spoken; speaking smoothly to be sincere

Question 2

lugubrious

Answer 2

adj) sad or mournful, often to an exaggerated degree; doleful

Question 3

finesse

Answer 3

n) delicate skill; subtlety

v) to bring about with skill; to evade

Question 4

nemesis

Answer 4

n) an avenger; an unbeatable rival; a person who punishes another for evil deeds

Question 5

purloin

Answer 5

v) to steal

Question 6

banal

Answer 6

adj) commonplace; trite; stale from overuse

Question 7

pseudonym

Answer 7

n) a fictitious name assumed by an author; a pen name

Question 8

lampoon

Answer 8

n) strongly satirical writing

v) to ridicule or satirize

Question 9

nefarious

Answer 9

adj) villainous; infamous; having a bad reputation

Question 10

bellicose

Answer 10

adj) quarrelsome; hostile; inclined to fighting

Question 11

euphemism

Answer 11

n) a mild expression used in a place of a harsh, crude, or distasteful expression

Question 12

nebulous

Answer 12

adj) hazy; vague; not clearly defined

Question 13

abject

Answer 13

adj) hopelessly low; wretched; miserable; without self-respect

Question 14

propriety

Answer 14

n) acceptable behavior; conformity with conventional standards

Question 15

reviled

Answer 15

v) to attack with abusive language; to call insulting names

Question 16

distraught

Answer 16

adj) in a state of mental conflict; agitated; crazed

Question 17

admonish

Answer 17

v) to reprove mildly and kindly, but seriously; to caution or warn; to urge

Question 18

prosaic

Answer 18

adj) matter-of-fact; ordinary; commonplace

Question 19

phlegmatic

Answer 19

adj) sluggish; indifferent; calm

Question 20

commensurate

Answer 20

adj) in proper proportion; having the same scale, measure, or size; proportionate