English 2: Vocabulary 7

Question 1

Gregarious

Answer 1

adj) outgoing; sociable

Question 2

Exhilaration

Answer 2

n) high spirits; invigoration; excitement

Question 3

Patrimony

Answer 3

n) an inheritance from one’s father or ancestors; any heritage or legacy

Question 4

Obsequious

Answer 4

adj) too ready to please, praise, or obey; servile; fawning

Question 5

Civility

Answer 5

n) politeness; courtesy; a polite action

Question 6

Germane

Answer 6

adj) pertinent; to the point; truly relevant

Question 7

Punctilious

Answer 7

adj) paying attention to the fine details of etiquette; meticulous; scrupulous; very exact

Question 8

Foible

Answer 8

n) a minor weakness or fault; a minor but persistent personal failing; a shortcoming

Question 9

Connoisseur

Answer 9

n) someone who is an expert in some field, especially in art or in matters of taste

Question 10

Precocious

Answer 10

adj) showing unusually early development; mature or advanced for one’s age

Question 11

Effusion

Answer 11

n) a pouring forth; an unrestrained expression of feeling in talking or writing

Question 12

Querulous

Answer 12

adj) complaining; faultfinding; peevish

Question 13

Indulgent

Answer 13

adj) very lenient; not strict enough; making allowances

Question 14

Affront

Answer 14

n) an open, intentional insult

v) to insult openly; to offend

Question 15

Propitious

Answer 15

adj) favorable; favorably inclined

Question 16

Munificent

Answer 16

adj) extremely generous; very liberal and lavish in giving

Question 17

Guffaw

Answer 17

n) a loud or coarse burst of laughter; a horselaugh

v) to laugh loudly or coarsely

Question 18

Capitulate

Answer 18

v) to surrender on certain terms; to give up; to stop resisting

Question 19

Incarcerate

Answer 19

v) to imprison; to confine

Question 20

Magnanimous

Answer 20

adj) noble in spirit; generous in forgiving; unselfish; rising above petty, mean concerns