English List 9

Question 1

Ameliorate

Answer 1

To improve

Question 2

Cajole

Answer 2

To persuade by pleasant words or false promises

Question 3

Celestial

Answer 3

Having to do with the heavens; divine

Question 4

Dearth

Answer 4

Shortage; lack

Question 5

Enigma

Answer 5

A puzzle; a baffling situation

Question 6

Lassitude

Answer 6

State or feeling of being tired; weariness

Question 7

Levity

Answer 7

Lack of seriousness; fickleness

Question 8

Pugnacious

Answer 8

Eager and ready to fight

Question 9

Sectarian

Answer 9

Pertaining to a group within a larger group that is limited by common beliefs or interests; narrow minded

Question 10

Tenet

Answer 10

A principle, doctrine, or belief held as truth by a group

Question 11

Contemptuous

Answer 11

Showing or feeling that something is worthless and lacks respect

Question 12

Indignant

Answer 12

Marked by anger; aroused by injustice; irate; furious

Question 13

Patronizing

Answer 13

Treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority

Question 14

Obsequious

Answer 14

Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree; polite and obedient in order to gain something

Question 15

Wry

Answer 15

Ironic; sarcastic; cynical

Question 16

Adulation

Answer 16

Excessive admiration or praise