Fab Vocab 51-75

Question 1

Squalid

Answer 1

mean, poor, dirty

Question 2

diatribe

Answer 2

prolonged discussion, abusive speech

Question 3

dishabille

Answer 3

the state of being carelessly or partially dressed

Question 4

missive

Answer 4

a written message; a letter

Question 5

omnipresent

Answer 5

present in all places at the same time

Question 6

edification

Answer 6

improvement or instruction

Question 7

staid

Answer 7

dignified, sober, sedate

Question 8

traduce

Answer 8

to vilify

Question 9

dilatory

Answer 9

delaying tardy, slow in doing things

Question 10

crux

Answer 10

an essential point requiring resolution or resolving an outcome

Question 11

anathema

Answer 11

under a solemn ban or curse, usually by ecclesiastical authority

Question 12

multifarious

Answer 12

having great diversity or variety

Question 13

pugnacious

Answer 13

combative or quarrelsome

Question 14

reverie

Answer 14

dream, musing, state of being lost in thought

Question 15

rebarbative

Answer 15

tending to irritate; repellent

Question 16

malign

Answer 16

to speak evil of, to defame, to slander

Question 17

Writhe

Answer 17

to make twisting or turning movements; contort the body, as in agony, squirm

Question 18

desideratum

Answer 18

something wanted or needed, a desire

Question 19

desutude

Answer 19

state of disuse, uselessness

Question 20

euphonious

Answer 20

pleasing or sweet in sound, smooth-sounding

Question 21

trepidation

Answer 21

trembling agitation or fear

Question 22

trenchant

Answer 22

cutting; incisive, or having a sharp point

Question 23

truncate

Answer 23

cut off; shortened

Question 24

truculent

Answer 24

displaying fierceness; savage; cruel; defiant

Question 25

turbid

Answer 25

cloudy, disturbed, muddy