Final Review - Vocab

Question 1

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.

Answer 1

Supercilious

Question 2

Mutual, corresponding, matching, complementary, equivalent

Answer 2

Reciprocal

Question 3

in short time, soon

Answer 3

Anon

Question 4

Continuing without a break; uninterrupted

Answer 4

Contiguous

Question 5

To step in between parties at variance, mediate

Answer 5

Interpose

Question 6

Having a shrill, irritating quality or character

Answer 6

Strident

Question 7

To pass into or through every part of; to penetrate through the pores; to be diffused through; pervade; saturate

Answer 7

Permeate

Question 8

Strongly emotional; intense or passionate

Answer 8

Vehement

Question 9

Large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat

Answer 9

Corpulent

Question 10

A king or prince of India; a minor chief or dignitary

Answer 10

Rajah

Question 11

Related to sleep walking

Answer 11

Somnambulatory

Question 12

Easy and sprightly in manner or bearing

Answer 12

Jaunty

Question 13

An overwhelming defeat

Answer 13

Rout

Question 14

Inflexible; stubborn; not yielding

Answer 14

Obstinate

Question 15

hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused

Answer 15

Nebulous

Question 16

deserving praise, praiseworthy, commendable

Answer 16

Laudable

Question 17

to establish (oneself) in the good graces of other by deliberate effort.

Answer 17

Ingratiate

Question 18

Barren or laid wasteland, devastated, deprived or destitute of inhabitants, deserted, uninhabited, solitary, lonely

Answer 18

Desolate

Question 19

Unsure, uncertain, not definite or positive, hesitant

Answer 19

Tentative

Question 20

Taking the place of another person or thing, acting or serving as a substitute

Answer 20

Vicarious

Question 21

Of great strength, forceful, powerful

Answer 21

Formidable

Question 22

A container or storage room for cigars or other preparations of tobacco, fitted with means for keeping the tobacco suitably moist

Answer 22

Humidor

Question 23

Excessively talkative in a rambling roundabout manner especially about trivial matters

Answer 23

Garrulous

Question 24

Desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in a feeling, condition, or appearance

Answer 24

Forlorn

Question 25

I satire or lampoon, especially one posted in a public place

Answer 25

Pasquinade

Question 26

Being more than is sufficient or required, excessive, unnecessary or needless

Answer 26

Superfluous

Question 27

At the height of emotional excitement

Answer 27

Orgiastic