GG vocab 2

Question 1

discordant

Answer 1

adjective

being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous

Question 2

poignant

Answer 2

adjective

affecting or moving the emotions

Question 3

subterfuge

Answer 3

noun

an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.

Question 4

punctilious

Answer 4

adjective

extremely attentive to detail; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions

Question 5

proprietor

Answer 5

noun

the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc.

Question 6

retribution

Answer 6

noun

requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil

Question 7

somnambulate

Answer 7

verb

to walk during sleep; sleepwalk

Question 8

juxtaposition

Answer 8

noun

an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast

Question 9

denizen

Answer 9

noun

an inhabitant; resident

Question 10

jauntily

Answer 10

adverb

easy and sprightly in manner or bearing

Question 11

harrowed

Answer 11

verb

to disturb keenly or painfully; distress the mind, feelings, etc.

Question 12

vestige

Answer 12

noun

a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence

Question 13

corrugated

Answer 13

adjective

wrinkled; furrowed

Question 14

nebulous

Answer 14

adjective

hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused

Question 15

laudable

Answer 15

adjective

deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable

Question 16

insidious

Answer 16

adjective

stealthily treacherous or deceitful

Question 17

meretricious

Answer 17

adjective

alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry

Question 18

ineffable

Answer 18

adjective

incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible

Question 19

debauchee

Answer 19

noun

a person addicted to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; one given to debauchery

Question 20

antecedents

Answer 20

noun

a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon, etc.

Question 21

ingratiate

Answer 21

verb
to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed by with)

Question 22

genially

Answer 22

adverb

warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordially

Question 23

euphemisms

Answer 23

noun

the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt

Question 24

dilatory

Answer 24

adjective

tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy

Question 25

boisterously

Answer 25

adverb

roughly and noisily; noisily jolly or rowdily; clamorously unrestrained

Question 26

inviolate

Answer 26

adjective

free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage

Question 27

magnanimous

Answer 27

adjective

proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, etc.

Question 28

portentous

Answer 28

adjective

ominously significant or indicative; monumentous

Question 29

expostulation

Answer 29

noun

the act of reasoning earnestly; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest

Question 30

truculent

Answer 30

adjective

fierce; cruel; savagely brutal

Question 31

stratum

Answer 31

noun

a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often one of a number of parallel layers one upon another

Question 32

adventitious

Answer 32

adjective

associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic

Question 33

pasquinade

Answer 33

noun

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

Question 34

commensurate

Answer 34

adjective

having the same measure; of equal extent or duration

Question 35

tantalizing

Answer 35

adjective
having or exhibiting something that provokes or arouses expectation, interest, or desire, especially that which remains unobtainable or beyond one’s reach