Group 6

Question 1

admonish

Answer 1

warn or reprimand someone firmly

Question 2

aesthetic

Answer 2

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

Question 3

affectation

Answer 3

behavior, speech or writing that is pretentious and designed to impress

Question 4

alleviate

Answer 4

make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe

Question 5

analogous

Answer 5

comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared

Question 6

bolster

Answer 6

support or strengthen

Question 7

chauvinistic

Answer 7

feeling or displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism

Question 8

connoisseur

Answer 8

an expert judge in manners of taste

Question 9

dissemble

Answer 9

conceal or disguise one’s true feelings or beliefs

Question 10

dogged

Answer 10

having or showing tenacity and grim persistence

Question 11

dupe

Answer 11

deceive; trick

Question 12

empirical

Answer 12

based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic

Question 13

engender

Answer 13

cause or give rise to a feeling, situation or condition

Question 14

entitled

Answer 14

believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment

Question 15

pertinacious

Answer 15

holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action

Question 16

presumptuous

Answer 16

(or a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate; over confident

Question 17

probity

Answer 17

the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency

Question 18

proliferate

Answer 18

increase rapidly in number; multiply

Question 19

specious

Answer 19

superficially plausible, but actually wrong

Question 20

spurious

Answer 20

not being what it purports to be; false or fake

Question 21

subjective

Answer 21

based/influenced by person feelings, tastes, or opinions

Question 22

subvert

Answer 22

undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution

Question 23

timorous

Answer 23

showing or suffering from nervousness or lack of confidence

Question 24

tortuous

Answer 24

1. full of twists and turns
2. excessively lengthy and complex

Question 25

tractable

Answer 25

easy to control or influence

Question 26

transient

Answer 26

lasting only for a short time; impermanent

Question 27

ubiquitous

Answer 27

present, appearing, or found everywhere

Question 28

underscore

Answer 28

emphasize

Question 29

venal

Answer 29

showing, motivated by, susceptibility to bribery; corrupt

Question 30

venerate

Answer 30

regard with great respect; revere