HW#10 Problem Words

Question 0

Garish

Answer 0

Obtrusively bright or showy; lurid; gaudy

Question 1

Austere

Answer 1

Ascetic; spartan;
Unadorned;
Stern; strict

Question 2

Palatial

Answer 2

Luxurious

Question 3

Forbearance

Answer 3

Patient self-control; tolerance; patience;

Question 4

Asylum

Answer 4

Refuge

Question 5

Truculent

Answer 5

Fierce; cruel; savagely brutal; vitriolic; scathing

Question 6

Impertinence

Answer 6

Lack of respect; rudeness; insolence

Question 7

Pertinent

Answer 7

Relevant

Question 8

Impropriety

Answer 8

Misconduct

Question 9

Avocation

Answer 9

Hobby or minor occupation

Question 10

Chicanery

Answer 10

Trickery; deception

Question 11

Knaves

Answer 11

Dishonest or unscrupulous man

Question 12

Contusion

Answer 12

Bruise

Question 13

Scrupulous

Answer 13

Meticulous; assiduous;

Honest

Question 14

Concordat

Answer 14

Agreement or treaty

Question 15

Entente

Answer 15

Agreement; formal understanding

Question 16

Éclat

Answer 16

Brilliant display or effect; flair; style

Question 17

Élan

Answer 17

Energy, style, enthusiasm; panache; éclat

Question 18

Eclair

Answer 18

Pastry

Question 19

Ecomium

Answer 19

Eulogy

Question 20

Fastidious

Answer 20

Concerned and attentive to accuracy; scrupulous, painstaking

Question 21

Speculative

Answer 21

Risky; unpredictable;

Conjectural

Question 22

Plaintively

Answer 22

Melancholy; mournful

Question 23

Spiral

Answer 23

Progressive rise or fall of prices

Question 24

Indubitably

Answer 24

Unquestionable

Question 25

Incapacitated

Answer 25

Deprived of strength or power; debilitate

Question 26

Skimp

Answer 26

Expend or use less time , money or material on something that is necessary in an attempt to economize

Question 27

Squander

Answer 27

Waste; misspend

Question 28

Regale

Answer 28

Entertain; amuse; delight

Question 29

Banal

Answer 29

Trite; cliche; hackneyed