HW#3 Problem Words

Question 0

Satirized

Answer 0

Mock; ridicule

Question 1

Unpalatable

Answer 1

Unappetizing; disagreeable

Question 2

Impugned

Answer 2

Challenge; question; dispute

Question 3

Concur

Answer 3

Agree; coincide

Question 4

Truculent

Answer 4

Fierce; cruel; savagely brutal

Question 5

Ignominy

Answer 5

Public shame or disgrace

Question 6

Utilitarian

Answer 6

Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive

Question 7

Untenable

Answer 7

Indefensible; unsustainable; unjustifiable

Question 8

Superfluous

Answer 8

Unnecessary especially through being more than enough; unneeded

Question 9

Taciturn

Answer 9

Reserved or uncommunicative

Question 10

Tantamount

Answer 10

Equal to; as good as

Question 11

Obdurate

Answer 11

Stubborn; obstinate; intransigent

Question 12

Fatuity

Answer 12

Absurdity

Question 13

Subtlety

Answer 13

Delicacy; nuance

Question 14

Archaic

Answer 14

Very old fashioned

Question 15

Irreverent

Answer 15

Disrespectful; scornful

Question 16

Adulation

Answer 16

Excessive admiration or praise

Question 17

Solace

Answer 17

Comfort; consolation; support

Question 18

Repugnant

Answer 18

Revolting; disgusting

Question 19

Innocuous

Answer 19

Not harmful or offensive

Question 20

Reprehensible

Answer 20

Deplorable; disgraceful; despicable

Question 21

Auspicious

Answer 21

Conducive to success; favorable

Question 22

Absolve

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Set or declare someone free from guilt, blame, or responsibility

Question 23

Enervate

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Exhaust; weaken; devitalize

Question 24

Venerable

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Respected; revered

Question 25

Pedant

Answer 25

A persons who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning

Question 26

Neophyte

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Beginner; novice

Question 27

Vociferous

Answer 27

Vehement; clamorous; boisterous

Question 28

Prescience

Answer 28

Foresight; foreknowledge

Question 29

Premeditated

Answer 29

Think out or plan beforehand

Question 30

Insolvent

Answer 30

Unable to pay debts owed; bankrupt

Question 31

Apprehend

Answer 31

Arrest someone for a crime; understand; perceive

Question 32

Sketchy

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Cursory; perfunctory; not through or detailed

Question 33

Dilapidated

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In a state of disrepair or ruin; ramshackle

Question 34

Penitence

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Regret; remorse

Question 35

Transitory

Answer 35

Short- lived