Inherent Vice Review,

Question 1

chaotic, disorganized, mismanged

Answer 1

shambolic

Question 2

a private detective

Answer 2

a shamus

Question 3

of breathtaking beauty

Answer 3

pulchritudious

Question 4

uninterested in Marxist revolutionary advancement

Answer 4

lumpen

Question 5

(of a person’s body) thin, supple, graceful

Answer 5

lissome

Question 6

having or displaying a dashing, jaunty or slightly disreputable quality or appearance

Answer 6

rakish

Question 7

disreputable or sordid in a rakish or appealing way

Answer 7

louche

Question 8

1. displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort, slow and relaxed, 2. weak or faint from illness or fatigue

Answer 8

languid

Question 9

1. a long speech or piece of writing, typically one regarded as tedious.
2. a levelled layer of material (e.g. cement) applied to a floor or other surface.
3. to level (a floor or layer of concrete) with a straight edge using a back and forth motion while moving across the surface.

Answer 9

screed

Question 10

1. a long, loose cloak worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions.
2. (in building) cover (a joint or structure) with a coping

Answer 10

the cope

Question 11

1. the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people of a country or region.
   2.architecture concerned with domestic and functional rather than public or monumental buildings.
   adjective
   1.(of language) spoken as one’s mother tongue; not learned or imposed as a second language.
   2.(of architecture) concerned with domestic and functional rather than public buildings.

Answer 11

vernacular

Question 12

1. ignoring the true complexities of an issue, superficial

2. easily achieved success, esp in sport

Answer 12

facile

Question 13

design and manufacture of fashionable clothes to a clients specific requirements and measurements

Answer 13

couture

Question 14

adj. describing evidence favorable to the defendant in a criminal trial that exonerates or tends to exonerate the defendant of guilt. I

Answer 14

exculpatory

Question 15

adj. describing evidence, which tends to prove guilt of a defendant in a criminal trial.

Answer 15

inculpatory

Question 16

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

Answer 16

garrulous

Question 17

1. resembling treacle in consistency, taste, or appearance.

2. excessively sentimental.

Answer 17

treacly

Question 18

1. (British) a thick, sticky dark syrup made from partly refined sugar; molasses
2. cloying sentimentality or flattery

Answer 18

treacle

Question 19

to disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment

Answer 19

to cloy