Intermediate Level 6

Question 1

Exasperate

Answer 1

Annoy

*he masturbated so much his wife became exasperated

Question 2

Hauteur

Answer 2

Extreme pride

*The waiter took hauteur with the way he served his food

Question 3

Moribund

Answer 3

About to die

• because their grandmother was moribund, they took her to the mortuary

Question 4

Obstreperous

Answer 4

Noisily defiant

*the obstreperous ostrich would not stop squawking and refused to move from the middle of the street

Question 5

Provident

Answer 5

Planning ahead

*Providence bank says they are very provident when it comes to your savings

Question 6

Mellifluous

Answer 6

Melodious

The Melanie played a mellifluous melody on her melons

Question 7

Vitriolic

Answer 7

Harsh in tone

*mike viscarellos father used to talk to him in a very vitriolic manner

Question 8

Verisimilitude

Answer 8

Appearance of truth

*Veris was the goddess of truth in Ancient Rome - where she went, truth appeared

Question 9

Officious

Answer 9

Meddlesome

*they would’ve gotten away with the drugs if the rascist officer wasnt very officious and hadn’t patted them down