jan 27 vocab test

Question 1

insignificantly small; a matter of form only; minimal

Answer 1

nominal

Question 2

arousing to action or rebellion; works against government; stimulating controversy

Answer 2

seditious

Question 3

thin; fragile; lacking substance or significance

Answer 3

tenuous

Question 4

refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like; indefinite

Answer 4

noncommittal

Question 5

great coolness and composure under pressure; poise

Answer 5

sang-froid

Question 6

happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally; accidental

Answer 6

inadvertent

Question 7

add details to; to make better; amplify

Answer 7

aggrandize

Question 8

of an obscure nature; cryptic; incomprehensible

Answer 8

inscrutable

Question 9

something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies; original; pilot; perfect example

Answer 9

archetype

Question 10

scholarly; learned; show great learning

Answer 10

erudite

Question 11

deduce; conclude; reason; educated guess

Answer 11

infer

Question 12

diffusing warmth and friendliness; cordial; genial

Answer 12

affable

Question 13

having no definite form or distinct shape; formless; shapeless

Answer 13

amorphous

Question 14

gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture; webby filaments

Answer 14

gossamer

Question 15

a natural tendency to like something; inclination

Answer 15

proclivity