Key Terms Group 1

Question 1

aberrant (adj.)

Answer 1

Deviating from the norm

Question 2

abscond (verb)

Answer 2

to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

Question 3

alacrity (noun)

Answer 3

eager and enthusiastic willingness

Question 4

anomaly (noun)

Answer 4

deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality

Question 5

approbation (noun)

Answer 5

an expression of approval or praise

Question 6

arduous (adj.)

Answer 6

strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

Question 7

assuage (verb)

Answer 7

to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

Question 8

audacious (adj.)

Answer 8

daring and fearless; recklessly bold

Question 9

austere (adj.)

Answer 9

without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

Question 10

axiomatic (adj.)

Answer 10

taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

Question 11

canonical (adj.)

Answer 11

following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

Question 12

capricious (adj.)

Answer 12

inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

Question 13

censure (verb)

Answer 13

to criticize severly; to officially rebuke

Question 14

chicanery (noun)

Answer 14

trickery or subterfuge

Question 15

connoisseur (noun)

Answer 15

an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

Question 16

convoluted (adj.)

Answer 16

complex or complicated

Question 17

disabuse (adj.)

Answer 17

to undeceive; to set right

Question 18

discordant (adj.)

Answer 18

conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

Question 19

disparate (adj.)

Answer 19

fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

Question 20

effrontery (noun)

Answer 20

extreme boldness; presumptousness

Question 21

eloquent (adj.)

Answer 21

well-spoken, expressive, articulate

Question 22

enervate (verb)

Answer 22

to weaken; to reduce in vitality

Question 23

ennui (noun)

Answer 23

dissatisfaction anad restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

Question 24

equivocate (verb)

Answer 24

to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

Question 25

erudite (adj.)

Answer 25

very learned; scholarly

Question 26

exculpate (verb)

Answer 26

to exonerate; to clear of blame

Question 27

exigent (adj.)

Answer 27

urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

Question 28

extemporaneous (adj.)

Answer 28

improvised; done without preparation

Question 29

filibuster (noun)

Answer 29

intentional obstruction, ezpecially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

Question 30

fulminate (verb)

Answer 30

to loudly attack or denounce

Question 31

ingenuous (adj.)

Answer 31

artless; frank and candid; lacking sophistication

Question 32

inured (adj.)

Answer 32

accustomed to accepting something undesireable

Question 33

irascible (adj.)

Answer 33

easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

Question 34

laud (verb)

Answer 34

to praise highly

Question 35

lucid (adj.)

Answer 35

clear; easily understood

Question 36

magnanimity (noun)

Answer 36

the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving