Key Terms Group 2

Question 1

castigation (noun)

Answer 1

severe criticism or punishment (noun)

Question 2

chary (adj)

Answer 2

wary; cautious; sparing

Question 3

contrite (adj)

Answer 3

Regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness

Question 4

Demur (verb)

Answer 4

To question or oppose

Question 5

Discretion (noun)

Answer 5

Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

Question 6

dogmatic (adj)

Answer 6

Expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles

Question 7

ebullience (noun)

Answer 7

the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings (adj form ebullient)

Question 8

elegy (noun)

Answer 8

a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead

Question 9

emollient (adj) (noun)

Answer 9

Soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smooths the skin

Question 10

esoteric (adj)

Answer 10

intended for or understood by a small, specific group

Question 11

facetious (adj)

Answer 11

Playful; humorous

Question 12

harangue (verb) (noun)

Answer 12

To deliver a forceful or angry speech; ranting speech or writing

Question 13

Heretical (adj)

Answer 13

Violating accepted dogma or convention

Question 14

impecunious (adj)

Answer 14

Lacking funds; without money

Question 15

incipient (adj)

Answer 15

Beginning to come into being or to become apparent

Question 16

inert (adj)

Answer 16

Unmoving, lethargic, sluggish

Question 17

inveigle (verb)

Answer 17

To obtain by deception or flattery

Question 18

odious (adj)

Answer 18

Evoking intense aversion or dislike

Question 19

penurious (adj)

Answer 19

penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

Question 20

pernicious (adj)

Answer 20

extremely harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed

Question 21

peruse (verb)

Answer 21

to examine with great care

Question 22

prodigious (adj)

Answer 22

Abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary

Question 23

quaff (verb)

Answer 23

To drink deeply

Question 24

quiescence (noun)

Answer 24

Stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest

Question 25

Redoutable (adj)

Answer 25

Awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

Question 26

supplant (verb)

Answer 26

To take the place of; to supersede

Question 27

torpid (adj)

Answer 27

lethargic; sluggish; dormant (noun form: torpor)

Question 28

urbane (adj)

Answer 28

sophisticated; refined; elegant (noun form: urbanity)