Labs 3, 4, and 5

Question 1

vis-à-vis

Answer 1

(prep.) compared with, in relation to

Question 2

ad hoc

Answer 2

(n.) for a particular purpose

Question 3

savoir-faire

Answer 3

(n.) knowledge, ability

Question 4

status quo

Answer 4

(adj) things as they are

Question 5

joie de vivre

Answer 5

(n.) joyful living

Question 6

de rigueur

Answer 6

(adj.) obligatory or prescribed or required by fashion, etiquette, or custom

Question 7

junta

Answer 7

(n.) revolutionary government

Question 8

tete-a-tete

Answer 8

(n.) face to face

Question 9

aficionada

Answer 9

(n.) a fan

Question 10

au courant

Answer 10

(adj.) up-to-date

Question 11

raison d’être

Answer 11

(n.) reason for living or existing

Question 12

outré

Answer 12

(adj) outrageous

Question 13

sine qua non

Answer 13

(n., adj.) something essential

Question 14

faux pas

Answer 14

(n.) social blunder

Question 15

al fresco

Answer 15

(adj.) in the open air

Question 16

minion

Answer 16

(n.) a follower or underling

Question 17

corporal

Answer 17

(adj.) of or relating to the human body (same as corporeal)

Question 18

sovereign

Answer 18

(adj.) having royal power or acting independently

Question 19

procreant

Answer 19

(adj.) pertaining to procreation, able to beget or generate

Question 20

purveyor

Answer 20

(n.) a provider, supplier or seller, usually modern usage indicates negativity

Question 21

husbandry

Answer 21

(n.) careful management of resources, often the cultivation of crops or raising of animals

Question 22

incarnadine

Answer 22

(adj., n.) the colour of injured human flesh (ie. red)

Question 23

equivocate

Answer 23

(v.) to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, often to mislead

Question 24

clamour

Answer 24

(n.) a loud, confused noise, often a shout of protest or demand

Question 25

sacrilegious

Answer 25

(adj.) violation of something regarded as sacred or valuable

Question 26

scruples

Answer 26

(n.pl.) personal, moral, or ethical standards that restrain or inhibit

Question 27

suborn

Answer 27

(v.) to bribe or persuade someone to commit a crime

Question 28

benison

Answer 28

(n.) a blessing

Question 29

rebuke

Answer 29

(n.,v.) a harsh criticism, or to criticise sharply

Question 30

bounteous

Answer 30

(adj.) generous, giving, plentiful

Question 31

avouch

Answer 31

(v.) to assume responsibility for, to admit or confess to

Question 32

eminence

Answer 32

(n.) high station or rank

Question 33

cloistered

Answer 33

(adj.) secluded from the world

Question 34

homage

Answer 34

(n.) respect, reverence, or something done to honour another

Question 35

apparition

Answer 35

(n.) a supernatural appearance, often a ghost

Question 36

transpose

Answer 36

(v.) to cause to change places

Question 37

intemperance

Answer 37

(n.) a lack of moderation or restraint

Question 38

blaspheme

Answer 38

(v.) to speak evil of, or slander, sacred things

Question 39

epicure

Answer 39

(n.) someone with refined tastes

Question 40

purgative

Answer 40

(adj.) cleansing or purifying

Question 41

intrenchant

Answer 41

(adj.) impossible to mark or stain

Question 42

palter

Answer 42

(v.) to talk or act deceitfully

Question 43

salutation

Answer 43

(n.) a greeting (verbal or nonverbal)