List 3 - Mar. 2nd

Question 1

Affront

Answer 1

to offend, especially with an action or remark.

She was affronted by her son’s backtalk.

Question 2

Blasé

Answer 2

unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before.

Alex Honnold has become quite blase to the dangers of free-climbing.

Question 3

Cajole

Answer 3

persuade to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.

I hoped to cajole the cat into cuddling me by feeding it.

Question 4

Choleric

Answer 4

bad-tempered or irritable.

Grandpa is a choleric old man.

Question 5

Encumber

Answer 5

restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.

She was encumbered by her heavy skirts.

Question 6

Feckless

Answer 6

lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.

He was a feckless trust fund baby.

Question 7

Impasse

Answer 7

a situation in which no progress is possible; a deadlock.

The U.S. and China are at a diplomatic impasse.

Question 8

Indolent

Answer 8

wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

Question 9

Lugubrious

Answer 9

looking or sounding sad and dismal.

Lily asked if I wanted to get food because I was lugubrious on Monday.

Question 10

Ribald

Answer 10

1. crude
2. referring to sexual matters in an amusingly indecent way.

A ribald comedian.

Question 11

Adulation

Answer 11

extreme or excessive admiration or flattery.

Celebrities often take advantage of their fans’ adulation.

Question 12

Censure

Answer 12

1. condemnation (to declare wrong)
2. to reprimand

Russia faces international censure for its involvement in the war.

Question 13

Dissemble

Answer 13

to conceal one’s true thoughts, feelings, or beliefs.

Her smile dissembled her sadness.

Question 14

Dissimulation

Answer 14

to conceal one’s true thoughts, feelings, or beliefs.

A politician’s ability to dissimulate.

Question 15

Droll

Answer 15

1. to make fun (jester)
2. unusual in an amusing way

Question 16

Expectorate

Answer 16

to cough or spit out from the throat or lungs.

A sign asks visitors not to expectorate in the sinks.

Question 17

Palpate

Answer 17

to examine by touch, especially medically.

The skin of the lower neck must be palpated for cysts.

Question 18

Peremptory

Answer 18

insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in an arrogant way.

“Just do it!” came the peremptory reply.

Question 19

Pusillanimous

Answer 19

showing a lack of courage or determination; timid; weak-spirited.

Question 20

Surfeit

Answer 20

1. an excessive amount of something.
2. cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it too much.

I am surfeited with shopping after Nileshamasi visits.