List 8 - April 28th

Question 1

Confound

Answer 1

surprise or confuse, especially by acting against expectations.

Question 2

Curate

Answer 2

1. a member of the clergy.
2. select, organize, and look after (items in a collection or exhibit).

Question 3

Ethereal

Answer 3

1. extremely delicate in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
2. heavenly.

The ethereal nature of the mountains.

Question 4

Gambol

Answer 4

run or jump about playfully; frolic.

I made Nick take a picture of me gamboling in my prom dress.

Question 5

Mutability

Answer 5

liability or tendency to change.

The mutability of scheduled CMYC speakers.

Question 6

Nascent

Answer 6

just coming into existence and displaying signs of future potential.

The nascent electric vehicle industry.

Question 7

Nonplussed

Answer 7

surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react.

I was nonplussed at Amelia’s promposal.

Question 8

Pedantic

Answer 8

someone who annoys others by correcting small errors, caring too much about minor details, or emphasizing their own knowledge.

I wonder if I am pedantic when editing other people’s essays.

Question 9

Quail

Answer 9

feel or show fear or apprehension.

Serenaben quails at a relationship with Amazon boy.

Question 10

Rhetorical

Answer 10

1. expressed in terms intended to persuade or impress.
2. asked in order to produce an effect or to make a statement rather than to elicit information.

Question 11

Fatuous

Answer 11

Silly and pointless.

Completing an MWDS over spring break seemed fatuous.

Question 12

Febrile

Answer 12

showing the symptoms of a fever; having or showing a great deal of nervous excitement or energy.

Question 13

Furtive

Answer 13

attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt.

Criminals who are questioned by police have a furtive look in their eyes

Question 14

Incredulous

Answer 14

unwilling or unable to believe something.

I was incredulous to learn I got into UVA.

Question 15

Interminable

Answer 15

endless

Question 16

Obliquely

Answer 16

indirectly

Biden referred only obliquely to the Pentagon leak.

Question 17

Pernicious

Answer 17

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

The pernicious effects of air pollution.

Question 18

Sardonic

Answer 18

mocking or cynical; sarcastic.

Question 19

Ultimatum

Answer 19

a final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations.

Employers are issuing ultimatums demanding workers return to the office.

Question 20

Writhe

Answer 20

make continual twisting, squirming movements of the body.