LP 10

Question 1

trenchant

Answer 1

(adj.) incisive; forceful; effective

Question 2

pique

Answer 2

(v.) to hurt the feelings of or make resentful; to excite

Question 3

obstreperous

Answer 3

(adj.) noisy; boisterous; unruly

Question 4

hapless

Answer 4

(adj.) unfortunate

Question 5

tantamount

Answer 5

(adj.) equivalent to something

Question 6

surreptitious

Answer 6

(adj.) secretive; clandestine; covert

Question 7

timorous

Answer 7

(adj.) nervous; fearful; lacking confidence

Question 8

pedantic

Answer 8

(adj.) overly concerned with details

Question 9

subterfuge

Answer 9

(n.) plan of action used to evade something difficult or unpleasant

Question 10

preclude

Answer 10

(v.) to make impossible or unlikely

Question 11

propitiation

Answer 11

(n.) the appeasement of wrath by the offering of a gift or sacrifice

Question 12

sycophant

Answer 12

(n.) one who tries to win favor or advance himself by flattering persons of influence

Question 13

prodigious

Answer 13

(adj.) enormous; extraordinary; marvelous

Question 14

hedonist

Answer 14

(n.) one who pursues pleasure

Question 15

quid pro quo

Answer 15

(Lat. phr./n.) something in return; an equivalent

Question 16

tenable

Answer 16

(adj.) capable of being defended against an assailant or against dispute

Question 17

mawkish

Answer 17

(adj.) sentimental in a sweet or sickly way

Question 18

inane

Answer 18

(adj.) ridiculous

Question 19

sesquipedalian

Answer 19

(adj.) polysyllabic; long; characterized by long words; long-winded

Question 20

neophyte

Answer 20

(n.) a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief