LP 8

Question 1

vernacular

Answer 1

(n.) everyday spoken language of a region

Question 2

idiosyncrasy

Answer 2

(n.) an unusual habit or mannerism

Question 3

immutable

Answer 3

• (adj.) unchangeable

Question 4

impervious

Answer 4

(adj.) not affected or influenced

Question 5

respite

Answer 5

(n.) a delay or postponement; a rest

Question 6

waif

Answer 6

a person without home or friends; a homeless child; a strayed animal

Question 7

tawdry

Answer 7

(adj.) gaudy and cheap

Question 8

persona non grata

Answer 8

(Lat. phr./n.) an unacceptable person

Question 9

soporific

Answer 9

causing sleep; drowsy

Question 10

quell

Answer 10

(v.) to cause to cease by force

Question 11

ostensible

Answer 11

(adj.) apparent; seeming; professed

Question 12

omniscient

Answer 12

(adj.) all-knowing

Question 13

pallor

Answer 13

(n.) extreme or unnatural paleness

Question 14

sequester

Answer 14

(v.) to hide or keep away from others; to withdraw into seclusion; to segregate

Question 15

sovereignty

Answer 15

(n.) supreme and independent power and authority

Question 16

vicarious

Answer 16

(adj.) taking the place of another; substitutionary

Question 17

raison d’etre

Answer 17

(Fr. phr./n.) reason for being; justification for existence

Question 18

recalcitrant

Answer 18

(adj.) refusing to obey the rules or follow orders; unmanageably resistant

Question 19

quandary

Answer 19

(n.) a state of uncertainty or doubt

Question 20

opulent

Answer 20

(adj.) wealthy; abundant