MAGOOSH PARAMOUNT 2

Question 1

Prevaricate vs variance

Answer 1

Prevaricate- speak in an evasive way; equivocate

Variance- to vary

Question 2

Histrionic vs history

Answer 2

Histrionic - being overly theatrical

Question 3

Demur vs demure

Answer 3

Demur - object, show reluctance

To be demure - modest, shy (woman)

Question 4

Beatific vs beautiful

Answer 4

Beatific - radiate bliss, so happy as to seem blessed

Question 5

Perfunctory vs preemptive vs peremptory

Answer 5

Perfunctory - doing something as a formality
Preemptive - to act before someone else does
Peremptory - bossy, domineering

Question 6

Indigent vs indigenous vs indignant

Answer 6

Indigent - poor
Indigenous - being from
Indignant - feeling anger over perceived injustice

Question 7

Errant vs arrant vs errand vs err

Answer 7

Errant - wandering, not sticking to a certain path
Arrant - complete, utter
Errand - small chore
To err - to make an error

Question 8

Artless vs artful vs artifice

Answer 8

Artful - cunning, wily
Artless - innocent, guileless
To be artifice - be artful

Question 9

Expurgate vs expunge

Answer 9

Expurgate - remove objectionable material

Expunge - wipe out, remove any trace at all

Question 10

Censure vs censor

Answer 10

Censor - Expurgate

Censure - express strong disapproval of someone

Question 10

Ponderous vs imponderable

Answer 10

Ponderous - being weighed down, to move slowly, in labored fashion

Imponderable- impossible to fathom, figure out, estimate

Question 10

Kowtow

Answer 10

Acting in a subservient, sycophantic manner

Question 11

Powwow

Answer 11

Informal discussion, colloquy, chat

Question 12

Junta

Answer 12

Aggressive takeover by a group

Question 13

Imbroglio

Answer 13

Confusing, potentially embarrassing, situation

Question 14

Juggernaut

Answer 14

Large force that cannot be stopped

Question 15

Amuck

Answer 15

To run amuck - to run about frenzied

Question 16

Pariah

Answer 16

Outcast

Question 17

Nabob

Answer 17

Wealthy, influential person

Question 18

Bwana

Answer 18

Herr, master

Question 19

Sangfroid

Answer 19

Gelassenheit

Question 20

Parvenu

Answer 20

A person that has recently acquired money

Question 21

Demur

Answer 21

To object

Question 22

Demure

Answer 22

Coy, modest, decorous

Question 23

Arriviste

Answer 23

Parvenu

Question 24

Melee

Answer 24

Confusing fight, struggle

Question 25

To behoove

Answer 25

Sich ziemen, schicken

Question 26

Lagniappe

Answer 26

Unexpected gift

Question 27

Promiscuous

Answer 27

Promise, wahllos

Question 28

Gerrymander

Answer 28

Manipulation of boundaries to favour a certain group

Question 29

Hector

Answer 29

Bully, intimidate

Question 30

Pollyannaish

Answer 30

Extremely optimistic

Question 31

Chauvinist

Answer 31

Fanatic patriot

Question 32

Pyrrhic

Answer 32

Teuer erkaufter sieg

Question 33

Kafkaesque

Answer 33

Absurdity we have to deal with living in a world of faceless bureaucracies

Question 34

Quixotic

Answer 34

Wildly idealistic

Question 35

Maudlin

Answer 35

Very sentimental

Question 36

Panglossian

Answer 36

Bling optimism

Question 37

Malapropism

Answer 37

Mixing up wrong words

Question 38

Quisling

Answer 38

Traitor

Question 39

Galvanize

Answer 39

To shock, to urge into action

Question 40

Supercilious

Answer 40

To be haughty, disdainful

Question 41

Protean

Answer 41

Be versatile

Question 42

Sartorial

Answer 42

Way of dressing, elegant, schneidermaessig

Question 43

Saturnine

Answer 43

To be morose

Question 44

Mercurial

Answer 44

Moody

Question 45

Jaundice

Answer 45

To be biased against as a result of envy or prejudice

Question 46

Bilious

Answer 46

To be angry, constantly irritable

Question 48

Facetious

Answer 48

Witzig, drollig, flippant, frivolous, waggish, whimsical, joking

Question 49

Fatuous

Answer 49

Silly, foolish, stupid, inane, puerile