MC #4

Question 0

degeneration

Answer 0

the process of degenerating.

the condition or state of being degenerate.

Question 1

jeremiads

Answer 1

a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint

Question 2

ineluctable

Answer 2

incapable of being evaded; inescapable

Question 3

tirade

Answer 3

a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation

Question 4

prattle

Answer 4

to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble.

Question 5

sanguine

Answer 5

cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident

Question 6

compunction

Answer 6

a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse.

Question 7

homiletic

Answer 7

1. of or pertaining to preaching or to homilies.

2. of the nature of a homily.

Question 8

prose

Answer 8

the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.

Question 9

berate

Answer 9

to scold; rebuke

Question 10

admonition

Answer 10

1. an act of admonishing.
2. counsel, advice, or caution.
3. a warning or reproof given by an eccleslastical authority.

Question 11

facetious

Answer 11

not meant to be taken seriously or literally

Question 12

enumerate

Answer 12

o mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list

Question 13

allude

Answer 13

to refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion

Question 14

enunciate

Answer 14

to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), especially in an articulate or a particular manner

Question 15

futility

Answer 15

the quality of being futile; ineffectiveness; uselessness.