Midterm Exam Vocab

Question 1

Bereft

Answer 1

(adj) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

Question 2

Dour

Answer 2

(adj) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

Question 3

Intimation

Answer 3

(n) a hint, indirect suggestion

Question 4

Pliable

Answer 4

(adj) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced

Question 5

Verbatim

Answer 5

(adj/adv) word for word; exact as written

Question 6

Adroit

Answer 6

(adj) skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind

Question 7

Cursory

Answer 7

(adj) hasty, not thorough

Question 8

Feasible

Answer 8

(adj) possible, able to be done

Question 9

Impervious

Answer 9

Definition Needed

Question 10

Scruntinize

Answer 10

Definition Needed

Question 11

Artifice

Answer 11

(n) a skill or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill

Question 12

Coerce

Answer 12

(v) to compel; force

Question 13

Inclement

Answer 13

(adj) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

Question 14

Punitive

Answer 14

(adj) inflicting or aiming at punishment

Question 15

Urbane

Answer 15

(adj) refined in manner or style, suave

Question 16

Ascertain

Answer 16

(v) to find out

Question 17

Cogent

Answer 17

(adj) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

Question 18

Expunge

Answer 18

(v) to erase, obliterate, or destroy

Question 19

Omniscient

Answer 19

(adj) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

Question 20

Supercilious

Answer 20

(adj) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority