Module 2 Vocab

Question 1

Acerbic

Answer 1

Sharp and forthright
Tasting sour or bitter

Question 2

Adulation

Answer 2

Obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise

Question 3

Bane

Answer 3

The cause of great distress or annoyance

Question 4

Besmirch

Answer 4

Damage the reputation (someone or something) in the opinion of others

Question 5

Charlatan

Answer 5

A person falsely claiming to have special knowledge or skill; a fraud

Question 6

Cajole

Answer 6

Persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery

Question 7

Centaur

Answer 7

A mythical creature with the head and torso of a man and the body and legs of a horse

Question 8

Covert

Answer 8

Not openly acknowledged or displayed
A thicket in which game can hide
Any of the feathers covering the main flight or tail feathers of a bird

Question 9

Exigenc,

Answer 9

An urgent need or demand

Question 10

Impugn

Answer 10

Dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of; call into question

Question 11

Iniquity

Answer 11

Immoral or grossly; unfair behavior

Question 12

Paucity

Answer 12

Smallness of number; fewness
Scarcity; dearth

Question 13

Perfidy

Answer 13

Deceitfulness; untrustworthy

Question 14

Prevaricate

Answer 14

Speak or act in an evasive way

Question 15

Fatuous

Answer 15

Silly and pointless

Question 16

Implacable

Answer 16

Unable to be placated

Question 17

Indomitable

Answer 17

Impossible to subdue or defeat

Question 18

Propitious

Answer 18

Giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable

Question 19

Reconnoiter

Answer 19

Make military observation of (region)

Question 20

Sanction

Answer 20

A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule
Official or approval for an action

Question 21

Surreptitious

Answer 21

Obtained, done, or made by

Question 22

Travail

Answer 22

Work, especially when arduous or involves painful effort; tail

Question 23

Upbraid

Answer 23

To reprove sharply; reproach