Mr. President Vocab Study for quiz 5/2/23

Question 1

Organdy

Answer 1

a stiff, translucent fabric of cotton or silk, used for trim, curtains, and light apparel

Question 2

Armoire

Answer 2

a wardrobe or movable cabinet, typically one that is ornate or antique.

Question 3

Impertinent

Answer 3

not showing proper respect, rude

Question 4

Petulance

Answer 4

the quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered

Question 5

Illustrious

Answer 5

well-known, respected, and admired for past achievements

Question 6

Analgesic

Answer 6

acting to relieve pain

Question 7

Myriads

Answer 7

indefinitely great number of people or things

Question 8

Ardent

Answer 8

expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling, passionate

Question 9

Tremulous

Answer 9

characterized by trembling or terror

Question 10

Propitious

Answer 10

giving or indicating a good chance of success, favorable

Question 11

Magistrate

Answer 11

a civil officer with the power to administer and enforce law

Question 12

Torpid

Answer 12

mentally or physically inactive

Question 13

Libertine

Answer 13

a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters. A person who rejects accepted opinions in matters of religion; a freethinker.

Question 14

Jubilation

Answer 14

a feeling of great happiness and triumph

Question 15

Ethereal

Answer 15

extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world