New Vocab- List 3

Question 1

blunderness

Answer 1

ancient weapon (type of gun); a clumsy person

Question 2

cringe

Answer 2

recoil, flinch, shy away

Question 3

envenom

Answer 3

to cause bitterness and bad feeling

Question 4

hedonism

Answer 4

self-indulgence; pleasure seeking

Question 5

laconic

Answer 5

using few words; brief; to the point

Question 6

oblique

Answer 6

indirect, slanting

Question 7

plumage

Answer 7

feathers of a bird

Question 8

resignation

Answer 8

acceptance of fate

Question 9

tenacious

Answer 9

stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose

Question 10

accolade

Answer 10

tribute; honor; praise

Question 11

bolster

Answer 11

support; prop up

Question 12

cryptic

Answer 12

puzzling; enigmatic

Question 13

ephemeral

Answer 13

short-lived

Question 14

hedonist

Answer 14

a pleasure seeker

Question 15

lamentation

Answer 15

expression of regret or sorrow

Question 16

obliterate

Answer 16

destroy; demolish; eradicate

Question 17

plummet

Answer 17

fall suddenly and steeply

Question 18

resolution

Answer 18

determination

Question 19

tentative

Answer 19

not certain

Question 20

acquiesce

Answer 20

to agree to, to give in to

Question 21

bombast

Answer 21

arrogant; pompous language

Question 22

curtail

Answer 22

cut short

Question 23

epicure

Answer 23

someone who appreciates good food and drink

Question 24

heed

Answer 24

to listen to

Question 25

lampoon

Answer 25

ridicule; spoof

Question 26

oblivious

Answer 26

totally unaware

Question 27

podium

Answer 27

raised platform

Question 28

resonant

Answer 28

echoing

Question 29

tenuous

Answer 29

flimsy; not solid

Question 30

acrid

Answer 30

sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)