Paideia III, Trimester 2, Exam 2 Vocabulary

Question 1

affable

Answer 1

adjective, Middle English

pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; pleasant

Question 2

belligerent

Answer 2

adjective, Latin

warlike; given to waging war; of warlike character; aggressively hostile

Question 3

bourgeois

Answer 3

noun, French

a member of the middle class; a shopkeeper or merchant

Question 4

frenetic

Answer 4

adjective, Greek

frantic; frenzied

Question 5

pedantic

Answer 5

adjective, French

ostentatious in one’s learning; overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching

Question 6

clandestine

Answer 6

adjective, Latin

characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious

Question 7

facile

Answer 7

adjective, Latin

working with ease; easy or unconstrained, as manners or persons; affable, agreeable

Question 8

grandiloquent

Answer 8

adjective, Latin

speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

Question 9

motley

Answer 9

adjective, Middle English

exhibiting great diversity of elements

Question 10

pensive

Answer 10

adjective, Middle English

dreamily or wistfully thoughtful, usually marked by some sadness

Question 11

consternation

Answer 11

noun, Latin

a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay

Question 12

quisling

Answer 12

noun, English

a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; fifth columnist

Question 13

resplendent

Answer 13

adjective, Latin

shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid

Question 14

sonorous

Answer 14

adjective, Latin

or resonant, as a sound; rich and full in sound, as language or verse; high-flown; grandiloquent

Question 15

talisman

Answer 15

noun, Greek

any amulet or charm; anything whose presence exercises a remarkable or powerful influence on human feelings or actions

Question 16

Allies

Answer 16

noun, English

the 26 nations that fought against the Axis in World War II and, with subsequent additions, signed the charter of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945

Question 17

Aryan

Answer 17

noun, Sanskrit

(in Nazi doctrine) a non-Jewish caucasian, especially of Nordic stock

Question 18

Axis

Answer 18

noun, English

the alliance of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Japan, established in 1936 and lasting until their defeat in World War II

Question 19

Gestapo

Answer 19

noun, German

the German state secret police during the Nazi regime, organized in 1933 and notorious for its brutal methods and operations

Question 20

lebensraum

Answer 20

noun, German

additional territory considered by a nation, especially Nazi Germany, to be necessary for national survival or for the expansion of trade; any additional space needed in order to act, function, etc.

Question 21

avarice

Answer 21

noun, Latin

insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth

Question 22

diffuse

Answer 22

verb, Latin

to pour out and spread, as a fluid; to spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate

Question 23

innocuous

Answer 23

adjective, Latin

not harmful or injurious; harmless; inoffensive; not interesting, stimulating, or significant

Question 24

inveterate

Answer 24

adjective, Latin

settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like; firmly established by long continuance, as a disease, habit, practice, feeling, etc.; chronic

Question 25

gratuitous

Answer 25

adjective, Latin

given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary

Question 26

superlative

Answer 26

adjective, Latin

of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme

Question 27

maladroit

Answer 27

adjective, French

lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless

Question 28

extrapolate

Answer 28

verb, Latin

to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture

Question 29

incongruous

Answer 29

adjective, Latin

out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior; inconsistent:

Question 30

paramount

Answer 30

adjective, Latin

chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent:
above others in rank or authority