Part 14 - Getting Used 2 This?

Question 1

Perfunctory (adj.)

Answer 1

Carried out without real interest, feeling or effort

Question 2

Mercurial (adj.)

Answer 2

Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind

Question 3

Vanguard (noun)

Answer 3

A group of people leading the way in new developments and ideas

Question 4

Impertinence (noun)

Answer 4

Lack of respect; rudeness

Question 5

Impudence (noun)

Answer 5

The quality of being disrespectful; impertinence

Question 6

Incivility (noun)

Answer 6

Rude or unsociable speech or behavior

Question 7

Largesse (noun)

Answer 7

Generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others

Question 8

Mirthless (adj.)

Answer 8

(of a smile or laugh) lacking real amusement and typically expressing irony

Question 9

Gaiety (noun)

Answer 9

The state or quality of being light-hearted or cheerful

Question 10

Putrescent (adj.)

Answer 10

Undergoing the process of decay; rotting

Question 11

Ensepulchre (verb)

Answer 11

Place in a tomb; bury

Question 12

Nymphomania (noun)

Answer 12

Uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire in a woman

Question 13

Satyriasis (noun)

Answer 13

Uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire in a man

Question 14

Vexatious (adj.)

Answer 14

Causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration or worry

Question 15

Perverse (adj.)

Answer 15

Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable

Question 16

Restitution (noun)

Answer 16

The restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner / recompense for injury or loss

Question 17

Atrophy (verb)

Answer 17

(of body tissue or an organ) Waste away, especially as a result of the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution / Gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect

Question 18

Vestigial (adj.)

Answer 18

Forming a very small remnant of something that was once greater or more noticeable

Question 19

Amnesty (noun)

Answer 19

An official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offences

Question 20

Mutinous (adj.)

Answer 20

(of a soldier or sailor) Refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority