PR Group 2

Question 0

Cacophony

Answer 0

Unpleasant or harsh loud sounds
The cacophony of a pet store full of animals
Cacophonous chaos on NY stock exchange first floor

Question 1

Bucolic

Answer 1

Relating to country life, pastoral

A bucolic region where farms are still common

Question 2

Castigate

Answer 2

Criticize sharply

Castigation of criminals,city council

Question 3

Chary

Answer 3

wary, Cautious
I’m chary about revealing too much personal info on Tinder
She is chary about spending money
Most guys are chary of expressing their emotions
Canfield is very chary of accepting compliments

Question 4

Culpable

Answer 4

Deserving blame

Are soldiers less culpable for murder?

Question 5

Demur

Answer 5

To disagree politely with a statement

Don’t hesitate to demur to the idea of skinny dipping you have any qualms

Question 6

Didactic

Answer 6

Intended to teach (usually moral principles)
Someone tries to teach something but in an annoying or unwanted manner
Poets works became increasingly didactic after his conversion

Question 7

Ebullience

Answer 7

Exuberance, lively or enthusiastic expression
Your ebullience is inspiring
I detest the ebullience of happy, ingenuous children

Question 8

Emollient

Answer 8

Soothing esp to the skin

Soothe our agonies with emollient words

Question 9

Esoteric

Answer 9

Limited or taught to a small group of people
Esoteric legal doctrine, esoteric terminology 
Esoteric purpose (private, confidential)

Question 10

Furtive

Answer 10

Done by stealth

Question 11

Harangue

Answer 11

Deliver pompous speech or tirade

Pastor harangued us for hours about evils of our time

Question 12

Impecunious

Answer 12

Having little money

I’m an impecunious college graduate!

Question 13

Incipient

Answer 13

Nascent, beginning to develop or exist
Incipient racial tensions
Incipient dislike for that guy I met last night

Question 14

Innocuous

Answer 14

Harmless

Innocuous lies

Question 15

Intransigent

Answer 15

Refusing to compromise
The boss remained intransigent, refusing any suggestions to the business plan
Intransigent attitude
The rebels are intransigent in their opposition to Al Asad

Question 16

Inveigle

Answer 16

entice , tempt, lure
ACTS mission is to inveigle unsuspecting students into their cult
She couldn’t inveigle the old man to sign the peace of paper that would give his property to her
Inveigled his way into a promotion

Question 17

Odious

Answer 17

Revolting, repulsive, unpleasent
Odious procedures of the military govt
The dumpsite was especially odious during the summer 
Odious crime
Odious and unforgivable insult
False and odious comparison

Question 18

Penurious

Answer 18

Very poor or stingy, cheap

Penurious financial policy of QU

Question 19

Peruse

Answer 19

Examine with great care

Question 20

Preen

Answer 20

To dress up, primp, groom oneself

Question 21

Prodigious

Answer 21

Abundant in size, force, or extent

Extraordinary

Question 22

Prolific

Answer 22

Producing klarge volumes or amounts

Productive

Question 23

Quaff

Answer 23

To drink deeply

Question 24

Quiescenc

Answer 24

Stillness, motionless ness

Quality of being at rest

Question 25

Redoubtable

Answer 25

Awe inspiring, worthy of honor

Question 26

Supplant

Answer 26

Tak form of, supersede

Question 27

Torpid

Answer 27

Lethargic, sluggish, dormant

Question 28

Ubiquitous

Answer 28

Widespread