Quiz #4

Question 0

aggrandizement

Answer 0

making something appear great or greater; praising highly;

Question 1

Abstract

Answer 1

relating to or involving general ideas or qualities rather than specific people, objects, or actions; not concrete

Question 2

Animosity

Answer 2

A strong feeling of dislike or hatred

Question 3

arduous

Answer 3

very difficult

Question 4

autonomy

Answer 4

existing or acting apart from others; self-governing

Question 5

bovine

Answer 5

relating to cows; looking or acting like a cow

Question 6

catalyst

Answer 6

a person or thing acting as the stimulus in bringing about a result

Question 7

circumspect

Answer 7

thinking carefully about possible risks before doing or saying something

Question 8

contentious

Answer 8

likely to cause people to argue or disagree; involving a lot of arguing

Question 9

dearth

Answer 9

a shortage, scarcity, or inadequate supply

Question 10

deprecate

Answer 10

to criticize or express disapproval of (someone or something)

Question 11

didactic

Answer 11

designed or intended to teach people something, sometimes in an annoying or unwanted way

Question 12

disposition

Answer 12

the usual attitude or mood of a person or animal; : a tendency to act or think in a particular way or to develop a disease, condition, etc.

Question 13

eclectic

Answer 13

including things taken from many different sources

Question 14

endemic

Answer 14

growing or existing in a certain place or region; common in a particular area or field

Question 15

eulogy

Answer 15

a speech that praises someone who has died

Question 16

expunge

Answer 16

to remove something completely; to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion

Question 17

flagrant

Answer 17

very bad; too bad to be ignored

Question 18

garbled

Answer 18

to cause (a word, name, message, etc.) to be unclear or confusing

Question 19

hegemony

Answer 19

the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group; influence or control over another country or group of people

Question 20

imminent

Answer 20

happening very soon; ready to take place

Question 21

impugn

Answer 21

to criticize (a person’s character, intentions, etc.) by suggesting that someone is not honest and should not to be trusted

Question 22

inert

Answer 22

unable to move; moving or acting very slowly; in chemistry, not chemically reactive

Question 23

insurgent

Answer 23

rising in opposition to civil authority or established leadership

Question 24

kinetic

Answer 24

of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith

Question 25

loquacious

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liking to talk and talking smoothly and easily; given to fluent or excessive talk

Question 26

meticulous

Answer 26

marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details

Question 27

nefarious

Answer 27

evil or immoral

Question 28

opulent

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very comfortable and expensive; very wealthy

Question 29

peerless

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having no equal; better than all others

Question 30

placate

Answer 30

to stop someone from being angry; to appease; to pacify

Question 31

predilection

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a natural liking for something : a tendency to do or to be attracted to something

Question 32

proselytize

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to try to persuade people to join a religion, cause, or group

Question 33

raze

Answer 33

to tear down completely; level to the ground

Question 34

renaissance

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a situation or period of time when there is a new interest in something that has not been popular in a long time; a period of new growth or activity

Question 35

reticent

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restrained in expression, presentation, or appearance; not willing to tell people about things

Question 36

savory

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having a pleasant taste or smell; having a spicy or salty quality without being sweet; morally good

Question 37

sordid

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very bad or dishonest; very dirty

Question 38

stultifying

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causing someone or something to become dull, slow, stupid, foolish, or illogical; causing impairedness, invalidation, or ineffectivness

Question 39

surreptitious

Answer 39

done in a secret way

Question 40

tenet

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a belief or idea that is very important to a group

Question 41

turpitude

Answer 41

a very evil quality or way of behaving

Question 42

untenable

Answer 42

not capable of being defended against attack or criticism

Question 43

viable

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capable of being done or used; capable of succeeding; capable of living or of developing into a living thing

Question 44

volatile

Answer 44

likely to change in a very sudden or extreme way; having or showing extreme or sudden changes of emotion; likely to become dangerous or out of control