Quiz 4

Question 1

Buffoon

Answer 1

Noun A ridiculous but amusing person; perhaps a clown

Question 2

Bulwark

Answer 2

Noun a defensive wall

Question 3

bumptious

Answer 3

Adj self-assertive or proud to an irritating degree

Question 4

cabal

Answer 4

Noun a secret political clique or faction, a secret organization

Question 5

cacophonous

Answer 5

Adj involving or producing a mixture of harsh sounds

Question 6

cadaverous

Answer 6

Adj. resembling a corpse, being pale or thin, bony

Question 7

callow

Answer 7

Adj inexperienced or immature

Question 8

calumniate

Answer 8

Vb to make false and defamatory statements

Question 9

cantankerous

Answer 9

Adj bad-tempered, argumentative, uncooperative

Question 10

captious

Answer 10

Adj tending to find fault or raise petty objections

Question 11

caricature

Answer 11

Noun picture, description, imitation of a person or thing in which certain characteristics are exaggerated

Question 12

Celestial

Answer 12

Adj positioned in or relating to the sky

Question 13

chauvinist

Answer 13

Noun or adj A person. Who believes one gender to be superior to another

Question 14

chicanery

Answer 14

Noun The use of trickery to achieve a certain purpose

Question 15

circumspect

Answer 15

Adj Wary and unwilling to take risks

Question 16

circumvent

Answer 16

Vb to find a way around an obstacle

Question 17

clamorous

Answer 17

Adj making a loud and confused notice, usually relating to a crowd

Question 18

Clandestine

Answer 18

Adj held or conducted with secrecy

Question 19

clement

Answer 19

Adj mild

Question 20

Bucolic

Answer 20

Adj Of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the country side or country life.