Quiz II

Question 1

Substantiate

Answer 1

to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to

Question 2

Taciturn

Answer 2

habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

Question 3

Tenable

Answer 3

capable of being held or defended

Question 4

Accost

Answer 4

to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way

Question 5

Avid

Answer 5

desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager

Question 6

Devious

Answer 6

Straying from a straight or direct course; acting in a shifty or underhanded way

Question 7

Gambit

Answer 7

in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type

Question 8

Maelstrom

Answer 8

A whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction

Question 9

Myopic

Answer 9

Nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation

Question 10

Overt

Answer 10

Open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized

Question 11

Pejorative

Answer 11

Make worse; expressing disapproval, derogatory or belittling

Question 12

Sacrilege

Answer 12

improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred

Question 13

Talisman

Answer 13

an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers

Question 14

Undulate

Answer 14

to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form

Question 15

Propriety

Answer 15

The state of being proper, appropriateness; standards of what is socially acceptable

Question 16

Articulate

Answer 16

to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words

Question 17

Cavort

Answer 17

to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

Question 18

Credence

Answer 18

belief, mental acceptance

Question 19

Decry

Answer 19

to condemn, express strong disapproval

Question 20

Exhume

Answer 20

to remove from a grave; to bring to light