Quiz III

Question 1

Distraught

Answer 1

very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

Question 2

Feckless

Answer 2

lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, irresponsible

Question 3

Nefarious

Answer 3

wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

Question 4

Piquant

Answer 4

stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent

Question 5

Utopian

Answer 5

founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; idealistic

Question 6

Triptych

Answer 6

a picture (such as an altarpiece) or carving in three panels side by side; something composed or presented in three parts or sections

Question 7

Primordial

Answer 7

developed or created at the very beginning; going back to most ancient times or earliest stage

Question 8

Verdant

Answer 8

green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment

Question 9

Unwonted

Answer 9

not usual or expected; not in character

Question 10

Verbiage

Answer 10

Language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness

Question 11

Clout

Answer 11

Special power or advantage

Question 12

Demur

Answer 12

Raise objections or show reluctance

Question 13

Lucrative

Answer 13

Profitable

Question 14

Repudiate

Answer 14

To refuse to acknowledge as true

Question 15

Scrupulous

Answer 15

Careful, thorough

Question 16

Atrophy

Answer 16

The wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure

Question 17

Bastion

Answer 17

A fortified place, stronghold

Question 18

Disarray

Answer 18

Disorder, confusion

Question 19

Exigency

Answer 19

Urgency, pressure; urgent demand; an emergency

Question 20

Flotsam

Answer 20

Floating debris; people or things that have been dejected and are regarded as worthless