Reading 8 List 6

Question 1

Altruistic

Answer 1

Showing unselfish concern for the welfare

Question 2

Approbation

Answer 2

Official approval

Question 3

Barb

Answer 3

Insult, the pointed part of bard wire

Question 4

Calumny

Answer 4

An abusive attack on someone’s good name, false accusation, malicious misinterpretation

Question 5

Comprehensive

Answer 5

Including everything, broad in scope, intensive examination of ones feild of knowledge

Question 6

Diaphanous

Answer 6

Transparent, extremely thin

Question 7

Dissolution

Answer 7

Termination of a relationship, separation into component parts, the process of going into solution

Question 8

Embolden

Answer 8

Give encouragement to, support

Question 9

Evanescence

Answer 9

Fading and gradually vanishing from sight

Question 10

Fortuitous

Answer 10

Occurring by happy chance

Question 11

Impudent

Answer 11

Casual disrespect

Question 12

Introvert

Answer 12

Shy

Question 13

Lax

Answer 13

Laid back, careless

Question 14

Mendacious

Answer 14

Dishonest

Question 15

Missive

Answer 15

A written message directed to a person or organization

Question 16

Myopia

Answer 16

Near sighted

Question 17

Nonchalant

Answer 17

Carefree

Question 18

Obtuse

Answer 18

Slow to understand, lacking intellectual capacity

Question 19

Ostensible

Answer 19

Appearing but not necessarily so

Question 20

Paradox

Answer 20

A statement that contradicts itself

Question 21

Penitent

Answer 21

Remorse for misdeeds

Question 22

Pertinacious

Answer 22

Stubbornly unyielding

Question 23

Platitude

Answer 23

Dull, obvious

Question 24

Precursor

Answer 24

Preceding what is current

Question 25

Prodigal

Answer 25

Extravagant, very generous, recklessly wasteful

Question 26

Prosaic

Answer 26

Not challenging, dull, not fanciful or imaginative

Question 27

Reciprocate

Answer 27

Alternate the diction in one’s emotion

Question 28

Revolting

Answer 28

Highly offensive

Question 29

Sanguine

Answer 29

Confidently optimistic and cheerful, blood red color

Question 30

Serendipity

Answer 30

Good luck in making fortunate discoveries

Question 31

Solipsistic

Answer 31

Self-centered

Question 32

Squalid

Answer 32

Foul, rundown

Question 33

Synthesis

Answer 33

A combination that makes a complex whole

Question 34

Turgid

Answer 34

Arrogant

Question 35

Vapid

Answer 35

Lacing significance

Question 36

Whim

Answer 36

Fanciful idea, sudden desire, impulse

Question 37

Abstruse

Answer 37

Obscure, hard to understand with common knowledge