Reluctant Fundamentalist Vocab

Question 1

immured

Answer 1

enclose or confine (someone) against their will.

Question 2

magnanimous

Answer 2

very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.

Question 3

excised

Answer 3

charge excise on (goods).

Question 4

imperious

Answer 4

assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.

Question 5

bridle

Answer 5

show one’s resentment or anger, especially by throwing up the head and drawing in the chin.

Question 6

prodigious

Answer 6

remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.

Question 7

jauntily

Answer 7

Having or expressing a buoyant or self-confident air

Question 8

mired

Answer 8

involve someone or something in (a difficult situation).

Question 9

precludes

Answer 9

prevent from happening; make impossible.

Question 10

crass

Answer 10

lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence.

Question 11

myopic

Answer 11

lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight.

Question 12

atrophy

Answer 12

waste away

Question 13

consternation

Answer 13

feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

Question 14

hirsute

Answer 14

hairy

Question 15

posturing

Answer 15

behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead others.

Question 16

spectral

Answer 16

of or like a ghost.

Question 17

vagaries

Answer 17

an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone’s behavior.

Question 18

mottle

Answer 18

mark with spots or smears of color.

Question 19

reconstitute

Answer 19

reconstruct

Question 20

marauding

Answer 20

going about in search of things to steal or people to attack.