Semester 2- Week 2

Question 0

miserly

Answer 0

adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser (one who is extremely stingy person; a person who hates to spend money): his miserly great-uncle proved to be worth nearly $1 million dollars

Question 1

misanthropic

Answer 1

adjective
disliking humankind and avoiding human society: a misanthropic drunken loner. with his misanthropic outlook, he was an ugly character

Question 2

mitigate

Answer 2

verb

make less severe, serious, or painful: he wanted to mitigate misery in the world

Question 3

motley

Answer 3

adjective

incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate: a motley crew of discontents and zealots

Question 4

mottled

Answer 4

verb

mark with spots and smears of color: the cow’s coat was light red mottled with white: a bird with mottled brown pulmage

Question 5

mundane

Answer 5

adjective

lacking interest or excitement; dull: seeking a way out of his mundane, humdrum existence

Question 6

murky

Answer 6

adjective

dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist: the sky was murky and a thin drizzle was falling

Question 7

mutable

Answer 7

adjective

liable to change: the mutable nature of fashion

Question 8

nettle

Answer 8

verb

irritate or annoy (someone): I was nettled by Alene’s tone of superiority

Question 9

noisome

Answer 9

adjective

having an extremely offensive smell: noisome vapors from the smoldering waste

Question 10

nonchalant

Answer 10

adjective
(of a person or manner) feeling or appearance casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm: she gave a nonchalant shrug

Question 11

notorious

Answer 11

adjective
famous or well-known typically for some bad quality or deed: Los Angeles is notorious for its smog/ he was a notorious drinker and womanizer

Question 12

novice

Answer 12

noun

a person new to or inexperienced in a field or situation: he was a complete novice in foreign affairs

Question 13

obdurate

Answer 13

adjective

stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action

Question 14

obtrusive

Answer 14

adjective
noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way: high-powered satellites can reach smaller and less obtrusive antennas

Question 15

obviate

Answer 15

verb
remove (a need or difficulty): the Venetian blinds obviated the need for curtains
avoid; prevent: a parachute can be used to obviate disaster

Question 16

onus

Answer 16

noun

used to refer to something that is one’s duty or responsibility: the onus is on you to show that you have suffered loss

Question 17

ostensible

Answer 17

adjective

stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so: the delay may have a deeper cause than the ostensible reason

Question 18

ostracize

Answer 18

verb
exclude (someone) from a society or group: a group of people who have been ridiculed, ostracized, and persecuted for centuries

Question 19

panacea

Answer 19

noun
a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases: the panacea for all corporate ills/ the time-honored panacea, cod liver

Question 20

panegyric

Answer 20

noun

a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something: Vera’s panegyric on friendship