Semester 2-Week 6

Question 0

soporific

Answer 0

adj
tending to induce sleep
The doctor gave the man soporific drugs to knock him out before surgery.

Question 1

sordid

Answer 1

adj
very bad or dishonest; dirty
The serial killer/bank robber shared the sordid details of his past.

Question 2

spurn

Answer 2

verb
to refuse to accept (someone or something that you do not believe deserves respect, attention, affection, etc.)
The members of the exclusive club spurned those applicants they felt were underqualified.

Question 3

stringent

Answer 3

adj
very strict or severe
The company had very stringent rules about visitors in the building.

Question 4

stupendous

Answer 4

adj
so large or great that it amazes you
The ancient Romans built stupendous engineering feats such as the Coliseum.

Question 5

sultry

Answer 5

adj
very hot and humid
The midwest has a very sultry climate during the summer.

Question 6

supine

Answer 6

adj
lying facing up; willing to be controlled by others : weak or passive
The supine teacher listened to his students and allowed them to watch the movie rather than study.

Question 7

tantamount

Answer 7

adj
equal to something in value, meaning, or effect
Watching his favorite team win the Super Bowl in person was tantamount to the excitement he felt on his wedding day.

Question 8

teeming

Answer 8

adj
to be full or swarming with
The public pool was teeming with swimmers on the hot summer day.

Question 9

temerity

Answer 9

noun
the quality of being confident and un afraid of punishment especially in a way that seems rude or foolish
She had the temerity to ask my boyfriend if she could go out with him should he and I ever break up.

Question 10

tenet

Answer 10

noun
a belief or idea that is very important to a group
The Ten Commandments are part of the tenets of Judaism.

Question 11

tenuous

Answer 11

adj
not ceratain, definite, or strong: flimsy weak
The struggling business has kept a tenuous existence in recent years.

Question 12

transgress

Answer 12

verb
to do something that is not allowed: to disobey a command or law
There are legal consequences for companies that transgress the rules.

Question 13

truculent

Answer 13

adj
easily annoyed or angered and likely to argue
The die-hard fans become truculent and violent after their team’s loss.

Question 14

turgid

Answer 14

adj
very complicated and difficult to understand; larger or fuller that normal because of swelling
Charles Dickens’s turgid language is difficult for some readers to understand.
Plant cells try to retain water so they can keep a turgid structure and not wilt.

Question 15

ubiquitous

Answer 15

adj
present, appearing, or found everywhere
Nowadays McDonald’s restaurants are pretty much ubiquitous in all populated areas.

Question 16

untenable

Answer 16

adj
not capable of being defended against attack or criticism
Martin’s weak argument proved to be untenable in his debate.

Question 17

utilitarian

Answer 17

adj
made to be useful rather than to be decorative or comfortable
The utilitarian chairs in the factory lacked any aesthetic value but were very useful in providing seating to hundreds of people at a time.

Question 18

vaunt

Answer 18

verb
to boast about or praise (something), especially excessively
The man vaunted about his golf accomplishments and never shut up about them.

Question 19

veneer

Answer 19

noun
a way of behaving or appearing that gives other people a false idea of your true feelings or situation
The seemingly rich man put on such a good veneer that I would never have guessed that he was homeless.