Semester 2, Word List 1-3

Question 0

Boorish

Answer 0

ill-mannered

Question 1

Acrid

Answer 1

sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)

Question 2

Cynical

Answer 2

believing that people act only out of selfish motives

Question 3

Epistle

Answer 3

a letter (form of communication)

Question 4

Heresy

Answer 4

against orthodox opinion

Question 5

Lance

Answer 5

spear; spike; javelin

Question 6

Obscure

Answer 6

difficult to understand; partially hidden

Question 7

Poignant

Answer 7

deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions

Question 8

Respite

Answer 8

a break; intermission

Question 9

Terse

Answer 9

concise; to the point

Question 10

Acrophobia

Answer 10

fear of heights

Question 11

Bourgeois

Answer 11

Middle class

Question 12

Debility

Answer 12

weakness; incapacity

Question 13

Epistolary

Answer 13

concerned with letters; through correspondence

Question 14

Hiatus

Answer 14

interruption; pause

Question 15

Languid

Answer 15

Tired; slow

Question 16

Obscured

Answer 16

hidden; covered; buried

Question 17

Poised

Answer 17

calm; collected; self-possessed

Question 18

Resplendent

Answer 18

shining; glowing

Question 19

Therapeutic

Answer 19

medicinal; curative

Question 20

Acuity

Answer 20

sharpness (mental or visual)

Question 21

Braggart

Answer 21

someone who boasts

Question 22

Debunking

Answer 22

exposing false claims or myths

Question 23

Epitomized

Answer 23

typified; characterized; personified

Question 24

Hidebound

Answer 24

rigid in opinions

Question 25

Languish

Answer 25

decay; fade away; get weaker

Question 26

Obsequious

Answer 26

servile; submissive

Question 27

Polemical

Answer 27

causing debate or argument

Question 28

Thwart

Answer 28

prevent frustrate

Question 29

Restorative

Answer 29

A tonic