Set 13

Question 0

Pedantic

Answer 0

[adj] overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching.

Question 1

Opprobrium

Answer 1

[n] harsh criticism or censure

“his films and the critical opprobrium they have generated”

Question 2

Perjury

Answer 2

[n] the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation.

Question 3

Recalcitrant

Answer 3

[adj] having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline

“a class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds”

Question 4

Secrete

Answer 4

[v] conceal; hide

“the assets had been secreted in Swiss bank accounts”

Question 5

Specious

Answer 5

[adj] superficially plausible, but actually wrong

“a specious argument”

Question 6

Spurious

Answer 6

[adj] not being what it purports to be; false or fake

“separating authentic and spurious claims”

Question 7

Vexation

Answer 7

[n] the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried

“Jenny bit her lip in vexation”

Question 8

Aberrant

Answer 8

[adj] departing from an accepted standard.

Question 9

Anachronistic

Answer 9

[adj] out-of-date or inappropriate at the time in question