Set 3.7-3.9

Question 1

puerile

Answer 1

(adj) childishly silly and trivial

Question 2

venerable

Answer 2

(adj) admired and respected

Question 3

stoic

Answer 3

(adj) endured pain or hardship without showing emotion and being firm

Question 4

zeitgeist

Answer 4

(n) spirit or mood of a period of history and what was going on - “spirit of the time”

Question 5

trite

Answer 5

(adj) remark/opinion/idea - overused and lacks originality

Question 5

usurp

Answer 5

(v) take a position of power illegally or by force

Question 6

maven

Answer 6

(n) someone who is skilled in a field; expert

Question 7

supplant

Answer 7

(v) supersede and replace

Question 8

savoir faire

Answer 8

(n) ability to act or speak appropriately in social situations

Question 9

verdant

Answer 9

(adj) green with grass

Question 10

surreptitious

Answer 10

(adj) kept secret, especially bc it would not be approved of

Question 11

hoi polloi

Answer 11

(n) the masses; the common people

Question 12

hegemony

Answer 12

(n) leadership or dominance

Question 13

prevaricate

Answer 13

(v) speak or act in an evasive way

Question 14

numinous

Answer 14

(adj) having strong religious or spiritual quality

Question 15

factious

Answer 15

(adj) relating or inclined to a state of faction

Question 16

protean

Answer 16

(adj) tending or able to change frequently or easily

Question 17

proselyte

Answer 17

(n) a person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party, to another