Set 7

Question 0

Effrontery

Answer 0

[n] insolent or impertinent behavior

“one juror had the effrontery to challenge the coroner’s decision”

Question 1

Bombast

Answer 1

[n] high-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people.

Question 2

Endemic

Answer 2

[adj] (of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area

“areas where malaria is endemic”

Question 3

Plethora

Answer 3

[n] a large or excessive amount of (something)

“a plethora of committees and subcommittees”

Question 4

Preempt

Answer 4

[v] take action in order to prevent (an anticipated event) from happening; forestall

“the government preempted a coup attempt”

Question 5

Prodigal

Answer 5

[adj/n] spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant

“prodigal habits die hard”

Question 6

Prone

Answer 6

[adj] likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome

“years of logging had left the mountains prone to mudslides”

Question 7

Propensity

Answer 7

[n] an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way

“a propensity for violence”

Question 8

Qualm

Answer 8

[n] an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one’s own conduct; a misgiving

“military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press”

Question 9

Quiescence

Answer 9

[n] being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless

“a quiescent mind”