Set 9

Question 0

Fidelity

Answer 0

[n] faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support

“he sought only the strictest fidelity to justice”

Question 1

Fatuous

Answer 1

[adj] silly and pointless

“a fatuous comment”

Question 2

Implacable

Answer 2

[adj] unable to be placated (make less angry or hostile)

“he was an implacable enemy of Ted’s”

Question 3

Ingenuity

Answer 3

[n] the quality of being clever, original, and inventive.

Question 4

Intemperance

Answer 4

[n] lack of moderation or restraint

“his occasional intemperance of tone”

Question 5

Intrepid

Answer 5

[adj] fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect)

“our intrepid reporter”

Question 6

Magnanimity

Answer 6

[n] the fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity

“both sides will have to show magnanimity”

Question 7

Membrane

Answer 7

[n] a pliable sheetlike structure acting as a boundary, lining, or partition in an organism.

Question 8

Perfunctory

Answer 8

[adj] (of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection

“he gave a perfunctory nod”

Question 9

Plasticity

Answer 9

[n] the quality of being easily shaped or molded.