Test #1 Section 5

Question 1

aloof

Answer 1

distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved

Question 2

prudent

Answer 2

acting with or showing care and thought for the future

Question 3

respite

Answer 3

to relieve temporarily

Question 4

denounce

Answer 4

to condemn openly

Question 5

equivocate

Answer 5

To speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

Question 6

derivative

Answer 6

derived from something else; not original

Question 7

pugnacious

Answer 7

eager to fight

Question 8

supercilious

Answer 8

having or showing arrogant superiority and disdain of those one views as unworthy

Question 9

cryptic

Answer 9

mysterious; hidden or ambiguous meaning

Question 10

judicious

Answer 10

sensible; showing good judgement

Question 11

perfidy

Answer 11

deliberate breach (break) of faith, treachery (betrayal of trust)

Question 12

tenacity

Answer 12

firmness; persistence

Question 13

indigence

Answer 13

extreme poverty

Question 14

aspersion

Answer 14

a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming

Question 15

erroneous

Answer 15

incorrect; containing mistakes