Test #4 Section 2

Question 1

Dalliance

Answer 1

Brief or casual involvement with something

Question 2

Conviction

Answer 2

Firmly held belief

Question 3

Pragmatic

Answer 3

Dealing with things sensibly and practically

Question 4

Rhetoric

Answer 4

Art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing

Question 5

Boorish

Answer 5

Rough and bad mannered

Question 6

Fastidious

Answer 6

Very attentive to accuracy and detail

Question 7

Sedulous

Answer 7

Showing dedication and diligence

Question 8

Petulant

Answer 8

Childishly sulky or bad tempered

Question 9

Whim

Answer 9

Sudden desire or change of mind; especially unusual or unexplained

Question 10

Mercenary

Answer 10

Concerned with making money at the expense of ethics

Question 11

Treacly

Answer 11

Unrestrained sentimentally

Question 12

Prosaic

Answer 12

Commonplace or dull; unpoetic language

Question 13

Exonerate

Answer 13

Release from blame

Question 14

Vocation

Answer 14

Occupation; strong feeling of suitability for a profession

Question 15

Repression

Answer 15

Restraint

Question 16

Gentility

Answer 16

Pretentious politeness or elegance

Question 17

Opprobrium

Answer 17

Disgrace or reproach

Question 18

Indignation

Answer 18

Anger or annoyance caused by unfair treatment or unjustice

Question 19

Infelicity

Answer 19

Inappropriate remark