TKAM [Articulate-Clusive->]

Question 1

Articulate

adj.

Answer 1

Definition:distinct, clear, or definite; well-constructed

Model:I am not the most financially literate person (I would be hard-pressed to articulate the term “junk bond”).

Question 2

Tranquility

noun

Answer 2

Definition: calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.

Model:So it was something that would symbolize some tranquility, peace—anything that would give it a good energy.

Question 3

Tirade

noun

Answer 3

Definition: A prolonged outburst of bitter.

Model:After a five-minute tirade, he hangs up, and I fall into a deep depression.

Question 4

Gravity

noun

Answer 4

Definition: heaviness or weight.

Model: The gravity of her mothers expression made it obvious we were in trouble.

Question 5

Diligence

noun

Answer 5

Definition:proper attention or care

Model:In doing this, the GOP would recruit moderators with “outstanding” reputations for “independence, diligence, and toughness.”

Question 6

Contentious

adj.

Answer 6

Definition:causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy

Model:CBS will be nervous that it’s too contentious, that it risks Schieffer being “Crowleyed” by Breitbartland.

Question 7

Haughtiness

adj.

Answer 7

Definition:disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant

Model: His haughtiness was the reason nobody would interfere or approach him.

Question 8

Austere

adj.

Answer 8

Definition: severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding

Model: The kings austere was too bold, and scared all the citizens.

Question 9

Elusive

adj.

Answer 9

Definition:failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define

Model: The mothers elusiveness was a good way to steer her daughter to another subject.