Unit 5

Question 1

(n) appropriateness of behavior or conduct

Answer 1

decorum

Question 2

(adj) proper; mannerly

Answer 2

decorous

Question 3

(v) to decorate; heighten the beauty of

Answer 3

adorn

Question 4

(v) to convince someone to lie or commit a crime

Answer 4

suborn

Question 5

(adj) heavily decorated; intricate

Answer 5

ornate

Question 6

(adj) done according to an overused method; trite

Answer 6

formulaic

Question 7

(n) something done only for show or ceremony

Answer 7

formality

Question 8

(v) to come up with; devise

Answer 8

formulate

Question 9

(adj) to abundant; excessive

Answer 9

inordinate

Question 10

(v) to formally order; command

Answer 10

ordain

Question 11

(adj) determined in advance

Answer 11

preordained

Question 12

(adj) generous; giving

Answer 12

munificent

Question 13

(v) to compensate; pay

Answer 13

remunerate

Question 14

(adj) shared by people of a community; public

Answer 14

communal

Question 15

(v) to exclude from membership in a group

Answer 15

excommunicate

Question 16

(adj) unable or not allowed to communicate with others

Answer 16

incommunicado

Question 17

(adj) able to be measured or perceived

Answer 17

appreciable

Question 18

(v) to evaluate; estimate the quality, amount, size, and other features of

Answer 18

apppraise

Question 19

(adj) deserving reward or praise

Answer 19

meritorious

Question 20

(n) a fault of flaw

Answer 20

demerit

Question 21

(adj) seemingly true, but actually false

Answer 21

meretricious