Unit 7A

Question 1

A complete and often ridiculous failure

Answer 1

Fiasco

Question 2

A picture or description in which the characteristic features of the original or exaggerated or distorted so as to produce an absurd effect

Answer 2

Caricature

Question 3

A small group of highly placed people united for a secret and often sinister purpose

the plots of such a group

Answer 3

Cabal

Question 4

A defensive wall or fortification; any safeguard or defense

To fortify with a bulwark; to protect

Answer 4

Bulwark

Question 5

Strikingly unconventional or peculiar as to taste, style, or appearance

Answer 5

Bizarre

Question 6

Receptive to suggestions or criticisms

Answer 6

Amendable

Question 7

Added to for decoration or interest

Answer 7

Garnished

Question 8

Spoken casually without thought

Answer 8

Glib

Question 9

Cynical from exposure to something

Answer 9

Jaded

Question 10

Bravery

Answer 10

Prowess

Question 11

Basic principles first learned about a subject

Answer 11

Rudiments

Question 12

Characterized by erratic behavior or unpredictability; odd, freakish

Answer 12

Whimsical

Question 13

Responsible for something legally

Answer 13

Amendable

Question 14

Smoothly spoken, often characterized by insincerity

Answer 14

Glib

Question 15

Worn out from use

Answer 15

Jaded

Question 16

Superior skill

Answer 16

Prowess