Unit two

Question 1

20. complacent adj

Answer 1

too pleased with oneself, smug

Question 2

21. chagrin n

Answer 2

embarrassment

Question 3

22. contrition n

Answer 3

,shame

Question 4

23. disconsolate adj

Answer 4

cheerles

Question 5

24. pensive adj

Answer 5

thoughtful

Question 6

25. poignant adj

Answer 6

evoking emotion, moving or touching

Question 7

26. ostentatious adj

Answer 7

showy, acting to impress others

Question 8

27. pert adj

Answer 8

bold, saucy, spirited

Question 9

28. supercilious adj

Answer 9

behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

Question 10

31. ingratiate v

Answer 10

to work oneself into favor

Question 11

32. obsequious adj

Answer 11

showing excessive willingness to serve

Question 12

33. encomium n

Answer 12

a speech or writing of high praise, tribute

Question 13

34. laudable adj

Answer 13

praiseworthy, commendable

Question 14

35. calumnious adj

Answer 14

falsely and maliciously accusing

Question 15

37. convalesce v

Answer 15

to recover

Question 16

39. propinquinity n

Answer 16

kinship, nearness in proximity

Question 17

40. facetious adj

Answer 17

in habit of joking

Question 18

41. sardonic adj

Answer 18

sarcastic

Question 19

42. alacrity n

Answer 19

cheerful willingness

Question 20

43. volition n

Answer 20

will

Question 21

44. diffident adj

Answer 21

timid

Question 22

45. acclivity n

Answer 22

upward slope

Question 23

46. ethereal adj

Answer 23

heavenly

Question 24

47. sublime adj

Answer 24

noble

Question 25

48. abysmal adj

Answer 25

unmeausrably low

Question 26

50. menial n

Answer 26

low

Question 27

49. paltry adj

Answer 27

small amount

Question 28

adulation

Answer 28

excessive praise

Question 29

fulsome

Answer 29

enthusiastically complimentary, offensive because of insincerity

Question 30

imputation

Answer 30

unjust or false charge

Question 31

virulent

Answer 31

extremely poisonous or venomous, bitterly hostile

Question 32

inveterate

Answer 32

firmly established by age

Question 33

puerile

Answer 33

childish, foolish

Question 34

venerable

Answer 34

worthy of respect due to advanced age

Question 35

sordid

Answer 35

filthy

Question 36

arbitrary

Answer 36

based on personal whim rather than reasoning

Question 37

cogitate

Answer 37

think over, ponder

Question 38

dogmatic

Answer 38

asserting opinions as if they were fact

Question 39

fallacious

Answer 39

not true or accurate, containing a mistake

Question 40

indubitable

Answer 40

certain