Vietnam War Book 2

Question 1

lese majesties

Answer 1

(noun) a crime, especially high treason, committed against the sovereign power

Question 2

nepotism

Answer 2

(noun) patronage bestowed or favoritsm shown on the basis of family relationship, as in in business and politics…she was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm

Question 3

innocuous

Answer 3

(adj.) not harmful or injurious; harmless…an innocuous home remedy

Question 4

cabal

Answer 4

(noun) a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority

Question 5

appeasement

Answer 5

the act of bringing a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify

Question 6

sagacious

Answer 6

(adj.) having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; a sagacious lawyer

Question 7

palpable

Answer 7

(adj.) readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident…palpable lie

Question 8

sanguine

Answer 8

(adj.) cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident…a sanguine disposition

Question 9

apotheosis

Answer 9

(noun) the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god

Question 10

chanceries

Answer 10

(noun) the office or department of a chancellor

Question 11

cordite

Answer 11

(noun) a smokeless, slow-burning powder

Question 12

flak

Answer 12

(noun) antiaircraft fire, especially as experienced by the crews of combat at which the fire is directed

Question 13

peruse

Answer 13

(verb) to read through with thoroughness or care…to peruse a report

Question 14

imperious

Answer 14

domineering in a haughty manner; dictorial; overbearing

Question 15

rectitude

Answer 15

(noun) rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue…the rectitude of her motives

Question 16

laconic

Answer 16

(adj.) using few words; expressing much in few words; concise…a laconic reply

Question 17

acuity

Answer 17

(noun) sharpness, acuteness; keenness…acuity of vision, acuity of mind

Question 18

inexorable

Answer 18

(adj.) unyielding; unalterable…inexorable truth, inexorable justice

Question 19

mutinous

Answer 19

(adj.) disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority

Question 20

ignominiously

Answer 20

(adj.) marked by or attended with disgrace, public contempt; discreditable; humiliating…an ignominious retreat

Question 21

complicity

Answer 21

(noun) the state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement in wrongdoing…complicity in a crime

Question 22

aegis

Answer 22

(noun) protection; support…under the imperial aegis

Question 23

Recalcitrant

Answer 23

(Adj) resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant

Question 24

Obdurate

Answer 24

(Adj) unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding