Voc 7a

Question 1

receptive to suggestions or criticism

responsible for something legally

Answer 1

amenable

Question 2

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

Answer 2

bizarre

Question 3

defensive wall or fortification, any safeguard or defense

Answer 3

bulwark

Question 4

to fortify with a bulwark, to protect

Answer 4

bulwark

Question 5

a small group of highly placed people united for a secret and often sinister purpose; the plots of such a group

Answer 5

cabal

Question 6

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

Answer 6

caricature

Question 7

a complete and often ridiculous failure

Answer 7

fiasco

Question 8

added to for decorations or interest

Answer 8

garnished

Question 9

spoken casually without thought

smoothly spoken, often characterized by insincerity

Answer 9

glib

Question 10

cynical from overexposure to something

worn out from use

Answer 10

jaded

Question 11

bravery

superior skill

Answer 11

prowess

Question 12

basic principles first learned about a subject

Answer 12

rudiments

Question 13

characterized by erratic behavior or unpredictability; odd, freakish

Answer 13

whimsical