VOCAB 1-10

Question 1

Antecedent

Answer 1

n. something that came before something else and may have influenced it or caused it; a word or phrase that is represented by a pronoun

Question 2

Contemptuous

Answer 2

contempt; to regard something as worthless; to scorn;to disdain

Question 3

Cynical

Answer 3

distrusting of the moves of others; jaded

Question 4

Fervent

Answer 4

having or showing intensity of spirit

Question 5

Languid

Answer 5

lacking energy or vitality; listless, indifferent

Question 6

Levity

Answer 6

lightness; unseriousness

Question 7

Reciprocity

Answer 7

a mutual exchange; reciprocal

Question 8

Supercilious

Answer 8

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one considers unworthy; cocky

Question 9

Discreet

Answer 9

marked by, exercising, or showing prudence and wise self-restraint in speech and behavior

Question 10

Insolent

Answer 10

boldly rude and disrespectful; arrogantly insulting

Question 11

Prodigal

Answer 11

wastefully extravagant

Question 12

Provincial

Answer 12

limited in look to one’s own small corner of the world; narrow

Question 13

Urbane

Answer 13

poised; sophisticated; refined