Vocab #1

Question 1

abjure

Answer 1

verb. solemnly renounce (a belief, cause or claim)

Question 2

assiduous

Answer 2

adj. showing great care and perseverance

Question 3

brusque

Answer 3

verb. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner

Question 4

burnish

Answer 4

verb. to polish by rubbing

Question 5

deleterious

Answer 5

adj. causing harm or damage

Question 6

diaphanous

Answer 6

adj. light, delicate, and translucent (for fabric)

Question 7

fatuous

Answer 7

adj. silly and pointless

Question 8

gregarious

Answer 8

adj, (of a person) fond of company; sociable

Question 9

hegemony

Answer 9

noun. leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others

Question 10

iconoclast

Answer 10

noun. a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions.

Question 11

ingenuous

Answer 11

adj. (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting

Question 12

juxtaposition

Answer 12

noun. the fact of 2 things being seen/placed together with contrasting effect

Question 13

languid

Answer 13

adj. displaying or having disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed. OR weak/ faint from illness/ fatigue.

Question 14

maelstrom

Answer 14

noun. a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river

Question 15

maudlin

Answer 15

adj. self-pitying or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness

Question 16

nascent

Answer 16

adj. (process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential

Question 17

obsequious

Answer 17

adj. obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

Question 18

pellucid

Answer 18

adj. translucently clear OR lucid in style

Question 19

replete

Answer 19

verb. filled or well-supported with something OR very full by food

Question 20

sagacity

Answer 20

noun. being sagacious (showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; shrewd)

Question 21

vacuous

Answer 21

adj. having or showing lack of thought or intelligence; mindless, empty
-like a vacuum