Vocab 1,161 - 1,180

Question 1

Espial

Answer 1

– noun

1) the act of spying.

Question 2

Millieu

Answer 2

– noun

1) a person’s social environment: he grew up in a military milieu.

Question 3

Libel

Answer 3

– noun / verb

1) defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.

Question 4

Laudatory

Answer 4

– adjective

1) containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker’s laudatory remarks.

Question 5

Vacuity

Answer 5

– noun

1) the state of being vacuous or without contents: the vacuity of the open sea.

Question 6

Posthumous (Pos-chu-mous)

Answer 6

– adjective

1) arising/occurring after one’s death: a posthumous award for bravery.

Question 7

Effectuate

Answer 7

– verb

1) to bring about; effect.

Question 8

Eponymous

Answer 8

– adjective

1) giving one’s name to a tribe, place, etc.: Romulus, the eponymous founder of Rome.

Question 9

A votre santé

Answer 9

– phrase

1) Cheers! (in french)

Question 10

Furlough

Answer 10

– noun

1) a temporary layoff from work: Many plant workers have been forced to go on furlough.

Question 11

Apprehension

Answer 11

– noun

1) anticipation of adversity or misfortune.

Question 12

Hoisted by my own petard

Answer 12

– phrase

1) Injured by my own attack

Question 13

Antecedent

Answer 13

– adjective

1) preceding; prior: an antecedent event.

Question 14

Obverse

Answer 14

– noun

1) the side of a coin, medal, flag, etc., that bears the principal design (opposed to reverse ).

Question 15

Panglossian

Answer 15

– adjective

1) characterized by/given to extreme optimism, especially in the face of unrelieved hardship or adversity.

Question 16

Sibylline

Answer 16

– adjective

1) prophetic or oracular.

Question 17

Balk (at)

Answer 17

– verb

1) to stop and refuse to proceed or to do something specified: He balked at making the speech.

Question 18

Cognitive dissonance

Answer 18

– noun

1) the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change.

Question 19

Bandy

Answer 19

– verb

1) to go back and forth: to bandy blows. to bandy words.

Question 20

Indubitable

Answer 20

– adjective

1) that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable.