Vocab 1-3

Question 1

banal

Answer 1

commonplace, trite, stale from overuse

Question 2

bellicose

Answer 2

quarrelsome, hostile, inclined to fighting

Question 3

finesse

Answer 3

delicate skill; subtlety

Question 4

glib

Answer 4

done in a smooth, offhand manner; easily spoken; speaking too smoothly to be sincere

Question 5

lampoon

Answer 5

strongly satirical writing; to ridicule or satirize

Question 6

nefarious

Answer 6

villainous; infamous; having a bad reputation

Question 7

purloin

Answer 7

to steal

Question 8

nemesis

Answer 8

an avenger; an unbeatable rival; a person who punishes another for evil deeds

Question 9

lugubrious

Answer 9

sad or mournful, often to an exaggerated degree; doleful

Question 10

pseudonym

Answer 10

a fictitious used by an author; a pen name

Question 11

amorphous

Answer 11

shapeless, formless, vague

Question 12

decorum

Answer 12

appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

Question 13

facile

Answer 13

easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

Question 14

proffer

Answer 14

to present or offer

Question 15

sanguine

Answer 15

cheerful; optimistic

Question 16

seraphic

Answer 16

angelic; sweet

Question 17

protege

Answer 17

a person under the guidance or training of another

Question 18

guile

Answer 18

treacherous cunning, deceit

Question 19

doggerel

Answer 19

trivial, poorly constructed verse

Question 20

ascetic

Answer 20

one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury

Question 21

assimilate

Answer 21

to absorb fully or make one’s own

Question 22

cognizant

Answer 22

having knowledge or being aware of

Question 23

ennui

Answer 23

weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

Question 24

farcical

Answer 24

absurd; rediculously clumsy

Question 25

fortuitous

Answer 25

accidental, occurring by a happy chance

Question 26

incognito

Answer 26

disguised; pretending not to be oneself

Question 27

hyperbole

Answer 27

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken understanding

Question 28

mesmerism

Answer 28

hypnotism; hypnotic appeal; intense fascination

Question 29

discursive

Answer 29

passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic

Question 30

omniscient

Answer 30

knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding