Vocab 1,401 - 1,420

Question 1

Complect

Answer 1

– verb

1) to interweave or intertwine.

Question 2

Agonist

Answer 2

– noun

1) a person torn by inner conflict, especially the protagonist in a literary work.

Question 3

Proficient

Answer 3

– noun

1) an expert.

Question 4

Doppelgänger

Answer 4

– noun

1) a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.

Question 5

Cull

Answer 5

– verb

1) to choose/select/pick.

Question 6

Smug

Answer 6

– adjective

1) contentedly confident of one’s ability/superiority/correctness/etc.

Question 7

Palpable

Answer 7

– adjective

1) plainly seen/heard/perceived, obvious/evident: a palpable lie; palpable absurdity.

Question 8

Pretention

Answer 8

– noun

1) a claim to dignity/importance/merit/etc: They laughed at my pretensions to superior judgment.

Question 9

Dubious

Answer 9

– adjective

1) doubtful; marked by doubt: a dubious reply.

Question 10

Predation

Answer 10

– noun

1) predatory behavior/the act of plundering or robbing.

Question 11

Bilious

Answer 11

– adjective

1) extremely unpleasant/distasteful: a long scarf of bright, bilious green.

Question 12

Vocable

Answer 12

– noun

1) a word or something capable of being spoken

Question 13

Temerarious

Answer 13

– adjective

1) reckless/rash.

Question 14

Inquisite

Answer 14

– verb

1) to inquire into/investigate

Question 15

Comportment

Answer 15

– noun

1) personal conduct/demeanor/behavior.

Question 16

Divergent

Answer 16

– adjective

1) diverging; differing; deviating.

Question 17

Hubris

Answer 17

– noun

1) arrogance

Question 18

Exponents

Answer 18

– noun

1) a person or thing that expounds/explains/interprets: Lincoln is an exponent of American democracy.

Question 19

Posterity

Answer 19

– noun

1) future generations collectively: Judgment of this age must be left to posterity.

Question 20

Deplore

Answer 20

– verb

1) to lament strongly: to deplore the present state of morality.