Vocab

Question 1

acrimony

Answer 1

Bitter, sharp animosity, especially as exhibited in speech or behavior.

Question 2

ambidextrous

Answer 2

Able to use both hands with equal facility.

Question 3

ascertain

Answer 3

To discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation

Question 4

assuage

Answer 4

To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe: assuage her grief. See Synonyms at relieve.

Question 5

congenital

Answer 5

Of or relating to a condition that is present at birth, as a result of either heredity or environmental influences:

Question 6

contentious

Answer 6

Given to contention; quarrelsome.

Question 7

dictum

Answer 7

An authoritative, often formal pronouncement

Question 8

disparage

Answer 8

To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way.

Question 9

elucidate

Answer 9

To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify

Question 10

invective

Answer 10

Denunciatory or abusive language; vituperation

Question 11

irascible

Answer 11

Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered

Question 12

mollify

Answer 12

To calm the anger of; soothe or appease

Question 13

myopic

Answer 13

A visual defect in which distant objects appear blurred because their images are focused in front of the retina rather than on it.

Question 14

nebulous

Answer 14

Cloudy, misty, or hazy

Question 15

obstreperous

Answer 15

Noisily unruly or defiant

Question 16

obstreperous

Answer 16

To make less severe or intense; mitigate.

Question 17

palliate

Answer 17

To make less severe or intense; mitigate.

Question 18

pestilence

Answer 18

A usually fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.

A pernicious, evil influence or agent.

Question 19

spurious

Answer 19

1. Lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine: spurious poems attributed to Shakespeare.
2. Not trustworthy; dubious or fallacious: spurious reasoning; a spurious justification.
3. Archaic Born to unwed parents.

Question 20

tacit

Answer 20

Not spoken: indicated tacit approval
Implied by or inferred from actions or statements: Management has given its tacit approval to the plan.
Archaic Not speaking; silent.

Question 21

temerity

Answer 21

Excessive boldness or rashness; foolhardiness or recklessness.

Question 22

umbrage

Answer 22

Offense or resentment

Question 23

undulate

Answer 23

To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion

Question 24

vapid

Answer 24

Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull:

Question 25

viscous

Answer 25

Having relatively high resistance to flow

Question 26

volition

Answer 26

The act of making a conscious choice or decision