Vocab

Question 1

Garrulous

Answer 1

Talkative

Girls are so garrulous that they could not keep a secret

Question 2

accolade

Answer 2

Grigori Perelman was not a fan of accolades and thus refused to take Field Medal

Question 3

subversive

Answer 3

The journalist was imprisoned for his subversive writings.

Question 4

Foment

Answer 4

The riot downtown began to foment nervous feelings in the local residents.

Question 5

antithetical

Answer 5

directly opposed

religious beliefs are antithetical to mine

Question 6

Insolent

Answer 6

Rude

she hated the insolent tone of his voice

Question 7

delegate

Answer 7

person authorized to represent others

The voters delegate power to their elected officials

Question 8

Polemic

Answer 8

Her book is a fierce polemic against the inequalities in our society.

Question 9

Mendacity

Answer 9

untruthfulness

Since honesty is very important to me, I was deeply offended by my ex-husband’s mendacity

Question 10

conciliate

Answer 10

stop (someone) from being angry or discontented; placate; pacify

Question 11

Appease

Answer 11

pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands

They appeased the dictator by accepting his demands in an effort to avoid war.

Question 12

Nuance

Answer 12

a subtle difference in or shade of meaning

chef notices every nuance of flavor in the meal

Question 13

Tirade

Answer 13

An angry speech

The coach directed a tirade at the team after the loss

Question 14

Affable

Answer 14

friendly, amiable, good-natured, or easy to talk to.

“an affable and agreeable companion”

Question 15

Zenith

Answer 15

Culmination, highest point, summit

At zenith of artistic career

Question 16

Macabre

Answer 16

macabre series of murders

Question 17

Screed

Answer 17

Long tedious speech

The screed tired the audience

Question 18

Inundate

Answer 18

inundated with complaints

Question 19

Serendipity

Answer 19

“a fortunate stroke of serendipity

Question 20

Remiss

Answer 20

Lacking care

“it would be very remiss of me not to pass on that information

Question 21

sanctimonious

Answer 21

making a show of being morally superior to other people.
what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first?”

sanctity
holy, sacred, or saintly.
“the site of the tomb was a place of sanctity for the ancient Egyptians

Question 22

Chauvinist

Answer 22

The male chauvinist attitude of some people in the company could get you down

Question 23

Triage

Answer 23

noun
(in medical use) the assignment of degrees of urgency to wounds or illnesses to decide the order of treatment of a large number of patients or casualties.
“a triage nurse”
verb
assign degrees of urgency to (wounded or ill patients).
“victims were triaged by paramedics before being transported to hospitals

Nurses do triage in the emergency room.

Question 24

Austere

Answer 24

severe or strict

of living conditions or a way of life) having no comforts; ascetic

having an extremely plain and simple style