Vocab 15

Question 1

arbiter

Answer 1

one who’s decisions are approved as final; a judge

Question 2

conclave

Answer 2

a private meeting or secret assembly

Question 3

concomitant

Answer 3

accompanying; occupying or existing at the same time

Question 4

coterie

Answer 4

an intimate or exclusive group; a clique

Question 5

demur

Answer 5

to raise objections; to withhold one’s approval or agreement

Question 6

entice

Answer 6

to lead or persuade by a rousing desire or hope; allure

Question 7

flaunt

Answer 7

to parade or display conspicuously or boldly

Question 8

genteel

Answer 8

polite, elegant, stylish; sometimes overly so

Question 9

graphic

Answer 9

encoding a sharp mental picture; vivid; concerning the pictorial arts, as drawing, painting, etc.

Question 10

inimical

Answer 10

expressing hostility or unfriendly intent; having adverse or harmful effects

Question 11

inordinate

Answer 11

beyond what is ordinary or reasonable in amount of scope; excessive

Question 12

ludicrous

Answer 12

provoking or describing laughter because of absurdity; ridiculous

Question 13

oligarchy

Answer 13

government by a small, elite group

Question 14

redoubtable

Answer 14

worthy of respect; formidable

Question 15

repugnant

Answer 15

highly distasteful; offensive; repulsive