Vocab #16

Question 1

effusive

Answer 1

(adj.) unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve

Question 2

fatuous

Answer 2

(adj.) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way

Question 3

febrile

Answer 3

(adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic

Question 4

incredulous

Answer 4

(adj.) unwilling or unable to believe something

Question 5

interminable

Answer 5

(adj.) endless; seeming to be without end

Question 6

obliquely

Answer 6

(adj.) indirectly; deviously; underhandedly

Question 7

pernicious

Answer 7

(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

Question 8

sardonic

Answer 8

(adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

Question 9

ultimatum

Answer 9

(n.) a final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations.

Question 10

writhe

Answer 10

(v.) to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle