Vocab 17

Question 1

autocratic

Answer 1

exercising sole or complete control; dictatorial; one whose exercises total control; a domineering person

Question 2

caustic

Answer 2

capable of destroying tissue by chemical action; corrosive; very sarcastic; sharp or biting

Question 3

debilitate

Answer 3

to impair the strength of; to enfeeble

Question 4

duplicitous

Answer 4

marked by deception; deceit in speech or actions; deliberate deception

Question 5

emissary

Answer 5

a representative sent on a special errand

Question 6

felicitous

Answer 6

happily suited to an occasion or situation; appropriate and graceful; marked by happiness or good fortune; pleasant; charming

Question 7

forthright

Answer 7

direct; straightforward; frank

Question 8

impecunious

Answer 8

being habitually without money; poor

Question 9

jaundiced

Answer 9

of an unhealthy yellow appearance; affected by jealousy, resentment, or hostility

Question 10

mercenary

Answer 10

serving merely for money or gain; greedy; a soldier who fights for whoever pays him

Question 11

notorious

Answer 11

well known for a particular quality or trait; often an unfavorable one

Question 12

oust

Answer 12

to eject from a position or place; to drive out of use; dismissal from a position

Question 13

parsimonious

Answer 13

excessively sparing or frugal; penurious

Question 14

pejorative

Answer 14

having negative or unpleasant associations; belittling

Question 15

precept

Answer 15

a general principle or rule of action