Vocab 18

Question 1

anachronistic

Answer 1

from the wrong period of time

Question 2

baroque

Answer 2

excessively exaggerated in style

Question 3

behemoth

Answer 3

something huge and powerful

Question 4

comely

Answer 4

pretty, attractive

Question 5

copious

Answer 5

large in quantity

Question 6

discrepancy

Answer 6

a difference between two things that are supposed to match

Question 7

ethereal

Answer 7

insubstantial, airy

Question 8

façade

Answer 8

the outward appearance of something

Question 9

frenetic

Answer 9

frenzied, rushed

Question 10

gilt

Answer 10

a thin layer of gold

Question 11

gossamer

Answer 11

a very thin, filmy material

Question 12

incandescent

Answer 12

giving off light

Question 13

manifest

Answer 13

made obvious or clear

Question 14

nondescript

Answer 14

plain, uninteresting

Question 15

opulence

Answer 15

affluence, luxurious splendor

Question 16

ostentatious

Answer 16

showy, obvious

Question 17

ostracize

Answer 17

to avoid or exclude someone from a group

Question 18

palatial

Answer 18

spacious and luxurious, like a palace

Question 19

pariah

Answer 19

an outcast

Question 20

regalia

Answer 20

formal, ceremonial clothing and objects worn by members of royalty

Question 21

resplendent

Answer 21

dazzling in appearance

Question 22

sinuous

Answer 22

slinky, winding

Question 23

spartan

Answer 23

very plain and austere

Question 24

sumptuous

Answer 24

luxurious, magnificent

Question 25

tryst

Answer 25

a secret, prearranged meeting, usually between lovers