Vocab #2

Question 0

Irrevocable

Answer 0

(adj) Not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be undone or changed; unalterable: an irrevocable decree

Question 1

Inviolable

Answer 1

(Adj) incapable of being violated; incorruptible; unassailable: inviolable secrecy.

Secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration: an inviolable sanctuary; an inviolable promise.

Absolute; sacred

Question 2

Mundane

Answer 2

(adj) of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly; mundane affairs.

Common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative

Question 3

Sonorous

Answer 3

(adj) loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound; high and full I’m sound, as language or verse.

Question 4

Sully

Answer 4

(adj) to soil, stain, or tarnish. To mar the purity of; defile: to sully a reputation

Question 5

Tact

Answer 5

(N) a ken sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations. A keen sense of what is appropriate, tasteful, or aesthetically pleasing; taste; discrimination

Question 6

Translucent

Answer 6

(Adj) permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: frosted window glass is translucent.

Easily understandable; lucid: a translucent explantation

Clear; transparent: translucent seawater

Question 7

Unequivocal

Answer 7

(adj) not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; absolute; having only one possible meaning or interpretation: an unequivocal indication of assent: unequivocal proof

Question 8

Impotent

Answer 8

(Adj) not potent; lacking power or ability. Utterly unable to do something. Without force or effectiveness. Lacking bodily strength or physically helpless. For a male: unable to have sexual intercourse

Question 9

Meander

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(V) proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: the stream meandered through the valley.

To wander aimlessly; ramble: the talk meandered on

Question 10

Docile

Answer 10

(Adj) submissive. Easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse

Readily trained or taught; teachable

Question 11

Impertinent

Answer 11

(Adj) intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil: a brash, impertinent youth

Not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant: an impertinent detail

Question 12

chide

Answer 12

(V) to express disapproval of; scold; reproach: the principal chided the children for their thoughtless pranks

Question 13

Pious

Answer 13

(Adj) having or showing a dutiful spirit or reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious devotion; sanctimonious.

Question 14

Opulent

Answer 14

(adj) wealthy, rich, or affluent. Luxurious. Richly supplied; abundant or plentiful: opulent sunshine

Question 15

Cursory

Answer 15

(Adj) going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article.

Question 16

Extol

Answer 16

(V) to praise highly; laud; eulogize: to extol the beauty of Naples

Question 17

Meticulous

Answer 17

(Adj) taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise through: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.

Finicky; fussy: meticulous adherence to technicalities

Question 18

Quintessence

Answer 18

(N) the pure and concentrated essence of a substance. The most perfect embodiment of something

Question 19

Perpetuate

Answer 19

(V) to make perpetual, long lasting, everlasting. To preserve from extinction or oblivion: to perpetuate one’s name