Vocab 2

Question 1

aegis

Answer 1

protection and support; an armor plate that protects the chest

Question 2

apprise

Answer 2

inform somebody of something

Question 3

bibulous

Answer 3

given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol

Question 4

claque

Answer 4

a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance

Question 5

deracinate

Answer 5

pull up by or as if by the roots

Question 6

exegesis

Answer 6

an explanation or critical interpretation

Question 7

indigenous

Answer 7

originating where it is found

Question 8

lachrymose

Answer 8

showing sorrow

Question 9

lexicon

Answer 9

a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words

Question 10

melee

Answer 10

a noisy riotous fight

Question 11

microcosm

Answer 11

a miniature model of something

Question 12

miniscule

Answer 12

very small

Question 13

obfuscate

Answer 13

make obscure or unclear

Question 14

paternalism

Answer 14

attitude that people should be controlled in a fatherly way

Question 15

polarize

Answer 15

cause to concentrate about two conflicting positions

Question 16

purview

Answer 16

the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated

Question 17

sanguine

Answer 17

confidently optimistic and cheerful

Question 18

solecism

Answer 18

a socially awkward or tactless act

Question 19

vassal

Answer 19

a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord

Question 20

verisimilitude

Answer 20

the appearance of the truth; the quality of seeming to be true