Vocab #2 S2

Question 1

Emeritus (noun/adj.)

Answer 1

Holding after retirement an honorary title corresponding to that held last during active service; retired from an office or position.

Question 2

Ebullient (adj.)

Answer 2

Cheerful and full of energy.

Question 3

Cacophony (noun)

Answer 3

A harsh discordant mixture of sounds.

Question 4

Berate (verb)

Answer 4

To scold or condemn vehemently and at length.

Question 5

Deleterious (adj.)

Answer 5

Causing harm or damage.

Question 6

Culpability (noun)

Answer 6

Responsibility for a fault or wrong; blame.

Question 7

Visceral (adj.)

Answer 7

Relating to the deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect.

Question 8

Ruminate (verb)

Answer 8

To think deeply about something.

Question 9

Disparate (adj.)

Answer 9

Essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.

Question 10

Stoicism (noun)

Answer 10

The endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings and without complaint.

Question 11

Vernacular (noun)

Answer 11

The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.

Question 12

Predilection (noun)

Answer 12

A preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.

Question 13

Coalesce (verb)

Answer 13

To come together to form one mass or whole.

Question 14

Caveat (noun)

Answer 14

A warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations.

Question 15

Contentious (adj.)

Answer 15

Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.