Vocab 21-23

Question 1

kudos

Answer 1

the prestige/acclaim resulting from a noteworthy achievement/position

Question 2

lackadaisical

Answer 2

lacking in spirit/energy/purpose

n: lackadaisicalness

Question 3

legacy

Answer 3

somthing left in a will/handed down from the past

Question 4

liability

Answer 4

debt/obligation; hindrance/handicap

adj: liable

Question 5

libel

Answer 5

n: public statement that damages a person
v: to slander publicly
adj: libelous

Question 6

litigation

Answer 6

legal action

n: litigant

Question 7

lucid

Answer 7

clear and intelligible; mentally competent

n: lucidness

Question 8

lucrative

Answer 8

profitable

n: lucrativeness

Question 9

lurk

Answer 9

to sneak; to lie hidden/in wait

Question 10

lush

Answer 10

luxuriant/plentiful/opulent/overripe

n: lushness

Question 11

malapropism

Answer 11

unconcious/ludicrous misuse of a word

Question 12

malice

Answer 12

desire to cause harm; deep-seated ill will

n: maliciousness

Question 13

mammoth

Answer 13

n: extinct elephant; giant
adj: gigantic

Question 14

mandatory

Answer 14

required

n: mandate

Question 15

medium

Answer 15

means by which a goal is achieved/person through whom it is realized

Question 16

mercenary

Answer 16

n: a hireling
adj: motivated solely by desire for material gain
n: mercenariness

Question 17

moot

Answer 17

adj: unresolved
v: to bring up for discussion

Question 18

morass

Answer 18

swamp/bog; confused/degrading situation that is hard to get out of

Question 19

motley

Answer 19

n: multicolored clothes
adj: multicolored/diverse/varied
adj: mottled

Question 20

mundane

Answer 20

worldly, humdrum, everyday

adv: mundanely

Question 21

myriad

Answer 21

countless

Question 22

narcissistic

Answer 22

dominated by an excessive love/admiration of oneself

n: narcissism

Question 23

nebulous

Answer 23

hazy/vague

Question 24

negligible

Answer 24

to small to be significant

n: negligibleness

Question 25

nepotism

Answer 25

unwarranted favoritism to relatives/friends

n: nepotist

Question 26

nomadic

Answer 26

wandering/roving

n: nomade

Question 27

nominal

Answer 27

existing in name only; insignificantly small

n: nominalist

Question 28

nostalgia

Answer 28

longing to return to a sentimentalized past

adj: nostalgic

Question 29

novice

Answer 29

beginner

n: novitiate

Question 30

nuance

Answer 30

slight/subtle variation

Question 31

obscene

Answer 31

offensive

n: obscenity

Question 32

obsequious

Answer 32

excessively submissive to another’s wishes or ideas

n: obsequiousness

Question 33

obsession

Answer 33

adj: obsessive

Question 34

obsolete

Answer 34

no longer in use

n: obsoleteness

Question 35

officious

Answer 35

excessively forward in offering unwanted help; meddlesome

n: officiousness

Question 36

ominous

Answer 36

foreshadowing evil

n: ominousness

Question 37

opportune

Answer 37

suitable/appropriate/timely

n: opportunity

Question 38

ostensible

Answer 38

apparent/professed

adv: ostensibly

Question 39

ostracize

Answer 39

to banish/exclude

n: ostracism

Question 40

pandemonium

Answer 40

general disorder, confusion, noise

adj: pandemoniac

Question 41

paradox

Answer 41

self-contradictory statement

adj: paradoxical

Question 42

paraphrase

Answer 42

v: to restate
n: a restatement
adj: paraphrastic

Question 43

parochial

Answer 43

located in/supported by a parish
restricted in scope/range; narrow/limited
n: parochialism

Question 44

parody

Answer 44

n: a comic imitation
v: to imitate in a mocking way
n: parodist

Question 45

pensive

Answer 45

immersed in deep thought

n: pensiveness