Vocab 2.3

Question 1

affluence

Answer 1

(n.) the state of having a great deal of money, wealth; “a sign of our growing affluence”

Question 2

noisome

Answer 2

(adj.) having an extremely unpleasant smell; disagreeable, unpleasant; “noisome scandals”

Question 3

sagacity

Answer 3

(n.) the quality of having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; “a man of great political sagacity”

Question 4

myriad

Answer 4

(n.) a countless or extremely great number; “networks connecting a myriad of computers”

Question 5

vestige

Answer 5

(n.) a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists; “the last vestiges of colonialism”

Question 6

succor

Answer 6

(n.) assistance and support in times of hardship and distress; “the wounded had little chance of succor”

Question 7

visage

Answer 7

(n.) a person’s face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features; “an elegant, angular visage”

Question 8

epithet

Answer 8

(n.) an adj or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned; “old men are often unfairly awarded the epithet ‘dirty’”

Question 9

sanguinary

Answer 9

(adj.) involving or causing much bloodshed; “they lost heavily in the sanguinary campaigns that followed”

Question 10

acquiesce

Answer 10

(v.) accept something reluctantly but without protest; “sara acquiesced in his decision”

Question 11

seculous

Answer 11

(adj.) (of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence; “he watched himself with the most sedulous care”

Question 12

indolence

Answer 12

(n.) avoidance of activity or exertion, laziness; “my failure is probably due to my own indolence”

Question 13

ennui

Answer 13

(n.) a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement; “he succumbed to ennui and despair”

Question 14

remonstrate

Answer 14

(v.) make a forcefully reproachful protest; “he turned angrily to remonstrate with Tommy”

Question 15

insuperable

Answer 15

(adj.) (of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome; “insuperable financial problems”

Question 16

reverie

Answer 16

(n.) a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts, a daydream; “a knock on the door broke her reverie”

Question 17

obstinate

Answer 17

(adj.) stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so; “her obstinate determination to pursue a career in radio”

Question 18

invective

Answer 18

(n.) insulting, abusive, or highly critical language; “he let out a stream of invective”

Question 19

unabated

Answer 19

(adj.) without any reduction in intensity or strength; “the storm was raging unabated”

Question 20

posterity

Answer 20

(n.) all future generations of people; “the victims’ names are recorded for posterity”

Question 21

destitute

Answer 21

(adj.) without the basic necessities of life; “the charity cares for destitute children”

Question 22

augury

Answer 22

(n.) a sign of what will happen in the future, an omen; “they heard the sound as an augury of death”

Question 23

superfluous

Answer 23

(adj.) unnecessary, especially through being more than enough; “the purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information”

Question 24

opprobrium

Answer 24

(n.) harsh criticism or censure; “his films and the critical opprobrium they have generated”

Question 25

contumely

Answer 25

(n.) insolent or insulting language or treatment; “the church should not be exposed to gossip and contumely”