vocab 24

Question 1

abase

Answer 1

degrade, humiliate

Question 2

abdicate

Answer 2

renounce, give up a power

Question 3

brazen

Answer 3

shameless, insolent, disrespectful

Question 4

caustic

Answer 4

sarcastically biting, acrid

Question 5

commiserate

Answer 5

express sympathy

Question 6

decorum

Answer 6

appropriate conduct, correct and proper behavior

Question 7

deference

Answer 7

courteous going along with the options or wishes of another

Question 8

drone

Answer 8

speaking in an monotonous tone, continuous low humming sound

Question 9

enunciate

Answer 9

pronounce clearly

Question 10

girth

Answer 10

size or dimentions

Question 11

grandiose

Answer 11

impressive, imposing

Question 12

inception

Answer 12

beginning of something

Question 13

ineffable

Answer 13

incapable of being expressed in speech and words

Question 14

nebulous

Answer 14

lacking clarity of feature or sharpness of outline

Question 15

obtuse

Answer 15

dull of find, insensitive, stupid

Question 16

parable

Answer 16

a short fictitious story that has a moral

Question 17

rant

Answer 17

to rave, to speak in a loud and attacking manner

Question 18

reproach

Answer 18

to blame for something, a disgrace

Question 19

savant

Answer 19

a scholar, a learning person

Question 20

neophyte

Answer 20

a recent convert, beginner, novice

Question 21

stultifying

Answer 21

causing to be useless, crippling, causing to appear stupid

Question 22

syllabus

Answer 22

a brief outline of the main points of a text or course of study

Question 23

troupe

Answer 23

a company or group– usually theatrical performers

Question 24

unequivcal

Answer 24

without a doubt

Question 25

vapid

Answer 25

dull, insane, insipid