Vocab 3

Question 1

Affront

Answer 1

An action or remark that causes outrage or offense

Question 2

Blase

Answer 2

unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experience or seen it so often before

Question 3

Cajole

Answer 3

Persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery

Question 4

Choleric

Answer 4

Bad tempered or irritable

Question 5

Encumber

Answer 5

Restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult

Question 6

Feckless

Answer 6

Lacking initiative or strength of character
A situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement

Question 7

Indolent

Answer 7

wanting to avoid activity or exertion

Question 8

Lugubrious

Answer 8

Looking or sounding sad and dismal

Question 9

Ribald

Answer 9

Referring to sexual matters in an amusingly coarse or irreverent way

Question 10

Adulation

Answer 10

Obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise

Question 11

Censure

Answer 11

Express severe disapproval of (someone or something) especially in a formal statement

Question 12

Dissemble

Answer 12

Conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs

Question 13

Dissimulation

Answer 13

Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement

Question 14

Expectorate

Answer 14

Cough or spit out (phlegm) from the throat)

Question 15

Palpate

Answer 15

Examine (a part of the body) by touch, especially for medical purposes

Question 16

Peremptory

Answer 16

Insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way

Question 17

Pusillanimous

Answer 17

Showing a lack of courage or determination, timid

Question 18

Surfeit

Answer 18

An excessive amount of something