Vocab #3

Question 1

acerbic

Answer 1

sharp and forthright or tasting sour/ bitter

Question 2

antipathy

Answer 2

a deep seated feeling of dislike

Question 3

cajole

Answer 3

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

Question 4

desiccated

Answer 4

having had all the moisture removed: dried out or lacking vitality or interest

Question 5

fallacious

Answer 5

based on a mistaken belief

Question 6

implacable

Answer 6

relentless, unstoppable: unable to be placated

Question 7

mercurial

Answer 7

subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind

Question 8

myriad

Answer 8

a countless or extremely great number

Question 9

neophyte

Answer 9

a person who is new to a subject, skill or belief

Question 10

perspicacity

Answer 10

the quantity of having a ready insight into things; shrewdness

Question 10

parsimony

Answer 10

extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources

Question 10

sanguine

Answer 10

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation

Question 11

panacea

Answer 11

a solution or remedy for all diseases

Question 11

ribald

Answer 11

humorously vulgar

Question 12

serendipity

Answer 12

the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way: good luck

Question 13

taciturn

Answer 13

reserved or uncommunicative in speech: saying little

Question 14

truculent

Answer 14

eager or quick to argue or fight: aggressively defiant

Question 15

ubiquitous

Answer 15

present, appearing or found everywhere at the same time

Question 16

vapid

Answer 16

offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging

Question 17

vilify

Answer 17

to write or speak about someone in a disparaging manner (regardless if the information is true or false). Slander

Question 18

zephyr

Answer 18

a soft gentle breeze