Vocab 3-4

Question 1

Bona fide

Answer 1

N. In good faith

Question 2

Boor

Answer 2

Adj. a rude or impolite person.

Question 3

Bovine

Answer 3

Adj. pertaining to cows or cattle.

Question 4

Bowdlerize

Answer 4

V. To remove offensive passages of a play, novelette.

Question 5

Brevity

Answer 5

N. Briefness, short duration.

Question 6

Bucolic

Answer 6

Adj. Pertaining to the countryside; rural, rustic.

Question 7

Cajole

Answer 7

V. To coax, to persuade, to wheedle.

Question 8

Callow

Answer 8

Adj. young and inexperienced.

Question 9

Carcinogen

Answer 9

N. Causing cancer.

Question 10

Carnal

Answer 10

Adj. sensual, sexual.

Question 11

Carrion

Answer 11

N. Decaying flesh.

Question 12

Cataclysm

Answer 12

N. A violent change.

Question 13

Cataract

Answer 13

N.

1. Large waterfall;
2. Abnormality of the eye.

Question 14

Caveat

Answer 14

N. A warning.

Question 15

Celibate

Answer 15

N. Unmarried.

Question 16

Censure

Answer 16

V. To criticize sharply.

Question 17

Cessation

Answer 17

N. A stopping; a discontinuance.

Question 18

Chaff

Answer 18

N. Worthless matter.

Question 19

Chagrin

Answer 19

N. Embarrassment; or a complete loss of courage.

Question 20

Chimerical

Answer 20

Adj. imaginary, fantastic.

Question 21

Coalesce

Answer 21

V. To blend, to merge.

Question 22

Debacle

Answer 22

N. A complete failure; a total collapse.

Question 23

Debauchery

Answer 23

N. Corruption; self-indulgence.

Question 24

Deference

Answer 24

N. Respect, consideration.

Question 25

Defile

Answer 25

V. To pollute, to corrupt.

Question 26

Deign

Answer 26

V. To lower oneself before an inferior.

Question 27

Delineate

Answer 27

V. To describe, to depict.

Question 28

Demeanor

Answer 28

N. Behavior; manner of conducting oneself.

Question 29

Denouement

Answer 29

N. An outcome, result.

Question 30

Bombast

Answer 30

N. Impressive but meaningless language.