Vocab 30

Question 1

an offensive act or word; an offense to one’s dignity or self-respect

Answer 1

affront

Question 2

a partially enclosed extension of a room or part of a room

Answer 2

alcove

Question 3

to take the color out of, to bleach, to make white

Answer 3

blanch

Question 4

to defend or to support

Answer 4

champion

Question 5

to contract, to reduce in size or volume

Answer 5

compress

Question 6

fond of good company and of festivity

Answer 6

convivial

Question 7

expansion

Answer 7

dilation

Question 8

mournful, expressing sorrow

Answer 8

elegiac

Question 9

to clear from blame or guilt

Answer 9

exculpate

Question 10

a total failure and a mess

Answer 10

fiasco

Question 11

disregarding, thoughtless

Answer 11

heedless

Question 12

very perceptive, clear and to the point

Answer 12

incisive

Question 13

urging, provocation; initiation

Answer 13

instigation

Question 14

one who interferes in the affairs or with the rights of others

Answer 14

interloper

Question 15

like a maze, very convoluted and intricate

Answer 15

labyrinthine

Question 16

to shed an outer covering such as feathers or skin periodically

Answer 16

molt

Question 17

an outcast

Answer 17

pariah

Question 18

one who engages in love affairs lightly or insincerely

Answer 18

philanderer

Question 19

inclined toward something in advance

Answer 19

predisposed

Question 20

to extinguish, to put out; to relieve with liquid

Answer 20

quench

Question 21

to disapprove of; a person with no moral principles, a depraved individual

Answer 21

reprobate

Question 22

promoting good health or beneficial effects

Answer 22

salutary

Question 23

persistent, holding fast to a position

Answer 23

tenacious

Question 24

flimsy, barely attached

Answer 24

tenuous

Question 25

to deprive the right to be in a profession (usually applies to a priest)

Answer 25

unfrock