Vocab 3c-d

Question 1

Finesse

Answer 1

(n) Skillful or adroit handling

(n) Refinement or delicacy or performance, skill, or workmanship

Question 2

Germane

Answer 2

(adj.) Relevant or closely related

Question 3

Viscid

Answer 3

(adj.) Having a sticky, adhesive, or viscous quality or consistency

Question 4

Glib

Answer 4

(adj. ) Fluent in speaking or writing to the point of insincerity or thoughtlessness
(adj. ) Done with natural ease or off hand nonchalance

Question 5

Requite

Answer 5

(v) To repay or make return for; to reciprocate
(v) To avenge
(v) To recompense for a service, benefit, or injury

Question 6

Grouse

Answer 6

(v) To complain, grumble
(n) A grievance; a persistent complaint
(n) Any of various types of plump, chicken-like gamebirds

Question 7

Appreciable

Answer 7

(adj) Possible to see, measure, or estimate

Question 8

Dilate

Answer 8

(v) 1. To cause to expand; to widen or enlarge

2. To speak or write at length on a subject

Question 9

Subside

Answer 9

(v) To sink to a lower or normal level (such as a fever);
to sink or settle down (as onto a couch or to the bottom of a river)
(v) To become less agitated or active

Question 10

Redundant

Answer 10

(adj. ) More than necessary; superfluous

(adj. ) Excessively wordy or repetitive

Question 11

Antipathy

Answer 11

(n) An aversion, disliking, or distaste for

(n) An object of dislike or aversion

Question 12

Convoluted

Answer 12

(adj. ) Having a great number of coils, loops, or folds

(adj. ) Intricate or involved

Question 13

Mitigate

Answer 13

(v) To moderate (the force,intensity, or strength of) or alleviate

Question 14

Sangfroid

Answer 14

(n) Self-possession or composure, especially under stress

Question 15

Implosion

Answer 15

(n) Forceful collapse inward

Question 16

Condone

Answer 16

(v) To overlook, dismiss, or forgive (an offense)