Vocab 4

Question 1

Hubris

Answer 1

1. excessive pride or self-confidence.

Question 2

Vanity

Answer 2

noun
1. excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements.
“it flattered his vanity to think I was in love with him”

2. the quality of being worthless or futile.
   “the vanity of human wishes”
3. a dressing table.

Question 3

truant

Answer 3

a student who stays away from school without leave or explanation; hooky (playing hooky)

Question 4

South Central

Answer 4

situated in the southern part of a centrally located area in some geographical region

Question 5

derrière

Answer 5

a euphemistic term for a buttocks

Question 6

brew

Answer 6

1. a cup or mug of tea or coffee.
   “she took a sip of the hot reviving brew”
2. a mixture of events, people, or things which interact to form a more potent whole.
   “a dangerous brew of political turmoil and violent conflict”

Question 7

lifer

Answer 7

1. a person who spends their life in a particular career. Or a life sentence in prison.

Question 8

cognac

Answer 8

a high-quality brandy, properly that distilled in Cognac in western France.

Question 9

mousseux

Answer 9

(of wine) sparkling; frizzante

Question 10

uncouth

Answer 10

lacking good manners, refinement, sophistication or grace.

Question 11

tang

Answer 11

1. a strong taste, flavor, or smell.
   “the clean salty tang of the sea”
2. a characteristic quality.

Question 12

double dutch

Answer 12

1. unintelligible or garbled speech or language
2. the game where 2 skipping ropes whip in opposite directions

Question 13

dentadent

Answer 13

dental abscess

Question 14

abscess

Answer 14

An abscess is a collection of pus in any part of the body. In most cases, the area around an abscess is swollen and inflamed.

Question 15

white collar

Answer 15

noun
1. denoting nonviolent crime committed by white-collar workers, especially fraud.

2. relating to the work done or those who work in an office or other professional environment

Question 16

trife

Answer 16

1. consistently being embarrassing or unfortunate.
2. A trivial matter or matters
3. the poor living standards and the illicit activities one does to avoid this standard of living

Question 17

gallardo

Answer 17

Lamborghini

Question 18

Hammurabi’s Code

Answer 18

A Babylonian (Arab, Iraq) set of crude laws.
eg. Cut hands off for stealing
(try to memorize some of it)

Question 19

Grampian Smile

Answer 19

A smile of courtesy used to greet and assure. Not one heartfelt. It comes from the British mountain region, Grampian.

Question 20

disposition

Answer 20

1. a person’s inherent qualities of mind and character.
   “your sunny disposition has a way of rubbing off on those around you”
2. the way in which something is placed or arranged, especially in relation to other things.
   “the plan need not be accurate so long as it shows the disposition of the rooms”
3. the power to deal with something as one pleases.
   “if Napoleon had had railroads at his disposition, he would have been invincible”

Question 21

Tilikum

Answer 21

A Marine Land orca iconic for its wry fin.

Question 22

Moped

Answer 22

Pronounced “Mow-ped”. A lightweight, motorized bicycle.
(The funky pizza bikes!)

Question 23

straddle

Answer 23

1. sit or stand with one leg on either side of:
   “he turned the chair round and straddled it”
2. manspread

Question 24

bygone

Answer 24

a thing dating from an earlier time.
“the museum consists of a fascinating collection of rural bygones”

phrase:
let bygones be bygones — forget past offenses or causes of conflict and be reconciled.

Question 25

caddy

Answer 25

1. a small storage container, typically one with divisions.
2. a person who carries a golfer’s clubs and provides other assistance during a match.

Question 26

prone

Answer 26

1. lying flat, especially face downwards:
   “I was lying prone on a foam mattress”
2. likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable:
   “farmed fish are prone to disease”

Question 27

Retribution

Answer 27

punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act:

Question 28

Icicle

Answer 28

1. slang for a person who is emotionally cold, like the icicle of a friend who ignores you when you need some moral support.
2. The white decoration on christmas trees. (google it. can’t explain)
3. Ice formed from dripping water