vocab 4

Question 1

fortuitous

Answer 1

(adj) happening by chance or accident

Question 2

hedonism

Answer 2

(n) the pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses

Question 3

celibate

Answer 3

(adj) abstaining from intercourse; unmarried

Question 4

perfunctory

Answer 4

(adj) done without care; in a routine fashion

Question 5

besmirch

Answer 5

(v) to make dirty; to stain

Question 6

demeanor

Answer 6

(n) behavior; the manner of conducting oneself

Question 7

imperative

Answer 7

(adj) extremely necessary; vitally important

Question 8

sadistic

Answer 8

(adj) deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others

Question 9

facetious

Answer 9

(adj) comical; jocular; flippant

Question 10

recapitulate

Answer 10

(v) to summarize; to repeat briefly

Question 11

baroque

Answer 11

(adj) overly decorated

Question 12

obloquy

Answer 12

(n) strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from

Question 12

debacle

Answer 12

(n) a complete failure; a total collapse

Question 13

quasi-

Answer 13

(adj) resembling; seeming; half

Question 14

sacrosanct

Answer 14

(adj) extremely holy

Question 15

The root clin means

Answer 15

“to lean” or “to bend.”

Question 16

The roots pon and pos mean

Answer 16

“to put” or “to place.”

Question 17

The prefix hyper- means

Answer 17

“excessive.”

Question 18

The root therm means

Answer 18

“heat.”

Question 19

The prefix com- means

Answer 19

“together.”

Question 20

The prefix im- means

Answer 20

“into.”

Question 21

The prefix dis- means

Answer 21

“apart.”

Question 22

The prefix de- means

Answer 22

“down.”