Vocab 4,221 - 4,240

Question 1

Quash

Answer 1

– verb

1) to suppress completely: to quash a rebellion.

Question 2

Attestation

Answer 2

– noun

1) a declaration that something is the case: personal attestations only matter so much.

Question 3

Mesmeric

Answer 3

– adjective

1) hypnotic / compelling / fascinating.

Question 4

Immiseration

Answer 4

– verb

1) to make miserable / cause to become impoverished.

Question 5

A month of Sundays

Answer 5

– expression

1) a very long time: I haven’t seen barbara in a month of Sundays.

Question 6

Tu quoque (too kwo-kwe)

Answer 6

– Latin

1) thou / you too: a retort by one charged with a crime accusing an opponent who has brought the charges of a similar crime.

Question 7

Manchurian Candidate

Answer 7

– noun

1) a person, especially a politician, being used as a puppet by an enemy power.

Question 8

Bounder

Answer 8

– noun

1) a dishonorable man: he is nothing but a fortune-seeking bounder.

Question 9

Genericize

Answer 9

– verb

1) To cause to become generic: a trademark that was genericized and used to refer to any kind of cola.

Question 10

Altiloquent

Answer 10

– adjective

1) high-flown or pretentious: His altiloquent style takes too much energy.

Question 11

Enculturation

Answer 11

– noun

1) the process whereby individuals learn their group’s culture, through experience, observation, and instruction.

Question 12

Arriviste

Answer 12

– noun

1) a person who has recently acquired unaccustomed status / wealth / success, especially by dubious means.

Question 13

Promethean

Answer 13

– adjective

1) creative / boldly original.

Question 14

Cassandra

Answer 14

– noun

1) a person who prophesies doom or disaster.

Question 15

Short shrift

Answer 15

– noun

1) little attention / consideration in dealing with a person / matter: to give short shrift to an opponent’s arguments.

Question 16

Decomplexify

Answer 16

– verb

1) Simplify

Question 17

Magna carta

Answer 17

– noun

1) any fundamental constitution / law guaranteeing rights / liberties.

Question 18

Comeuppance

Answer 18

– noun

1) deserved reward or just deserts, usually unpleasant: He finally got his comeuppance for his misbehavior.

Question 19

Malefactor

Answer 19

– noun

1) a person who does harm / evil / violates the law.

Question 20

Encumbered

Answer 20

– verb

1) to impede / hinder: Red tape encumbers our attempts at action.