Vocab #5

Question 1

Engender (verb)

Answer 1

Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition)

Question 2

Amplify (verb)

Answer 2

Cause to become more marked or intense; enlarge upon or add detail to (a story or statement)

Question 3

Assuage (verb)

Answer 3

Make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.

Question 4

Derision (noun)

Answer 4

Contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

Question 5

Expediency (noun)

Answer 5

The quality of being convenient and practical despite possible being improper or immoral.

Question 6

Sublime (adj.)

Answer 6

Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.

Question 7

Sanguine (adj.)

Answer 7

Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

Question 8

Sordid (adj.)

Answer 8

Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.

Question 9

Paradox (noun)

Answer 9

A seeming absurd or self-contradictory statement of proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.

Question 10

Satire (noun)

Answer 10

The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Question 11

Clandestine (adj.)

Answer 11

Kept secret or done secretively, especially because it is illicit.

Question 12

Specious (adj.)

Answer 12

Superficially plausible, but actually wrong.

Question 13

Inscrutable (adj.)

Answer 13

Impossible to understand or interpret.

Question 14

Compendium (noun)

Answer 14

A collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, especially in a book or other publication.

Question 15

Spartan (adj.)

Answer 15

Showing the indifference to comfort or luxury traditionally associated with ancient Sparta.