Vocab 5

Question 1

Propreity

Answer 1

conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.

Question 2

Prose

Answer 2

the ordinary form of spoken/written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry/ verse.

Question 3

Impassive

Answer 3

without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.

Question 4

Inscrutability

Answer 4

incapability of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrability

Question 5

Ideogram

Answer 5

written symbol that represents an idea/object directly rather than a particular word/speech sound, as a Chinese character.

Question 6

Discourse

Answer 6

communication of thought by words; talk; conversation

Question 7

Demurely

Answer 7

in a shy or modest manner

Question 8

Menace

Answer 8

something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat

Question 9

Ignominy

Answer 9

disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.

Question 10

Sacrilege

Answer 10

the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.

Question 11

Inflection

Answer 11

modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.

Question 12

Discretion

Answer 12

the power or right to decide or act according to one’s own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice

Question 13

Nuance

Answer 13

a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.

Question 14

Bulbous

Answer 14

bulb-shaped; bulging.

Question 15

Reticulation

Answer 15

a reticulated formation, arrangement, or appearance; network.

Question 16

Appalling

Answer 16

causing dismay or horror

Question 17

Illicit

Answer 17

not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.

Question 18

Paradoxical

Answer 18

having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.

Question 19

Ingenious

Answer 19

characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction

Question 20

Pullulate

Answer 20

to breed, produce, or create rapidly.

Question 21

Platitude

Answer 21

a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.

Question 22

Sanguinary

Answer 22

full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody

Question 23

Enjoin

Answer 23

to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis

Question 24

Connoisseur

Answer 24

a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste

Question 25

Palmary

Answer 25

having or deserving to have the palm of victory or success; praiseworthy

Question 26

Extol

Answer 26

to praise highly; laud; eulogize

Question 27

Depraved

Answer 27

corrupt, wicked, or perverted.

Question 28

Inimitable

Answer 28

incapable of being imitated or copied; surpassing imitation; matchless.

Question 29

Elegy

Answer 29

a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.

Question 30

Incongruity

Answer 30

the quality or condition of being incongruous.

Question 31

Dogmatic

Answer 31

asserting opinions as if they were fact

Question 32

Baffle

Answer 32

to confuse, bewilder, or perplex

Question 33

Convey

Answer 33

to communicate something

Question 34

Discrepancy

Answer 34

the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency

Question 35

Exalt

Answer 35

to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate