Vocab #6

Question 1

brazen

Answer 1

bold and without shame; can be made of brass;
s:bold, shameless, confront
a:timid, sly, dodge

Question 2

eschew

Answer 2

deliberately avoid using; shun
s: renounce
a:indulge in; embrace

Question 3

hamper

Answer 3

hinder or impede the movement of progress
s: hinder, obstruct
a:help; assist

Question 4

paramount

Answer 4

more important than anything else supreme; supreme ruler (adv & noun)
s: uppermost; supreme
a:minimal, lower; insignificant

Question 5

quicksilver

Answer 5

something that moves or changes quickly (mercurial & capricious)
s: changing
a: steady; stable

Question 6

ad infinitium

Answer 6

again, and again in the same way; forever
s:endless; forever
a: ending

Question 7

cumbersome

Answer 7

large or heavy ending up to be too heavy to use or carry.
s:unmanageable; clumsy
a:light

Question 8

encapsulated

Answer 8

express the essential features of (something) succinctly (brief).
s: summarize; condensed, enclose
a:

Question 9

simpering

Answer 9

pretends to be shy but actually flirting
s: coy
a:

Question 10

veracity

Answer 10

conformity to facts; accuracy.
a: truth; honesty
s:false; mendacity