Vocab #6

Question 1

cynosure

Answer 1

a person or thing at the center of attention

Question 2

debutante

Answer 2

an upperclassman woman making her first appearance in society

Question 3

deprecate

Answer 3

to express disapproval of

Question 4

physiognomy

Answer 4

a person’s facial features or expression

Question 5

iconoclastic

Answer 5

characterized by attack on cherished beliefs

Question 6

ignominious

Answer 6

deserving or causing public disgrace

Question 7

ichthyology

Answer 7

the branch of zoology that deals with fishes

Question 8

cacophony

Answer 8

a harsh discordant mixture of sounds

Question 9

husbandry

Answer 9

the care, breeding, and cultivation of crops and animals

Question 10

postprandial

Answer 10

during or related to the period after lunch

Question 11

dissonance

Answer 11

lack of harmony among musical tones

Question 12

idiosyncrasy

Answer 12

a form of behavior or way of thinking unique to an individual

Question 13

ephemeral

Answer 13

lasting for a short time

Question 14

miasma

Answer 14

a highly unpleasant smell

Question 15

propinquity

Answer 15

state of being close to something or someone

Question 16

effigy

Answer 16

a sculpture of a person

Question 17

mugwump

Answer 17

a person who remains aloof or independent

Question 18

promulgate

Answer 18

to promote or make widely known

Question 19

equine

Answer 19

horse like

Question 20

myopic

Answer 20

nearsighted

Question 21

prodigal

Answer 21

spending money recklessly

Question 22

profligate

Answer 22

recklessly wasteful in the use of resources

Question 23

prodigious

Answer 23

remarkably great in size or degree

Question 24

posthumous

Answer 24

appearing or occuring after the death of the originator

Question 25

platitude

Answer 25

a phrase that is used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

Question 26

hibernal

Answer 26

occurring in winter

Question 27

dilatory

Answer 27

slow to act

Question 28

disingenuous

Answer 28

pretending that one knows less about something than one really does

Question 29

dolorous

Answer 29

feeling or expressing great sorrow/distress

Question 30

precarious

Answer 30

dangerously likely to fall or collapse