Vocab 6

Question 1

dinghy

Answer 1

a small boat

Question 2

dispatch

Answer 2

send off to a destination with purpose; deal with a task efficiently

Question 3

subjugated

Answer 3

bring under control

Question 4

presumption

Answer 4

to presume

Question 5

filibuster

Answer 5

something that obstructs progress

Question 6

cosseted

Answer 6

to care for in an overindulgent way (parents and family)

Question 7

puerile

Answer 7

silly, trivial and naive

Question 8

contrivance

Answer 8

something that is made skillfully to serve a particular purpose

Question 9

deft

Answer 9

agile and quick in movement

Question 10

crepuscular

Answer 10

relating to twilight

Question 11

mimeographed

Answer 11

copied

Question 12

flippant

Answer 12

not showing respect or seriousness when needed (facetious)

Question 13

facetious

Answer 13

treating serious issues with inappropriate humour (flippant)

Question 14

avuncular

Answer 14

of or relating to an uncle

Question 15

raiment

Answer 15

clothing

Question 16

pliant

Answer 16

pliable, malleable, easily bent, flexible, easily influenced

Question 17

salient

Answer 17

prominent, conspicuous, most noticeable

Question 18

vertiginous

Answer 18

causing vertigo (fear of heights)

Question 19

controvert

Answer 19

deny the truth of something

Question 20

sedulous

Answer 20

showing dedication and diligence

Question 21

fractious

Answer 21

quarrelsome, unruly, irritable

Question 22

diatribe

Answer 22

a forceful, bitter verbal attack

Question 23

epithet

Answer 23

a phrase expressing a quality (like an axiom or proverb)

Question 24

vapid

Answer 24

not stimulating or challenging

Question 25

truancy

Answer 25

skipping class without good reason

Question 26

profligate

Answer 26

wasteful use of resources, reckless spending

Question 27

pedantry

Answer 27

excessive concern with minor details or rules

Question 28

abetment

Answer 28

encourage or assist someone to do something wrong (crime or other offense)

Question 29

sedative

Answer 29

calming, sleep-inducing

Question 30

lynchpin/linchpin

Answer 30

a person or thing vital to an organization

Question 31

remonstrance

Answer 31

a reproachful protest

Question 32

foist

Answer 32

impose something unpleasant on something/someone

Question 33

obtrusive

Answer 33

prominent or noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way

Question 34

slovenly

Answer 34

messy and dirty

Question 35

deifying

Answer 35

worship or treat like a god

Question 36

pious

Answer 36

religiously devout

Question 37

curative

Answer 37

able to cure something

Question 38

gaudy

Answer 38

flamboyant and tasteless

Question 39

perfidious

Answer 39

deceitful, untrustworthy

Question 40

jaunty

Answer 40

lively, cheerful, self-confident manner

Question 41

beguilement

Answer 41

trick someone by charming or enchanting

Question 42

byzantine

Answer 42

excessively complicated

Question 43

obfuscate

Answer 43

to make obscure and unclear (ANT: elucidate)

Question 44

derision

Answer 44

contemptuous ridicule and mockery

Question 45

chicanery

Answer 45

trickery

Question 46

onerous

Answer 46

arduous, requiring a lot of effort

Question 47

brusque

Answer 47

abrupt and nonchalant in manner

Question 48

picayune

Answer 48

worthless, petty

Question 49

gesticulation

Answer 49

a gesture made for emphasis

Question 50

demure

Answer 50

reserved, modest and shy