Vocab 8

Question 1

indolent

Answer 1

wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

Question 2

lugubrious

Answer 2

looking or sounding sad and dismal.

Question 3

ribald

Answer 3

referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way.

Question 4

adulation

Answer 4

obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise.

Question 5

censure

Answer 5

express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement.

Question 6

dissemble

Answer 6

to conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs.

Question 7

dissimulation

Answer 7

concealment of one’s thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense.

Question 8

droll

Answer 8

curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.

Question 9

expectorate

Answer 9

cough or spit out phlegm from the throat or lungs.

Question 10

palpate

Answer 10

examine (a part of the body) by touch, especially for medical purposes.

Question 11

peremptory

Answer 11

(especially of a person’s manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.

Question 12

pusillanimous

Answer 12

showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.

Question 13

surfeit

Answer 13

an excessive amount of something.

Question 14

allay

Answer 14

diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).

Question 15

capacious

Answer 15

having a lot of space inside; roomy.