Vocab, batch #2 (1-25)

Question 1

Precipitate

Answer 1

to fall as moisture

Question 2

Ameliorate

Answer 2

to improve

Question 3

Aplomb

Answer 3

assurance, great self-confidence

Question 4

Bombastic

Answer 4

pompous/overblown in language

Question 5

Stringent

Answer 5

strict

Question 6

Coalition

Answer 6

a combination/union

Question 7

Callow

Answer 7

immature

Question 8

Drivel

Answer 8

foolish aimless talk

Question 9

Decadence

Answer 9

deterioration

Question 10

Epitome

Answer 10

a summary

Question 11

Extricate

Answer 11

to remove with effort

Question 12

Scathing

Answer 12

bitterly severe

Question 13

Salutary

Answer 13

beneficial

Question 14

Precept

Answer 14

a rule of conduct

Question 15

Vulnerable

Answer 15

open to talk

Question 16

Permeate

Answer 16

to spread through

Question 17

Restitution

Answer 17

act of restoring someone/something to the rightful owner

Question 18

Straitlaced

Answer 18

prudish, strict in regard to moral standards and conduct

Question 19

Filch

Answer 19

to steal

Question 20

Flout

Answer 20

to mock, treat with contempt

Question 21

Soporific

Answer 21

tending to cause sleep

Question 22

Contraband

Answer 22

illegal traffic, smuggled goods

Question 23

Aura

Answer 23

that which surrounds a distinctive air/personal quality

Question 24

Amorphous

Answer 24

shapeless, without definite form

Question 25

Elicit

Answer 25

to draw forth, to bring out from some source