Vocab Day 11

Question 1

Abhor

Answer 1

Detest, regard with disgust

Question 2

Boisterous

Answer 2

noisy, energetic and cheerful/(of weather) stormy

Question 3

Chivalrous

Answer 3

courteous and gallant especially towards women

Question 4

Churlish

Answer 4

rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

Question 5

Clandestine

Answer 5

adj) secret | kept secret or done secretively

The school administrators held clandestine meetings about the school uniform policy; they were afraid that if the
public knew they were contemplating a new policy, the outcry would squash the issue.

Word Forms: clandestinely, clandestineness, clandestinity

Question 6

Complacent

Answer 6

Self-satisfied, smug; overly content (and
therefore lazy, neglectful, or some other bad quality)

Question 7

Cumbersome

Answer 7

large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use/ unwieldy/ complicated, inefficient

Question 8

Debilitating

Answer 8

make someone weak and infirm/ hinder, delay

Question 9

Deliberate

Answer 9

done consciously and intentionally

Question 10

Droll

Answer 10

curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement/ funny/ comic/ amusing

Question 11

Eccentric

Answer 11

(of a person) unconventional and slightly strange

Question 12

Fractious

Answer 12

adj) unruly; irritable

Fido was a fractious dog who refused to cooperate even after months of obedience classes.

Word Forms: fractiously, fractiousness Antonym Form: unfractious, unfractiously, unfractiousness

Question 13

Limpid

Answer 13

adj) clear; calm

The limpid waters provided opportunity for the anglers to sight cast directly to the fish they could see in the clear water.

Word Forms: limpidity, limpidness, limpidly

Question 14

Mawkish

Answer 14

sentimental in an exaggerated or false way

Question 15

Obeisance

Answer 15

deferential respect, bow or curtsy

Question 16

Ostentatious

Answer 16

characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress

Question 17

Panacea

Answer 17

a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases

Question 18

Perfunctory

Answer 18

adj) done only as a matter of routine, with indifference and a lack of enthusiasm

The principal gave a perfunctory speech about attendance, even though the students had heard the same speech a
dozen times before.

Word Forms: perfunctorily, perfunctoriness

Question 19

Perilous

Answer 19

fall of danger or risk

Question 20

Pervasive

Answer 20

(unwelcome influence) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people

Question 21

Preclude

Answer 21

prevent from happening; make impossible

Question 22

Predilection

Answer 22

n) a preference | a preference or special liking for something/ bias in favor

Preston has a predilection for cheddar so be sure not to serve mozzarella when he visits.

Question 23

Rapacious

Answer 23

aggressively greedy or grasping

Question 24

Relish

Answer 24

great enjoyment/ pleasurable anticipation

Question 25

Satirical

Answer 25

containing or using satire/ mocking another’s weakness

Question 26

Sham

Answer 26

a person who pretends to be someone or something they are not

Question 27

Skirt

Answer 27

be situated along or around the edge of/ avoid dealing with

Question 28

Sluggish

Answer 28

slow moving, lacking energy or alertness

Question 29

Spartan

Answer 29

austerity or lack of comfort or luxury/ harsh/ hard/ frugal

Question 30

Truculent

Answer 30

eager to argue; aggressively defiant | n) brutal cruelty and aggressiveness

After the fight in school, Truman was expelled; the school board said that his truculence was a danger to the others.

Word Forms: truculent, truculently, truculency