Vocab Deck 2

Question 1

Brevity

Answer 1

Shortness of time or duration; Breifness

Question 2

Cronyism

Answer 2

The appointment of friends and associates to positions of authority

Question 3

Efficacy

Answer 3

Capacity or power to produce a desired effect; effectiveness

Question 4

Pious

Answer 4

One who is religiously devoted; deeply religious

Question 5

Incumbent

Answer 5

The holder of an office

Question 6

Altruism/Altruist

Answer 6

Feeling and behavior that show a desire to help other people and a lack of selfishness; unselfish

Question 7

Narcissism/Narcissist

Answer 7

Love of or sexual desire for one’s own body; love for ones self

Question 8

Litigate

Answer 8

To make something the subject of a lawsuit

Question 9

Vaporous

Answer 9

Unsubstantial; airy

Question 10

Diaphanous

Answer 10

Very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent

Question 11

Sedentary

Answer 11

tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive

Question 12

Lambaste

Answer 12

To criticize harshly

Question 13

Serendipity

Answer 13

an aptitude fro making desirable discoveries by accident

Question 14

Aptitude

Answer 14

Capability, ability, talent

Question 15

Dilapidated

Answer 15

In a state of ruin or disrepair as a result of age or neglect

Question 16

Welter

Answer 16

move in a turbulent fashion; to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea

Question 17

Jape

Answer 17

a practical joke; say or do something in jest or mockery

Question 18

Repugnant

Answer 18

extremely distasteful; unacceptable.

Question 19

Immutable

Answer 19

Unchanging over time or unable to be changed

Question 20

Vapid

Answer 20

Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging