vocab final

Question 1

tenuous

Answer 1

thin or weak, lacking a sound basis

Question 2

garrulous

Answer 2

excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters

Question 3

facetious

Answer 3

finding humor in sensitive matters

Question 4

homily

Answer 4

a sermon

Question 5

unobtrusive

Answer 5

inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent

Question 6

deleterious

Answer 6

harmful, injuries

Question 7

nugatory

Answer 7

of no real value, worthless

Question 8

soporific

Answer 8

causing or tending to cause sleep

Question 9

imprecation

Answer 9

a curse

Question 10

desiccated

Answer 10

lacking spirit, dehydrated or powdered

Question 11

inimitable

Answer 11

not capable of being imitated

Question 12

double entendre

Answer 12

a word capable of having two interpretations

Question 13

folksy

Answer 13

sociable, friendly, informal, casual, or familiar in style

Question 14

churlish

Answer 14

rude, vulgar

Question 15

euphemism

Answer 15

the substitution of an agreeable expression to one that may offend

Question 16

strident

Answer 16

harsh sound

Question 17

droll

Answer 17

having a humorous or odd quality

Question 18

contemplative

Answer 18

thoughtfulness, reflection

Question 19

conciliatory

Answer 19

appease, to make compatible, reconcile

Question 20

anecdote

Answer 20

short story

Question 21

dissipate

Answer 21

scatter in various directions

Question 22

combative

Answer 22

ready to fight

Question 23

aloof

Answer 23

reserved, indifferent, disinterested

Question 24

didactic

Answer 24

teach or lecture others too much

Question 25

colloquial

Answer 25

informal

Question 26

dubious

Answer 26

doubtful

Question 27

erratic

Answer 27

inconsistent, irregular

Question 28

brusquely

Answer 28

abrupt in manner

Question 29

enigmatic

Answer 29

resembling a puzzling occurrence

Question 30

elegiac

Answer 30

expressing sorrow