Vocab List 2

Question 1

Acappella

Answer 1

Adj- without instrumental accompaniment

Question 2

Bona Fide

Answer 2

adj.- genuine; real.

Question 3

Au Courant

Answer 3

adj- aware of what is going on; well informed.

Question 4

élan

Answer 4

noun- Energy, style, and enthusiasm.

Question 5

De jure

Answer 5

adverb- according to rightful entitlement or claim; by right.

Question 6

Dotage

Answer 6

noun- The period of life in which a person is old and weak.

Question 7

Intrinsic

Answer 7

adjective­- belonging naturally; essential.

Question 8

Pince-­nez­

Answer 8

noun-­ a pair of eyeglasses with a nose clip instead of earpieces.

Question 9

Timidity

Answer 9

adjective-­ fear of the unknown, fear of not knowing what to do.

Question 10

Congeal

Answer 10

verb-­ to solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.

Question 11

Verdant

Answer 11

adjective-­ green with grass or other rich vegetation.

Question 12

Magniloquent

Answer 12

adjective-­ using high­flown or bombastic language.

Question 13

Convocation

Answer 13

noun­- a large formal assembly of people.

Question 14

Emanation

Answer 14

noun­- an abstract but perceptible thing that issues or originates from a source.

Question 15

Burlesque

Answer 15

noun-­ an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody.

Question 16

vis-­a-­vis

Answer 16

preposition-­ in relation to; with regard to.

Question 17

semper fidelis

Answer 17

adjective­- always faithful.

Question 18

aficionado

Answer 18

noun­- a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity,
subject, or pastime.

Question 19

ranine

Answer 19

noun-­ Of or pertaining to the frogs and toads.

Question 20

al fresco

Answer 20

adjective-­ in the open air.

Question 21

bête noire

Answer 21

noun-­ a person or thing that one particularly dislikes.

Question 22

carte blanche

Answer 22

noun-­ complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best.

Question 23

Faux pas

Answer 23

noun- social blunder

Question 24

aria

Answer 24

n­oun- a song in the opera sung by one person.

Question 25

avant-­garde

Answer 25

n­oun- an intelligentsia that develops new or experimental concepts especially in the arts.

Question 26

Eclat

Answer 26

noun-­ ostentatious display

Question 27

chiaroscuro

Answer 27

noun-­ pictorial representation in terms of light and shade without regard to color

Question 28

simper

Answer 28

verb- to smile in a way that is not sincere or natural

Question 29

unctuous

Answer 29

adj-­ used to describe someone who speaks and behaves in a way that is meant to
seem friendly and polite but that is unpleasant because it is obviously not sincere.

Question 30

eclectic­

Answer 30

adj­- including things taken from many different sources