Vocab List #5

Question 1

aesthetic

Answer 1

pleasing in appearance

Question 2

aesthetic

Answer 2

a theory or conceptualization of beauty or art

Question 3

culpable

Answer 3

holding blame especially bad or harmful

Question 4

distraught

Answer 4

agitated with doubt, mental conflict, or pain

Question 5

distraught

Answer 5

exhibiting a state of mental unsoundness

Question 6

ethical

Answer 6

conforming to accepted standards

Question 7

ethical

Answer 7

(of a drug) only able to be obtained through a doctor’s prescription

Question 8

exalt

Answer 8

to raise (something) in rank or power

Question 9

exalt

Answer 9

to intensify

Question 10

fluctuate

Answer 10

to shift back and forth uncertainly across a set of values

Question 11

fluctuate

Answer 11

to rise and fall in a constant, wave-like pattern

Question 12

goad

Answer 12

to incite or excite with or as if with a goad

Question 13

goad

Answer 13

a pointed rod used to urge or move an animal; something that pricks

Question 14

incense

Answer 14

something that intentionally makes a pleasant odor when burned

Question 15

incense

Answer 15

to stimulate the extreme anger or indignation (of someone)

Question 16

motley

Answer 16

made up of many different parts, people, things, or colors

Question 17

motley

Answer 17

jester; fool; zany

Question 18

motley

Answer 18

a mixture of ingredients

Question 19

prodigious

Answer 19

causing wonder or amazement

Question 20

prodigious

Answer 20

resembling a prodigy; strange; extraordinarily unusual