vocab list 9

Question 1

provocative

Answer 1

adjective Definition: tending to excite or stimulate

Question 2

bumpkin

Answer 2

noun Definition: an unsophisticated, awkward person

Question 3

toady

Answer 3

noun Definition: a person who flatters for personal gain

Question 4

culpable

Answer 4

adjective Definition: deserving blame or condemnation; guilty

Question 5

hortatory

Answer 5

adjective Definition: encouraging

Question 6

penultimate

Answer 6

adjective Definition: next to last

Question 7

orotund

Answer 7

adjective Definition: full and rich in sound (in speech)

Question 8

blithe

Answer 8

carefree and lighthearted Part of Speech: adjective

Question 9

soporific

Answer 9

Definition: tending to induce sleep Part of Speech: adjective

Question 10

pervasive

Answer 10

adjective Definition: permeating; spreading of restricted: limited

Question 11

benign

Answer 11

beneficial; favorable

Question 12

frenetic

Answer 12

adj. wildly excited

Question 13

recrimination

Answer 13

n. counteraccusation; a statement made to deny or refute another statement.

Question 14

indecorous

Answer 14

lacking good taste; improper

Question 15

corroborate

Answer 15

to strengthen by adding evidence