Vocab-List 9

Question 1

ameliorate

Answer 1

to improve

Question 2

cajole

Answer 2

to persuade by pleasant words or false promises

Question 3

celestial

Answer 3

having to do with the heavens; divine

Question 4

dearth

Answer 4

shortage; lack

Question 5

enigma

Answer 5

a puzzle; a baffling situation

Question 6

lassitude

Answer 6

state or feeling of tiredness; weariness

Question 7

levity

Answer 7

lack of seriousness; fickleness

Question 8

pugnacious

Answer 8

eager and ready to fight.

Question 9

sectarian

Answer 9

pertaining to a group within a larger group that is limited by common beliefs or interests; narrow minded

Question 10

tenet

Answer 10

a principal, doctrine or belief held as a truth by a group

Question 11

contemptuous

Answer 11

showing or feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect

Question 12

indignant

Answer 12

marked by anger aroused by injustice; irate; furious

Question 13

patronizing

Answer 13

treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority

Question 14

obsequious

Answer 14

obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree; polite and obedient in order to gain something

Question 15

wry

Answer 15

ironic; cynical; sarcastic

Question 16

adulation

Answer 16

excessive admiration or praise