Vocab pt. 2

Question 1

short-lived; ephemeral

Answer 1

transient

Question 2

evidence or proof of something

Answer 2

attestation

Question 3

of or occurring every day; daily

Answer 3

quotidian

Question 4

favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of government, at the expense of personal freedom

Answer 4

authoritarian

Question 5

clear or obvious to the eye or mind

Answer 5

manifest

Question 6

having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation

Answer 6

arid

Question 7

corresponding in size or degree

Answer 7

commensurate

Question 8

alluring; tempting

Answer 8

tantalizing

Question 9

copied; imitative

Answer 9

derivative

Question 10

extremely small

Answer 10

minute

Question 11

determined

Answer 11

resolute

Question 12

wasteful

Answer 12

extravagant

Question 13

wealthy

Answer 13

affluent

Question 14

extremely poor

Answer 14

destitude

Question 15

more authoritative; more accurate

Answer 15

obsolete

Question 16

not able to be understood; not intelligible

Answer 16

incomprehensible

Question 17

explanation

Answer 17

elucidation

Question 18

the act of vocalizing or something vocalized

Answer 18

vocalization

Question 19

version or interpretation

Answer 19

rendition

Question 20

absurd misuse of words

Answer 20

malapropism

Question 21

marked by lack oof enthusiasm

Answer 21

tepid

Question 22

made thin by starvation

Answer 22

emaciated

Question 23

artfulness; adeptness

Answer 23

finesse

Question 24

luck

Answer 24

kismet

Question 25

the quality or fact of being highly skilled or expert at something

Answer 25

adeptness

Question 26

confuse

Answer 26

bemuse

Question 27

praise

Answer 27

extol

Question 28

lacking appropriate respect or seriousness

Answer 28

flippant

Question 29

ostentatious

Answer 29

flamboyant

Question 30

approval

Answer 30

esteem

Question 31

harsh criticism

Answer 31

derision

Question 32

disrespect

Answer 32

insolence

Question 33

secretly

Answer 33

furtively

Question 34

strong; quick to recover

Answer 34

resiliently

Question 35

appropriately and pleasingly expressed

Answer 35

felicitous

Question 36

loudly and vehemently expressive

Answer 36

vociferous

Question 37

consume by drinking or eating

Answer 37

imbibe

Question 38

fear

Answer 38

trepidation