Vocab pt.1

Question 1

undermine

Answer 1

(v.) lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously

Question 2

indifferent

Answer 2

(adj.) having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned

Question 3

contentious

Answer 3

(adj.) likely to cause disagreement or argument

Question 3

exigence

Answer 3

(n.) the moment or event that motivates someone to write or to speak about a specific issue, problem, or situation

Question 4

reprove

Answer 4

(v.) reprimand someone

Question 5

profligate

Answer 5

(adj.) recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

Question 6

corroborate

Answer 6

(v.) confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)

Question 7

expository

Answer 7

(adj.) intended to explain or describe something

Question 8

aesthetic

Answer 8

(adj.) concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

Question 9

prodigal

Answer 9

(adj.) spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant

Question 10

complacent

Answer 10

(adj.) showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements

Question 11

guile

Answer 11

(n.) sly or cunning intelligence

Question 12

enigma

Answer 12

(n.) a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.

Question 13

articulate

Answer 13

(adj.) (of a person or a person’s words) having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently
(v.) express (an idea or feeling) fluently and coherently

Question 14

virulent

Answer 14

(adj.) bitterly hostile, or (of a disease) extremely severe in effects

Question 15

servile

Answer 15

(adj.) having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.

Question 16

banal

Answer 16

(adj.) so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

Question 17

adversary

Answer 17

(n.) one that contends with, opposes, or resists; an enemy or opponent

Question 18

censure

Answer 18

(v.) express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement

Question 19

assuage

Answer 19

(v.) make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.

Question 20

scrupulous

Answer 20

(adj.) (of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details

Question 21

hedonistic

Answer 21

(adj.) engaged in the pursuit of pleasure; sensually self-indulgent

Question 22

apocryphal

Answer 22

(adj.) (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true

Question 23

stringent

Answer 23

(adj.) (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting.

Question 24

hackneyed

Answer 24

(adj.) (of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite.