Vocab Quiz #14

Question 1

Ascribe (TV)

Answer 1

to attribute a cause or characteristic

Question 2

berate (TV)

Answer 2

to scold severely or angrily

to yell at someone

Question 3

censorious (adj)

Answer 3

tending to blame, judge, condemn

Question 4

chicanery (noun)

Answer 4

the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose

Question 5

deprecate (TV)

Answer 5

to disapprove of strongly

Question 6

verdant (adj)

Answer 6

covered with growing plants or grass

Question 7

mores (Plural Noun)

Answer 7

cultural customs, habits, ways

Question 8

cockamamie (adj)

Answer 8

ridiculous, nonsensical
stupid rediculous
EX: Tom is always coming up with some cockamamie scheme to catch Jerry, but his silly plans never work.

Question 9

incongruous (adj)

Answer 9

out of place; inconsistent or incompatible

EX: Wearing a rain jacket in sunny weather is quite incongruous.

Question 10

superfluous (adj)

Answer 10

exceeding what is sufficient or necessary; extra

Question 11

remuneration (noun)

Answer 11

fair compensation

EX: The salary earned by teachers is not enough remuneration for all the work they do on a daily basis.

Question 12

indelible (adj)

Answer 12

incapable of being erased

a tattoo is indelible mark