Vocab quiz #2

Question 0

insinuating

Answer 0

tending gradually to cause doubt, distrust, or change of outlook often in a slyly
subtle manner

Question 1

impinge

Answer 1

to have an effect : make an impression

Question 2

fratricide

Answer 2

one that murders or kills his or her own brother or sister or an individual (a friend)
having a relationship like that of a brother or sister

Question 3

virtuoso

Answer 3

a person who has a great skill in some endeavor

Question 4

opulent

Answer 4

over the top extravagant

Question 5

sobriety

Answer 5

the state of temperance, seriousness, and moderation

Question 6

aphorisms

Answer 6

terse formulation of any generally accepted truth or sentiment conveyed in a pithy,
memorable statement

Question 7

grotesque

Answer 7

monstrous; departing from the normal or usual; not pretty

Question 8

sententiousness

Answer 8

full of oneself being high and mighty

Question 9

liaision

Answer 9

one that establishes and maintains communication for mutual

understanding and cooperation

Question 10

cacophony

Answer 10

disharmonious noise

Question 11

accolade

Answer 11

praise

Question 12

presaged

Answer 12

had an intuition or feeling of what is going to happen in the future

Question 13

rejoinder

Answer 13

a quick reply to something said, especially one that is sharp, critical, angry, defensive,
or clever

Question 14

vestibule

Answer 14

lobby, a hall between the outer door and inner room

Question 15

guileful

Answer 15

deceitful, cunning, sly

Question 16

Incongruity

Answer 16

the state of not being in harmony or not conforming with what is standard or usual

Question 17

impervious

Answer 17

not capable or being damaged or harmed, not penetrable

Question 18

qualms

Answer 18

doubts, misgivings

Question 19

parry

Answer 19

to ward off or turn aside a weapon or blow