Vocab Set 11

Question 1

acrimonious

Answer 1

anger; resenment; having or showing deep-seated resentment

Question 2

belligerant

Answer 2

aggressive; hostile; feeling or displaying eagerness to fight

Question 3

beneficent

Answer 3

benevolent; compasssionate; having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others

Question 4

canny

Answer 4

smart; astute; having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment

Question 5

cavalier

Answer 5

arrogant; having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude

Question 6

distressed

Answer 6

troubled; unsettled

Question 7

dwindling

Answer 7

reducing; depleting; to make smaller in amount

Question 8

eclipse

Answer 8

declination; detioration; a change to a lower state or level

Question 9

encyclopedic

Answer 9

comprehensive; extensive; thorough; covering everything or all important points

Question 10

exacerbate

Question 11

exasperated

Answer 11

annoyed; irritated

Question 12

fungible

Answer 12

exchangeable; interchangeable; capable of being substituted

Question 13

hackneyed

Answer 13

cliche; used or heard so often as to be dull

Question 14

incongruous

Answer 14

inappropriate; improper; not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation

Question 15

interchangeable

Answer 15

exchangeable

Question 16

laconic

Answer 16

concise; brief; marked by the use of few words

Question 17

lucrative

Answer 17

profitable

Question 18

magisterial

Answer 18

authoritative

Question 19

onerous

Answer 19

tough; difficult to endure

Question 20

opprobrium

Answer 20

scandal; disgrace; cause of shame

Question 21

parsimonious

Answer 21

careful; giving or sharing as little as possible

Question 22

peripheral

Answer 22

auxiliary; additional; accessory; available to supply something extra when needed

Question 23

provocative

Answer 23

causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately

Question 24

renounce

Answer 24

relinquish; to give up (as a position of authority) formally

Question 25

tempestuous

Answer 25

**violent**; marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity

Question 26

tenable

Answer 26

**defendable**; **defended**

Question 27

transgression

Answer 27

**offence**; **violation**; **sin**; a breaking of a moral or legal code

Question 28

urbane

Answer 28

**sophisticated**; **civilized**; having or showing very polished and worldly manners

Question 29

verisimilitude

Answer 29

appearance of being **true** or **real**

Question 30

vitiate

Answer 30

**spoil** or **impair** the quality or efficiency of