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