Vocab Set 27-28

Question 1

expertise

Answer 1

specialized knowledge; expert skill

Question 2

explicit

Answer 2

totally clear; definite; outspoken

Question 3

exploit

Answer 3

deed or action, particularly a brave deed

Question 4

exploit

Answer 4

make use of, sometimes unjustly

Question 5

expository

Answer 5

explanatory; intended to explain

Question 6

extant

Answer 6

still in existence

Question 7

extol

Answer 7

praise; glorified

Question 8

extraneous

Answer 8

not essential; superfluous

Question 9

extricate

Answer 9

free; disentangle

Question 10

exuberance

Answer 10

overflowing abundance ; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness

Question 11

facile

Answer 11

easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial

Question 12

facilitate

Answer 12

help bring about; make less difficult

Question 13

fallacious

Answer 13

false; misleading

Question 14

fanaticism

Answer 14

excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause

Question 15

fastidious

Answer 15

difficult to please; squeamish

Question 16

feasible

Answer 16

practical

Question 17

fervor

Answer 17

glowing ardor; intensity of feeling

Question 18

fickle

Answer 18

changeable; faithless

Question 19

figurative

Answer 19

not literal, but metaphorical; using a figure of speech

Question 20

flagrant

Answer 20

conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous