Vocab TEST #6

Question 1

Factitious

Answer 1

Artificial Fake

The factitious statement made by the defense enraged the prosecutors

Question 2

Diffident

Answer 2

Reserved, unassertive

Diffident people don’t say much

Question 3

Viscous

Answer 3

Glutinous and sticky

Motor oil can be viscous at times

Question 4

Venal

Answer 4

able to be bought, bribed

The policeman was arrested for venal practices

Question 5

Venial

Answer 5

A pardonable sin, excusable

Venial mistakes are ones that can be forgiven

Question 6

Irascible

Answer 6

Easily roused to anger

One is usually irascible after a long day at school or work

Question 7

Halcyon

Answer 7

Calm, peaceful, prosperous

The halcyon days of procrastinating with homework are long gone

Question 8

Maniacal

Answer 8

Mad, crazy, frantic

The dial moved manically as the ship sunk

Question 9

Vacuous

Answer 9

Empty, dull

The student never wrote. When he did write, it was usually vacuous.

Question 10

Quiescent

Answer 10

inactive, tranquil

The quiescent dog was startled by a loud explosion

Question 11

Prosaic

Answer 11

characterized by prose as opposed to poetry, dull, uninspired.

The prosaic writer was experiencing writers block.

Question 12

Opaque

Answer 12

not allowing light to pass through, hard/difficult to understand

Remove the opaque window to shed light on the situation

Question 13

Maritime

Answer 13

Of or relating to the sea

The maritime council reduced that speed limit for vessels in the canal

Question 14

Stern

Answer 14

The aft/back end of a boat

The was an American flag hanging from the stern of the boat

Question 15

Renumeration

Answer 15

Payment for a job done

The renumeration of a lawyer is much better that that of a janitor

Question 16

Noxious

Answer 16

disagreeable, or even harmful

The noxious fumes led me to suspect a gas leak

Question 17

Kindle

Answer 17

to arouse, to light (a fire)

My kindle can kindle an virtual fire

Question 18

Bilk

Answer 18

To cheat to defraud

The robbers planned to bilk millions from wealthy investors on Wall Street.

Question 19

Engender

Answer 19

to produce, procreate, originate

The news of the deficit is likely to engender protests

Question 20

Nuance

Answer 20

a subtle distinction or variation

There were no nuances between the two exams, therefore the teacher gave then both a zero

Question 21

Tangent

Answer 21

something off-topic or barely connected

Your statement is tangent from the situation at hand

Question 22

Labyrinth

Answer 22

a maze

Many people go to corn labyrinths for Halloween.

Question 23

Replete

Answer 23

Full of, bountiful

The concluded that the new sports center, replete with 3 tennis courts and a swimming pool was a sound investment

Question 24

Abrogate

Answer 24

to abolish to annul

slavery was abrogated in the United States

Question 25

Reprehensible

Answer 25

worthy of or deserving scorn

The criminal did a reprehensible act