Vocab Unit 3

Question 1

Prodigious

Answer 1

A - remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.

Question 2

Parsimony

Answer 2

N - extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources.

Question 3

Probity

Answer 3

N - the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.

Question 4

Nonplussed

Answer 4

A - (of a person) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react.
V - to confuse or perplex.
N - a state of confusion

Question 5

Artifice

Answer 5

N - clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others.

Question 6

Plinth

Answer 6

N - a heavy base supporting a statue or vase.

Question 7

Draconian

Answer 7

A - (of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe.

Question 8

Doctrinaire

Answer 8

A - a person who believes in something without evidence.
N - a dogmatic person

Question 9

Debunk

Answer 9

V - expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief)

Question 10

Simian

Answer 10

A - relating to, resembling, or affecting apes or monkeys.
N - an ape or monkey.

Question 11

Hoi polloi

Answer 11

N - the masses; the common people.

Question 12

Halcyon

Answer 12

A - denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.
N - fabled bird, Kingfisher.

Question 13

Intuit

Answer 13

V - understand or work out by instinct.

Question 14

Effusive

Answer 14

A - expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.

Question 15

Maelstrom

Answer 15

N - a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river.

Question 16

Antediluvian

Answer 16

A - of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood (Antiquated or extremely old).

Question 17

Vestigial

Answer 17

A - forming a very small remnant of something that was once much larger or more noticeable.

Question 18

Avuncular

Answer 18

A - relating to an uncle, benevolent.

Question 19

Expunge

Answer 19

V - erase or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).

Question 20

Prevaricate

Answer 20

V - speak or act in an evasive way (lie).