Vocab Week 1/27-1/31

Question 1

Congruity

Answer 1

a quality of agreement and appropriateness(works well together)

“Having worked together for years, the congruity of the team made them a shoe-in for the state competition.”

Question 2

Sanguine

Answer 2

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

“During the hardships of the move, she stays sanguine and chooses to have optimism.”

Question 3

Swarthy

Answer 3

dark-skinned.

“After many years on the open ocean, the pirate became rather swarthy and tan.”

Question 4

Quixotic

Answer 4

exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.

“Don Quixote, a children’s story, exhibits a lowly peasant who has quixotic dreams of becoming a great knight.”

Question 5

Puerile

Answer 5

childishly silly and trivial.

” I find his sense of humor rather puerile and childish.”

Question 6

Ostensible

Answer 6

stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.

“Your ostensible reason for calling your crush was to ask about homework”

Question 7

Pert

Answer 7

(of a girl or young woman) attractively lively or cheeky.

“Her face was lively and pert.”

Question 8

Maverick

Answer 8

an unorthodox or independent-minded person.

“Her independence and maverick behavior delayed any chance of promotion.”

Question 9

Idiosyncratic

Answer 9

peculiar or individual

“his peculiar, idiosyncratic style of playing did not please everyone”

Question 10

Impinge

Answer 10

have an effect or impact, especially a negative one.

“you can’t impinge on other people’s rights, it would be unconstitutional.”