Vocab Week 3/17- 3/21

Question 1

Aggrandize

Answer 1

increase the power, status, or wealth of.

“A tax was imposed upon the people in order to aggrandize the power and wealth of the king.”

Question 2

Arcane

Answer 2

understood by few; mysterious or secret.

“Skully and Mulder have been working to unravel the arcane mystery of aliens.”

Question 3

Candor

Answer 3

“the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness.”

“I need someone with candor to tell me what i need to hear, even if I dont want to hear it.”

Question 4

Elicit

Answer 4

evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one’s own actions or questions.

“The detective was able to elicit a confession out of the suspect.”

Question 5

Garrulous

Answer 5

“excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.”

Question 6

Gratuitous

Answer 6

uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted.

“The film was called out for its uncalled for and gratuitous violence.”

Question 7

Hapless

Answer 7

(especially of a person) unfortunate and pitiful.

“I felt bad for the hapless dog as it stood on the side of the road by itself.”

Question 8

Insurgent

Answer 8

a rebel or revolutionary.

“The insurgents rallied against their own government.”

Question 9

Knell

Answer 9

“the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral.”

Question 10

Pithy

Answer 10

“(of language or style) concise and full of meaning.”
“As usual, my quesiton will be breif and pithy.”