Vocab week #3

Question 1

Demure

Answer 1

reserved, modest, and shy (typically used of a woman)

Question 2

Erudite

Answer 2

having or showing great knowledge or learning

Question 3

Plenary

Answer 3

(of a meeting) to be attended by all participants at a conference or assembly, who otherwise meet in smaller groups

unqualified; absolute

Question 4

Chary

Answer 4

cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something

Question 5

Munificent

Answer 5

(of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary

Question 6

Prodigal

Answer 6

spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant

having or giving something on a lavish scale

Question 7

Cognoscenti

Answer 7

people who are considered to be especially well informed about a particular subject

Question 8

Benignant

Answer 8

kindly and benevolent

Question 9

Perquisite

Answer 9

a thing regarded as a special right or privilege enjoyed as a result of one’s position

a thing that has served its primary use and is then given to a subordinate or employee as a customary right

Question 10

Surrogat

Answer 10

a substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role or office

Question 11

Anodyne

Answer 11

not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so

a painkilling drug or medicine

Question 12

Morass

Answer 12

an area of muddy or boggy ground

a complicated or confused situation

Question 13

Superannuated

Answer 13

obsolete through age or new technological or intellectual developments

Question 14

Poignant

Answer 14

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

sharp or pungent in taste or smell

Question 15

Wreak

Answer 15

cause (a large amount of damage or harm

avenge (someone who has been wronged)

inflict (vengeance)