Vocab Week 4

Question 1

Acerbic

Answer 1

adj- 1) sour and acidic in taste 2) harsh or severe as in temper

Question 2

Bray

Answer 2

1) noun- any loud harsh sound 2) verb- to utter a loud and harsh cry (like a donkey)

Question 3

Coalesce

Answer 3

verb- to grow together into one body; to unite; to blend together

Question 4

Contrite

Answer 4

adj- caused by showing sincere remorse; filled with a sense of guilt

Question 5

Cupidity

Answer 5

noun- eager or excessive desire to possess something; greed; avarice

Question 6

Depredation

Answer 6

noun- the act of plundering or robbery

Question 7

Dissonant

Answer 7

adj- disagreeing or harsh in sound; discordant

Question 8

Ex post facto

Answer 8

idiom- subsequently; retrospectively

Question 9

Exacerbate

Answer 9

verb- to increase the severity of; to aggravate

Question 10

Feign

Answer 10

verb- to represent fictitiously; to imitate deceptively

Question 11

Impunity

Answer 11

noun- exemption from punishment

Question 12

Incendiary

Answer 12

adj- tending to arouse strive; tending to cause a flame (literal or figurative)

Question 13

Kiosk

Answer 13

noun- a small structure with one or more sides open used as a newsstand, refreshment stand, or a place on which advertisements are posted

Question 14

Limpid

Answer 14

adj- clear or transparent as water

Question 15

Nether

Answer 15

adj- 1) lying beneath the earth’s surface; 2) lower or under

Question 16

Officious

Answer 16

adj- offering one’s unrequested and unwanted services; meddlesome

Question 17

Pejorative

Answer 17

adj- belittling; having a disparaging effect

Question 18

Prosaic

Answer 18

adj- commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact; unimaginative

Question 19

Sophomoric

Answer 19

adj- suggestive of being immature but overly confident and concieted

Question 20

Soporific

Answer 20

adj- causing sleep