Vocabulary 10

Question 1

jettison

Answer 1

Verb: to cast off; to discard; to dump

Question 2

misanthrope

Answer 2

Noun: a person who hates or despises people

Question 3

pertinacious

Answer 3

Adj: stubborn; very persistent; determined

Question 4

picayune

Answer 4

Adj: paltry; measly; inconsequential; small-minded

Question 5

raiment

Answer 5

Noun: garments; clothing; apparel; attire

Question 6

allege

Answer 6

Verb: to assert without proof; to claim; to contend

Question 7

arrant

Answer 7

Adj: shameless; egregious; blatant

Question 8

badinage

Answer 8

Noun: light and playful conversation; banter

Question 9

conciliate

Answer 9

Verb: to win over; to appease; to mollify

Question 10

countermand

Answer 10

Verb: to recall; to revoke

Question 11

echelon

Answer 11

Noun: level; rank; a step-like formation or organization

Question 12

exacerbate

Answer 12

Verb: to make more violent, severe, or bitter; to intensify; to aggravate

Question 13

fatuous

Answer 13

Adj: stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way; vapid; silly; vacuous

Question 14

irrefutable

Answer 14

Adj: impossible to disprove; undeniable; incontrovertible

Question 15

juggernaut

Answer 15

Noun: a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path.