Vocabulary 2

Question 1

Not inclined toward open dealing; less than truthful; other than appearances would suggest.

Answer 1

Disingenuous

Question 2

lacking utterly; without

Answer 2

Devoid

Question 3

A group of people hired to applaud at an entertainment event.

Answer 3

Claque

Question 4

To abandon

Answer 4

Forsake

Question 5

Excessive; too much

Answer 5

Inordinate

Question 6

Attracting attention by vulgar, trashy means; false or insincere.

Answer 6

Meretricious

Question 7

A defensive barrier or fence comprising a row of tall stakes driven into the ground; also, a line of steep cliffs along a river.

Answer 7

Palisade

Question 8

To flutter; to beat more rapidly than usual.

Answer 8

Palpitate

Question 9

A bitter feud or grudge.

Answer 9

Vendetta

Question 10

Rambling; not to the point.

Answer 10

Discursive

Question 11

An example. A paradigm is an ideal instance or a pattern worthy of study.

Answer 11

Paradigm

Question 12

Someone recently wealthy. Nouveau riche is often used to describe those whose newfound wealth brings with it a tactless or overbearing attitude.

Answer 12

Nouveau Riche

Question 13

High fashion. Haute couture is the most stylish and influential way of designing clothes at a given time. (Haute couture also refers to articles of clothing currently considered of the highest style.)

Answer 13

Haute Couture

Question 14

Dense or difficult to fathom; resisting of scrutiny. Something that is hard to decipher could be called inscrutable.

Answer 14

Inscrutable

Question 15

Hermitlike. Someone who shuts himself off from the influences of the world could be considered reclusive.

Answer 15

Reclusive