Vocabulary 2

Question 1

Bellicose

Answer 1

demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

Question 2

Bowdlerize

Answer 2

remove material that is considered improper or offensive from a text resulting in a weak or less effective text

Question 3

Chicanery

Answer 3

the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose

Question 4

Enervate

Answer 4

cause someone to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken

Question 5

Hubris

Answer 5

excessive pride or self-confidence

Question 6

Incontrovertable

Answer 6

not able to be denied or disputed

Question 7

Jejune

Answer 7

naive, simplistic, and superficial

Question 8

Kowtow

Answer 8

act in an excessively subservient manner

Question 9

Lexicon

Answer 9

all of the words used in a particular language or subject

Question 10

Metamorphosis

Answer 10

the process of transformation

Question 11

Nomenclature

Answer 11

the devising or choosing of names for things

Question 12

Pecuniary

Answer 12

of, relating to, or consisting of money

Question 13

Tautology

Answer 13

the saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style

Question 14

Unctuous

Answer 14

excessively or ingratiatingly flattering

Question 15

Vehement

Answer 15

showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense