Vocabulary 20

Question 1

colloquial

Answer 1

everyday language; not formal

Question 2

commensurate

Answer 2

corresponding in size or degree; in proportion

Question 3

deference

Answer 3

humble submission and respect

Question 4

denizen

Answer 4

an inhabitant of a particular place

Question 5

dissipate

Answer 5

to disperse or scatter OR to squander away

Question 6

egregious

Answer 6

outstandingly bad; shocking

Question 7

emaciated

Answer 7

abnormally thin or weak

Question 8

enervate

Answer 8

lacking energy

Question 9

enmity

Answer 9

state of being actively against something or hostile

Question 10

estrangement

Answer 10

no longer part of a group or family

Question 11

circumlocution

Answer 11

using many unnecessary words in order to be vague or evasive

Question 12

euphemism

Answer 12

a word or expression that is substituted in place of something unpleasant

Question 13

prattle

Answer 13

talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way

Question 14

raconteur

Answer 14

a person to tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way

Question 15

verbose

Answer 15

using or expressing more words than necessary, usually to appear intelligent