Vocabulary 3

Question 1

Affront

Answer 1

An action or remark that causes outrage or offense

Question 2

Blasé

Answer 2

Unimpressed by something because one has experienced or seen it so often before

Question 3

Cajole

Answer 3

Persuade someone by using insincere compliments/promises

Question 4

Choleric

Answer 4

Bad-tempered or irritable

Question 5

Encumber

Answer 5

To weigh down or burden someone or something with a physical or psychological burden

Question 6

Feckless

Answer 6

Lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible

Question 7

Impasse

Answer 7

A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

Question 8

Indolent

Answer 8

wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy

Question 9

Lugubrious

Answer 9

Looking or sounding sad

Question 10

Ribald

Answer 10

referring to sexual matter in an irreverent way

Question 11

Adulation

Answer 11

Excessive admiration or praise

Question 12

Censure

Answer 12

Express severe disapproval of someone or something

Question 13

Dissemble

Answer 13

Conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs

Question 14

Dissimulation

Answer 14

concealment of one’s thoughts, feelings, or character

Question 15

Droll

Answer 15

Curious or unusual in a way that provokes

Question 16

Expectorate

Answer 16

Cough or spit out from the throat or lungs

Question 17

Palpate

Answer 17

Examine a part of the body by touch usually for medical purposes

Question 18

Peremptory

Answer 18

Insisting on immediate attention or obedience

Question 19

Pusillanimous

Answer 19

Showing a lack of courage or determination; timid

Question 20

Surfeit

Answer 20

An excess amount of something