Vocabulary

Question 1

acquiesce

Answer 1

to accept something reluctantly or without protest

Question 2

benevolence

Answer 2

organize for the purpose of doing good

Question 3

disapprobation

Answer 3

disapproval

Question 4

fractious

Answer 4

being hard to control/causing trouble

Question 5

indigenous

Answer 5

existing naturally in a particular region or environment

Question 6

inordinate

Answer 6

going beyond what is usual

Question 7

palette

Answer 7

a flat surface for a painter to put his paint

Question 8

profane

Answer 8

to treat with great disrespect (religious or sacred things)

Question 9

sordid

Answer 9

filthy or foul

Question 10

temerity

Answer 10

excessive confidence

Question 11

assuage

Answer 11

made less tense

Question 12

caricature

Answer 12

a picture that distorts features for humor

Question 13

domicile

Answer 13

permanent home

Question 14

furtive

Answer 14

attempting to avoid notice or attention with guilt

Question 15

infallible

Answer 15

incapable of making mistake or being wrong

Question 16

makevolence

Answer 16

a state of wishing evil to others

Question 17

piety

Answer 17

a quality of being religous

Question 18

quaint

Answer 18

attractively unusual

Question 19

stealthy

Answer 19

behaving in a cautious manner, so as not to be seen or heard

Question 20

turbulence

Answer 20

violent or unsteady movement of fluid

Question 21

auspicious

Answer 21

favorable

Question 22

complacency

Answer 22

a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements

Question 23

elucidate

Answer 23

to make something clear or explain

Question 24

guileless

Answer 24

innocent

Question 25

ingenuity

Answer 25

the quality of being clever, original, or inventive

Question 26

oblique

Answer 26

neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implies line; slanting

Question 27

placid

Answer 27

not easily upset or excited

Question 28

recluse

Answer 28

a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people

Question 29

succinct

Answer 29

briefly or clearly expressed

Question 30

begrudge

Answer 30

envy the possession or enjoyment of something

Question 31

dictum

Answer 31

a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source

Question 32

hone

Answer 32

sharpen

Question 33

innate

Answer 33

inborn; natural

Question 34

ominous

Answer 34

the impression that something bad is going to happen

Question 35

predilection

Answer 35

a bias in favor of something

Question 36

serene

Answer 36

peacefull

Question 37

taciturn

Answer 37

saying little