Vocabulary #4

Question 1

Stalwart

Answer 1

Strongly and stoutly built

Question 2

Armaments

Answer 2

The arms and equipment with which a military unit is supplied

Question 3

Virile

Answer 3

Masculine; manly

Question 4

Philanthropists

Answer 4

A person who practices philanthropy; an altruistic concern for human welfare, usually manifested by donations of money

Question 5

Improvidence

Answer 5

Lacking foresight, neglecting to provide for future needs

Question 6

Drudgery

Answer 6

Menial, distasteful hard work

Question 7

Destitution

Answer 7

Utter poverty; deprivation

Question 8

Vice

Answer 8

An immoral or evil habit or practice

Question 9

Imprudence

Answer 9

Lacking discretion; incautious

Question 10

Logos

Answer 10

The persuasive technique that aims to convince an audience using logic and reason

Question 11

Ethos

Answer 11

The dominant assumptions of a people or period

Question 12

Gaiety

Answer 12

The state of being joyous, vivacious or cheerful

Question 13

Fevered

Answer 13

An abnormal condition of the body, characterised by a rise in temperature, pulse rate etc.

Question 14

Explicable

Answer 14

Capable of being explained

Question 15

Piety

Answer 15

Reverence for god or devout fulfilment of religious obligations; dutiful respect or regard for parents/homeland

Question 16

Metaphysical

Answer 16

Highly abstract, subtle

Question 17

Metaphor

Answer 17

Figurative speech for something that is not literally applicable

Question 18

Inversion

Answer 18

The reversal of the syntactically correct order of subjects, verbs, and objects in a sentence

Question 19

Abstruse

Answer 19

Hard to understand; secret/hidden

Question 20

Profound

Answer 20

Deep, far, large

Question 21

Introspective

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The act or process of looking into oneself

Question 22

Expiation

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To atone for; to make amends

Question 23

Jurisprudence

Answer 23

A body or system of laws

Question 24

Panacea

Answer 24

A remedy for all diseases or ills

Question 25

Proletariat

Answer 25

The working class; lowest class people who don't possess property

Question 26

Papacy

Answer 26

The system of ecclesiastical government in which the pope is recognised as the supreme head.

Question 27

Morass

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A troublesome or confusing situation, especially one in which it is difficult to set oneself free

Question 28

Aggrandize

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To make greater in power, rank or honour

Question 29

Elucidate

Answer 29

To make clear, explain

Question 30

Genealogy

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The study of family ancestries and histories

Question 31

Metonymy

Answer 31

A figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related. E.g. "To count heads = to count people"

Question 32

Contempt

Answer 32

The feeling that a person is worthless or beneath consideration; scornful, disrespect

Question 33

Affliction

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A cause of pain or harm

Question 34

Imp

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Noun: A small mischievous devil Verb: To repair a damaged feather/wing

Question 35

Synecdoche

Answer 35

A figure of speech in which part of something represents a whole. E.g. England lost by 6 wickets = English cricket team

Question 36

Sumptuous

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Expensive looking; splendid

Question 37

Abhorrence

Answer 37

The feeling of disgust or loathing

Question 38

Consternation

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Anxiety or dismay at something unexpected

Question 39

Imperious

Answer 39

Arrogant

Question 40

Smug

Answer 40

Excessive pride in oneself

Question 41

Ardent

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Very enthusiastic or passionate

Question 42

Pejorative

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A word expressing disapproval

Question 43

Honourific

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Given as a mark of respect but having no duties

Question 44

Dregs

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The most worthless part of something; remnants at the bottom of a glass

Question 45

Distempered

Answer 45

Emotionally or psychologically disturbed

Question 46

Disenfranchised

Answer 46

Deprived of the right to vote

Question 47

Disillusioned

Answer 47

Disappointed in someone/something that discovers to be not as good as first believed

Question 48

Hegemony

Answer 48

The political, economic, and military predominance of one state over other states.

Question 49

Apparition

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The unexpected appearance of something; a ghost or ghostlike image of a person

Question 50

Bough

Answer 50

The main branch of a tree