Vocabulary 5

Question 1

resuscitate

Answer 1

v. revive (someone) from unconsciousness or apparent death

v. make (something such as an idea or enterprise) active or vigorous again

Question 2

pernicious

Answer 2

adj. having a harmful effect, esp. in a gradual or subtle way

Question 3

provisational

Answer 3

adj. arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later

Question 4

improvisation

Answer 4

n. the action of improvising

Question 5

tout

Answer 5

v. to talk about (something or someone) as being very good, effective, skillful, etc
v. attempt to sell (something), typically by pestering people in an aggressive or bold manner
v. attempt to persuade people of the merits of (someone or something)

Question 6

proprietary

Answer 6

adj. of or relating to an owner or ownership
adj. (of a product) marketed under and protected by a registered trade name
adj. behaving as if one were the owner of someone or something

Question 7

laud

Answer 7

v. praise (a person or their achievements) highly, esp. in a public context

Question 8

counterproductive

Answer 8

adj. having the opposite of the desired effect

Question 9

prescriptive

Answer 9

adj. of or relating to the imposition or enforcement of a rule or method
adj. established by long-standing custom or usage

Question 10

perceptive

Answer 10

adj. having or showing sensitive insight

Question 11

abstemious

Answer 11

adj. not self-indulgent, esp. when eating and drinking

Question 12

slovenly

Answer 12

adj. (esp. of a person or their appearance) messy and dirty

adj. (esp. of a person or action) careless; excessively casual

Question 13

unpalatable

Answer 13

adj. not pleasant to taste

adj. difficult to tolerate or accept

Question 14

connoiseur

Answer 14

n. an expert judge in matters of taste

Question 15

progenitor

Answer 15

n. a person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates
n. a person who originates an artistic, political, or intellectual movement