Vocabulary 6

Question 1

machinate

Answer 1

v. engage in plots and intrigues; scheme

Question 2

acclamation

Answer 2

n. loud and enthusiastic approval, typically to welcome or honor someone or something

Question 3

platitude

Answer 3

n. a remark or statement, esp. one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

Question 4

economy

Answer 4

n. careful management of available resources

Question 5

spare

Answer 5

adj. additional to what is required for ordinary use
adj. with no excess fat; thin
adj. elegantly simple; meager; nearly inadequate

Question 6

terse

Answer 6

adj. sparing in the use of words; abrupt

Question 7

opinionated

Answer 7

adj. conceitedly assertive and dogmatic in one’s opinions

Question 8

baroque

Answer 8

adj. highly ornate and extravagant in style

Question 9

ornate

Answer 9

adj. made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns
adj. (of literary style) using unusual words and complex constructions

Question 10

terrestrial

Answer 10

adj. of, on, or relating to the earth

Question 11

contend

Answer 11

v. struggle to surmount (a difficulty or danger)
v. engage in a competition or campaign in order to win or achieve (something)
v. assert something as a position in an argument

Question 12

contention

Answer 12

n. heated disagreement

n. an assertion, esp. one maintained in argument

Question 13

surmont

Answer 13

v. overcome (a difficulty or obstacle)

v. stand or be placed on top of

Question 14

paramount

Answer 14

adj. more important than anything else; supreme

Question 15

incur

Answer 15

v. become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one’s own behavior or actions
v. to cause yourself to have or experience (something unpleasant or unwanted)