Vocabulary

Question 1

pungent

Answer 1

sharp or strong in smell or taste

Question 2

maladroit

Answer 2

unskillful, clumsy

Question 3

transient (transitory)

Answer 3

temporary, fleeting

Question 4

dastardly

Answer 4

cowardly

Question 5

florid

Answer 5

red, ruddy; very ornate, flowery

Question 6

zenith

Answer 6

highest point

Question 7

admonish

Answer 7

to scold., sensor

Question 8

austere

Answer 8

severe or stern in disposition or appearance

Question 9

bad

Answer 9

to order, to instruct

Question 10

belies

Answer 10

contradicts

Question 11

benign

Answer 11

harmless

Question 12

cultivate

Answer 12

to grow, to nurture

Question 13

egregious

Answer 13

glaringly ovious; a huge error, for example

Question 14

emulate

Answer 14

to imitate or copy (as with a role model)

Question 15

facile

Answer 15

adeptness, with ease

Question 16

languor

Answer 16

state of ease, rest, even listlessness

Question 17

lethargic

Answer 17

tired, listless

Question 18

lore

Answer 18

traditional knowledge, passed on through fables, stories, etc.

Question 19

naivete

Answer 19

innocence, inexperience

Question 20

parody

Answer 20

to spoof, to mock; a form of satiry

Question 21

piety

Answer 21

righteousness, godliness

Question 22

plight

Answer 22

predicament, quandary, difficulty

Question 23

pretence

Answer 23

deception, deceit

Question 24

prowess

Answer 24

special skill