Vocabulary 9/19 ~ 12/8 (Final Review)

Question 1

malodorous

Answer 1

adj. smeling unpleasant; having a bad odor

Question 2

rotund

Answer 2

adj. round and plump

Question 3

delectable

Answer 3

adj. delicious

Question 4

loquacious

Answer 4

adj. talkative

Question 5

punctilious

Answer 5

adj. showing great attention to detail or correct behavior

Question 6

taciturn

Answer 6

adj. reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little (quiet)

Question 7

mercurial

Answer 7

adj. subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind (moody)

Question 8

parsimonious

Answer 8

adj. unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal (cheap)

Question 9

bibliophile

Answer 9

n. a person who collects or has a great love of books

Question 10

eccentric

Answer 10

adj. (f a person) unconventional and slightly strange

Question 11

tomfoolery

Answer 11

n. foolish or silly behavior

Question 12

penultimate

Answer 12

adj. second to last

Question 13

eponymous

Answer 13

adj. referring to something that takes its own name as its title

Question 14

midwife

Answer 14

n. a person (typically a woman) trained to assist women in child birth

Question 15

apprentice

Answer 15

n. a person who learns from another a trade or art, typically for low or no wages

Question 16

meander

Answer 16

v. (of a river or road) follow a winding course

Question 17

dire

Answer 17

adj. (of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent

Question 18

sloth

Answer 18

n. lack of effort in an activity; laziness

Question 19

egregious

Answer 19

adj. extraordinarily bad

Question 20

bailiff

Answer 20

n. (medieval) a free man appointed by the land of the manor to direct agricultural work

Question 21

bustle

Answer 21

v. move in an energetic or noisy manner

Question 22

abundance

Answer 22

n. a very large quantity of something

Question 23

incompetence

Answer 23

n. inability to do something successfully

Question 24

renowned

Answer 24

adj. famous; known or talked about by many people

Question 25

despair

Answer 25

n. the complete loss or absence of hope

Question 26

contented

Answer 26

adj. happy and at ease

Question 27

upiquitous

Answer 27

adj. present, appearing, or found everywhere

Question 28

recalcitrant

Answer 28

adj. resisting authority; non-obedient

Question 29

obsequious

Answer 29

adj. obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

Question 30

misanthrope

Answer 30

n. a person who dislikes humankind and avoids society