Vocabulary #9

Question 0

Intransigent

Answer 0

not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course

Question 1

Expurgate

Answer 1

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

Question 2

Imbibe

Answer 2

receive into the mind and retain

Question 3

Germane

Answer 3

relevant to a subject under considerstion

Question 4

Remonstrate

Answer 4

to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to

Question 5

Palpable

Answer 5

capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind

Question 6

Sate

Answer 6

fill to satisfaction

Question 7

Prodigious

Answer 7

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

Question 8

Suffuse

Answer 8

cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across

Question 9

Recondite

Answer 9

difficult to penetrate or understand

Question 10

Supplant

Answer 10

take the place or move into the position of

Question 11

Remiss

Answer 11

failing in what duty requires

Question 12

Vindicate

Answer 12

clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof

Question 13

Sardonic

Answer 13

disdainfully or ironically humorous

Question 14

Panacea

Answer 14

hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases

Question 15

Unctuous

Answer 15

unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

Question 16

Inscrutable

Answer 16

of an obscure nature; impossible to understand

Question 17

Vehement

Answer 17

marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions

Question 18

Pandora’s Box

Answer 18

Source of insoluble problems

Question 19

Impute

Answer 19

attribute or credit to