Vocabulary 9

Question 1

entreaty

Answer 1

n. an earnest or humble request

Question 2

munificent

Answer 2

adj. (of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary

Question 3

magnanimous

Answer 3

adj. very generous or forgiving, esp. toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself

Question 4

ignominious

Answer 4

adj. deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

Question 5

gaffe

Answer 5

n. an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder

Question 6

pacific

Answer 6

adj. peaceful in character or intent

Question 7

hedonist

Answer 7

n. a person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life; a pleasure-seeker

Question 8

predilection

Answer 8

n. a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something

Question 9

bereave

Answer 9

v. be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, esp. due to the loved one’s death

Question 10

enigma

Answer 10

n. a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand

Question 11

myopic

Answer 11

adj. nearsighted

adj. lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight

Question 12

overarching

Answer 12

adj. comprehensive; all-embracing

Question 13

picayune

Answer 13

adj. petty; worthless

Question 14

moribund

Answer 14

adj. (of a person) at the point of death

adj. (of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigor

Question 15

impervious

Answer 15

adj. not allowing fluid to pass through

adj. (impervious to) unable to be affected by

Question 16

diatribe

Answer 16

n. a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something

Question 17

acquiesce

Answer 17

v. to accept something reluctantly but without protest

Question 18

corollary

Answer 18

n. a proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved; a direct or natural consequence or result

Question 19

clandestine

Answer 19

adj. kept secret or done secretively, esp. because illicit

Question 20

egalitarian

Answer 20

adj. of, relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities