Vocabulary

Question 1

Apocryphal

Answer 1

Of doubtful authenticity

Question 2

Austere

Answer 2

Morally strict; simple or undecorated

Question 3

Conflagration

Answer 3

A large, disastrous fire

Question 4

Coquetry

Answer 4

A flirtatious act or attitude

Question 5

Disquietude

Answer 5

Anxiety or agitation

Question 6

Eddy

Answer 6

Whirlpool

Question 7

Enigma

Answer 7

Something hard to understand or explain

Question 8

Estrange

Answer 8

To cause someone to be no longer close or affectionate: to alienate

Question 9

Florid

Answer 9

Very flowery in style; elaborately decorated

Question 10

Heresy

Answer 10

A deviation from a dominant theory, opinion, or practice

Question 11

Mien

Answer 11

Demeanor or expressive appearance

Question 12

Odious

Answer 12

Appalling; awful; distasteful

Question 13

Pedantically

Answer 13

In the manner of one who flaunts useless knowledge

Question 14

Peevishly

Answer 14

Ill-tempered; prone to whining

Question 15

Protege

Answer 15

One whose career is furthered by a person of experience or influence

Question 16

Repugnance

Answer 16

A Strong dislike or distadte

Question 17

Sedulous

Answer 17

Diligent; careful; preserving

Question 18

Sordid

Answer 18

Arousing moral distate or contempt

Question 19

Stringent

Answer 19

Strict or severe, especially in regard to rules

Question 20

Turpitude

Answer 20

Wickedness; Vileness