vocabulary Chunk 6

Question 0

inundate

Answer 0

to cause ( someone or something) to receive or take in a large amount of things at the same time; to cover something with a flood of water

Question 1

Garbled

Answer 1

to cause ( a word, name, massage , etc) to be unclear or confusing

Question 2

polysemy

Answer 2

diversity of meaning

Question 3

ostensibly

Answer 3

outwardly appearing as such

Question 4

Veneer

Answer 4

A superficially valuable or pleasing appearance

Question 5

Dichotomy

Answer 5

division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups: a dichotomy between thought and action.

Question 6

hackneyed

Answer 6

adjective; unoriginal and trite(overused)

Question 7

ennoble

Answer 7

give( someone) a noble rank or title

Question 8

precarious

Answer 8

dependent on the will or pleasure of another

Question 9

spurious

Answer 9

not being what it purports to be, false or fake

Question 10

simper

Answer 10

smile or gesture in an affectedly coquettish,coy or ingratiating manner

Question 11

rustic

Answer 11

characteristic of the fields, or country, rural life

Question 12

obstinacy

Answer 12

the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome

Question 13

dither

Answer 13

act nervously, be undecided or be uncertain