Vocabulary Development 3

Question 1

Acrimonious

Answer 1

Bitter and resentful

Question 2

Analogy

Answer 2

A comparison of something with something else to give explanation

Question 3

Anomaly

Answer 3

Anything different from what is normal or usually expected

Question 4

Endemic

Answer 4

Widespread characteristic in a region or group of people

Question 5

Enigmatic

Answer 5

Anything that is puzzling or difficult to understand

Question 6

Hedonistic

Answer 6

Believing that happiness and pleasure are the main themes of life

Question 7

Indigenous

Answer 7

Originating in or born in a particular place

Question 8

Multilateral

Answer 8

Involving more than two sides

Question 9

Nemesis

Answer 9

Anyone or anything that will bring about someone’s downfall or punishment

Question 10

Palpable

Answer 10

Obvious to be seen or felt

Question 11

Paradox

Answer 11

Something of someone that is puzzling because it seems to have opposing ideas

Question 12

Philanthropist

Answer 12

Someone who helps others shown in particular through acts of goodness or generosity

Question 13

Plethora

Answer 13

Am overabundance or excessive amount of something

Question 14

Stoical

Answer 14

Remaining strong and self controlled in the face of great difficulty

Question 15

Unilateral

Answer 15

Involving one side only