vocabulary list 2

Question 1

adhere

Answer 1

conform to or follow the rules exactly

Question 2

benign

Answer 2

having no significant affect/harmless

Question 3

cavalier

Answer 3

displaying a lack of worry

Question 4

conciliatory

Answer 4

regain friendship or goodwill by pleasant behavior

Question 5

cosmopolitan

Answer 5

reflecting the influence of numerous cultures and countries

Question 6

disdain

Answer 6

lack of respect with a feeling of dislike

Question 7

embodiment

Answer 7

an individual thing that serves as a role model

Question 8

fruitless

Answer 8

not productive/unsuccessful

Question 9

indicative

Answer 9

indication/sign of something

Question 10

insurmountable

Answer 10

incapable of being passed over or overcome

Question 11

obstinate

Answer 11

very difficult to change/persuade refusing to obey

Question 12

passive

Answer 12

taking no action

Question 13

petulance

Answer 13

being bad tempered and unreasonable or cannot do or have what you want

Question 14

pragmatic

Answer 14

concentrating on practical results and facts not of speculation

Question 15

Rhetoric

Answer 15

persuasive/impressive language which is often insincere

Question 16

sublime

Answer 16

something of such excellence, so impressive it is awe inspiring

Question 17

superficial

Answer 17

concerned with only what is on the surface

Question 18

transcend

Answer 18

to exceed the limits of something

Question 19

tumultuous

Answer 19

loud, excited, emotional

Question 20

unattainable

Answer 20

impossible to obtain

Question 21

virtue

Answer 21

a moral and praise worthy trait