Vocabulary List 2

Question 1

Apocryphal

Answer 1

Of doubtful authority or authenticity; equivocal, spurious.

Question 2

Caprice

Answer 2

A tendency to change one’s mind, attitude, behavior

Question 3

Censure

Answer 3

The act of blaming or finding fault with and condemning as morally or ethically wrong; reprehension; blame.
An official reprimand or expression of disapproval.
To find fault with and condemn as morally or ethically wrong; to blame; to criticize severely.
To express official disapproval of.

Question 4

Ephemeral

Answer 4

Lasting one day only.

Lasting a very short time; short-lived

Question 5

Harbinger

Answer 5

A forerunner; a precursor; a person or thing that announces or foreshadows what is to come. To signal the approach of

Question 6

Insinuate

Answer 6

To imply in a subtle or devious way.

To introduce or insert (oneself) using subtle or devious maneuvers

Question 7

Microcosm

Answer 7

A little world; a miniature universe; humanity, society

Question 8

Primeval

Answer 8

Of or relating to the earliest ages (as of the world or human history); ancient, primitive.

Question 9

Sporadic

Answer 9

Appearing in scattered or isolated instances.

Question 10

Uncouth

Answer 10

Unrefined in appearance, conduct, or speech; rude, vulgar.

Strange, awkward, or clumsy in shape or appearance.