Vocabulary List 6

Question 1

Anathema

Answer 1

(n) - someone or something very disliked

Question 2

Assuage

Answer 2

(v) - make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

Question 3

Avuncular

Answer 3

(adj.) - or or relating to an uncle

Question 4

Convivial

Answer 4

(adj.) - (of an environment) friendly, lively, enjoyable

Question 5

Eclectic

Answer 5

(adj.) - deriving ideas or style from a diverse range of topics

Question 6

Epigram

Answer 6

(n) - a witty saying briefly expressed

Question 7

Expound

Answer 7

(v) - present or explain (theory or idea) systematically and in detail

Question 8

Intrinsic

Answer 8

(adj.) - belonging naturally; essential

Question 9

Inveterate

Answer 9

(adj.) - long established by ingrained habit

Question 10

Mogul

Answer 10

(n) - important or powerful person, esp. in movie or media industry

Question 11

Munificent

Answer 11

(adj.) - (of a gift) more generous than usual or necessary

Question 12

Nascent

Answer 12

(adj.) - beginning to exist, recently formed/developed

Question 13

Perspicacious

Answer 13

(adj.) - having or showing the ability to notice and understand things that are difficult or not obvious

Question 14

Philistine

Answer 14

(n) - someone hostile to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them

Question 15

Propitious

Answer 15

(adj.) - indicating a good chance of success