Vocabulary Unit 10

Question 1

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

Answer 1

aesthetic

Question 2

friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to

Answer 2

affable

Question 3

a defensive wall

Answer 3

bulwark

Question 4

a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives

Answer 4

bureaucracy

Question 5

no longer existing or functioning

Answer 5

defunct

Question 6

deprivation; poverty; debasement

Answer 6

degradation

Question 7

the study of word origins

Answer 7

etymology

Question 8

a speech or a piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died

Answer 8

eulogy

Question 9

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Answer 9

hyperbole

Question 10

a person who is abnormally anxious about their health

Answer 10

hypochondriac

Question 11

key to a map - myth or story

Answer 11

legend

Question 12

a vast host, multitude, or number of people or things

Answer 12

legion

Question 13

extremely unpleasant; repulsive

Answer 13

odious

Question 14

intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice; interfering

Answer 14

officious

Question 15

all future generations of people

Answer 15

posterity

Question 16

occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of originator

Answer 16

posthumous

Question 17

of common occurrence; widespread

Answer 17

rife

Question 18

the quality of being extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate

Answer 18

rigor

Question 19

a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy

Answer 19

torpor

Question 20

move in a feeble or unsteady way

Answer 20

totter