Vocabulary: Week 2

Question 1

Verb) to firmly correct someone; to advise or urge someone; to give warning of something
Syn) reprimand, scold, criticize

Answer 1

admonish

Question 2

Adverb) with hands on the hips and elbows facing the outside; limbs spread (flung) widely without organization or purpose
Syn) crooked Ant.) straight

Answer 2

akimbo:

Question 3

Noun)
A state of physical or mental tiredness; lack of energy
Syn) exhaustion, fatigue

Answer 3

lassitude:

Question 4

Adjective)
Casual and immoral in sexual manners; disobedient to accepted rules in grammar or literary style
Syn) lustful Ant.) immoral

Answer 4

licentious:

Question 5

Adjective)
Sorrowful or sentimental, often due to drunkenness
Syn) emotional, sentimental

Answer 5

maudlin:

Question 6

(noun and verb)
Noun) each of the nine goddesses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who presides over the art and science; a person who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist
Syn) inspiration
Verb) to be absorbed in thought; say it oneself in a thoughtful manner; an instance or period of reflection
Syn) ponder

Answer 6

muse

Question 7

adjective)
Having to do with money
Syn) financial, monetary, economic

Answer 7

pecuniary: A

Question 8

: Noun)
Dangerous, difficult, or unfortunate situation
Syn) predicament, bind

Answer 8

plight

Question 9

Adjective)
Seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution
Syn) disruptive, troublemaking

Answer 9

subversive:

Question 10

Adjective)
Showing lack of intelligence or thought; mindless
Syn) unintelligent Ant) intelligent

Answer 10

vacuous: