Week 10

Question 1

bombastic

Answer 1

adj - high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.

Question 2

conciliatory

Answer 2

adj - intended or likely to placate or pacify.

Question 3

delineate

Answer 3

v - describe or portray (something) precisely.

Question 4

diffident

Answer 4

adj - modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

Question 5

laconic

Answer 5

adj - (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.

Question 6

scanty

Answer 6

n - small or insufficient in quantity or amount.

Question 7

subjugate

Answer 7

v - bring under domination or control, esp. by conquest.

Question 8

anarchy

Answer 8

n - a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.

Question 9

authoritarian

Answer 9

adj - favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, esp. that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.

Question 10

salutary

Answer 10

adj - (esp. with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial.

Question 11

suppress

Answer 11

v - forcibly put an end to.

Question 12

temerity

Answer 12

n - excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.

Question 13

turbulence

Answer 13

n - violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid.

Question 14

callous

Answer 14

adj - showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

Question 15

desecrate

Answer 15

v - treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate.