Week 11: CPX & Prep Phrase

Question 1

Corpulent

Answer 1

Of a person- fat.
Obese, Rotund.
Above the average weight class stood Michael, a tall corpulent man.
Prep.

Question 2

Derisive

Answer 2

Characterized by expressing contempt or ridicule.
Ridiculing, Disdaining.
Underneath her nonchalant facade laid a derisive attitude.
Prep.

Question 3

Effeminate

Answer 3

Having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman.
Effete, Unmanly.
Wanting to watch 50 Shades of Grey with his bros made them suspicious of his effeminate tendencies.

Question 4

Jocund

Answer 4

Characterized by cheerful.
Jocose, Blithe.
Around the same time as Christmas, I saw a Jocund man leave my chimney.
Prep.

Question 5

Manifest

Answer 5

Readily perceived by the eye or understanding.
Conspicuous, Distinct.
He gave an outraged, manifest response after she insulted his mother.

Question 6

Ostentatious

Answer 6

Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display.
Flamboyant, extravagant.
Although she wore the ostentatious dress she to prom, she still became Prom Queen.

Question 7

Sanguine

Answer 7

Cheerfully optimistic.
Enthusiastic, buoyant.
People born in December usually have a more sanguine attitude towards life.

Question 8

Strident

Answer 8

Having a shrill, irritating quality or character.
Discordant, Obstreperous.
After singing the entire opera, her voice became undeniably strident.

Question 9

Vehement

Answer 9

Characterized by rancor or strongly emotional.
Emphatic, Fervent.
Their manifest vehement discourse entertained the entire class.

Question 10

Austere

Answer 10

Sever or strict in manner, attitude, appearance.
Solemn. Formal.
Writing a story while angered likens your chance of having an austere theme.
Gerund.