Week 2

Question 1

ambiguity

Answer 1

a vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations

Question 2

contemptuous

Answer 2

manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval; feeling or showing disdain

Question 3

ebullient

Answer 3

overflowing with enthusiasm; exuberant

Question 4

exhort

Answer 4

arouse by words; advise strongly; urge

Question 5

finicky

Answer 5

excessively concerned with trifles or details; hard to please; fussy; particular

Question 6

gall

Answer 6

make sore; irritate mentally; annoy; vex

Question 7

harangue

Answer 7

a forceful sermon, lecture or tirade

Question 8

idiosyncratic

Answer 8

peculiar or individual; unusual

Question 9

inane

Answer 9

lacking significance or sense; pointless; silly; insipid

Question 10

indemnify

Answer 10

compensate for loss, damage or injury, reimburse, repay

Question 11

occident

Answer 11

west; countries of america and europe

Question 12

peruse

Answer 12

read; look at fairly attentively; study

Question 13

reiterate

Answer 13

say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity

Question 14

scuffle

Answer 14

rough struggle with scrambling and confusion; fight(not a fist fight)

Question 15

spurn

Answer 15

thrust aside with disdain or contempt; reject

Question 16

Stipend

Answer 16

fixed or regular pay for services; wage; salary

Question 17

surveillance

Answer 17

close watch over a person, group or area; supervision

Question 18

tacit

Answer 18

understood or implied without being states

Question 19

tepid

Answer 19

moderately warm; lukewarm

Question 20

wane

Answer 20

decrease in power or size; dwindle; decline; sink