Week 5 Vocab

Question 1

Affront

Answer 1

To insult especially to the face
Verb
I didn’t mean to affront you.

Question 2

Blase’

Answer 2

Apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment
Adjective
People get blasé about their homework.

Question 3

Cajole

Answer 3

To persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance
Verb
Cajoled her into doing his laundry for him.

Question 4

Choleric

Answer 4

Easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger
Adjective
Watch out for the choleric librarian at the reference desk.

Question 5

Encumber

Answer 5

Weigh down, burden
Verb
These rules will only encumber the people we’re trying to help.

Question 6

Feckless

Answer 6

Weak, ineffective

Adjective

Question 7

Impasse

Answer 7

Predicament affording no obvious escape
Noun
She reached an impasse in her career.

Question 8

Indolent

Answer 8

Causing little or no pain
Adjective
She’s indolent and irresponsible.

Question 9

Lugubrious

Answer 9

Mournful
Adjective
She became lugubrious.

Question 10

Ribald

Answer 10

Offensive
Adjective
The ribald woman was asked to leave