Week 5: Vocabulary Vista

Question 1

Besmirch

Answer 1

Damage (someone’s reputation); sully; taint

Question 2

Bane

Answer 2

A cause of great distress or annoyance

Question 3

Tenable

Answer 3

Able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection; justifiable; defensible

Question 4

Opulence

Answer 4

Great wealth or luxuriousness

Question 5

Adulation

Answer 5

Excessive admiration or praise

Question 6

Aspersion

Answer 6

An attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something

Question 7

Admonish

Answer 7

Warm or reprimand someone firmly; scold; chastise

Question 8

Remiss

Answer 8

Lacking care or attention to duty; negligent; careless

Question 9

Solicit

Answer 9

Ask for or try to obtain; ask for; request

Question 10

Sequester

Answer 10

Isolate or hide away