Week 6

Question 1

Byzantine (adjective)

Answer 1

excessively complicated, and typically involving a great deal of administrative detail:

Question 2

Didactic (adjective)

Answer 2

intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive:

Question 3

Ennui (noun)

Answer 3

a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement:

Question 4

Hidebound (adjective)

Answer 4

unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention:

Question 5

Iconoclast (noun)

Answer 5

a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions.

Question 6

Inchoate (adjective)

Answer 6

just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary:

Question 7

Morose (adjective)

Answer 7

sullen and ill-tempered:

Question 8

Penury (noun)

Answer 8

extreme poverty; destitution:

Question 9

Rancor (noun)

Answer 9

bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing:

Question 10

Superannuated (adjective)

Answer 10

obsolete through age or new technological or intellectual developments: