Week 6

Question 1

insolent

Answer 1

adj. presumptuous and insulting manner of speech

Question 2

augment

Answer 2

v. to increase, to make larger

Question 3

precursor

Answer 3

n. one that precedes and indicates or announces another, forerunner

Question 4

charisma

Answer 4

adj. a special quality of personal magnetism

Question 5

dearth

Answer 5

n. scarcity

Question 6

pristine

Answer 6

adj. of the earliest time or condition, primitive or original, remaining in pure state

Question 7

marred

Answer 7

adj. damaged, defaced, or spoiled

Question 8

honorific

Answer 8

adj. conferring respect or honor

Question 9

diminutive

Answer 9

adj. tiny, designating certain suffixes that demote smallness, youth, or affection

Question 10

invocation

Answer 10

n. a prayer asking for assistance

Question 11

pseudonym

Answer 11

n. a fictitious name, especially a pen name

Question 12

motley

Answer 12

adj. having components of great variety, varied

Question 13

languid

Answer 13

adj. lacking energy, showing little or no spirit

Question 14

deference

Answer 14

n. courteous respect

Question 15

collaborate

Answer 15

v. to work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort

Question 16

prose

Answer 16

n. ordinary speech or writing

Question 17

abstruse

Answer 17

adj. difficult to understnad

Question 18

esoteric

Answer 18

adj. understood by only a small group

Question 19

unequivocal

Answer 19

adj. unambigious, clear

Question 20

salutary

Answer 20

adj. favorable to health

Question 21

hackneyed

Answer 21

adj. overused

Question 22

arcane

Answer 22

adj. known or understood only y a few

Question 23

gesticulate

Answer 23

v. to make gestures, especially while speaking

Question 24

enunciate

Answer 24

v. to pronounce clearly, articulate

Question 25

jaunt

Answer 25

n. a short trip or excursion jaunty

Question 26

pundit

Answer 26

n. a learned or authoritative person

Question 27

hapless

Answer 27

adj. luckless, unfortunate

Question 28

luminary

Answer 28

n. a notable person in a specific field

Question 29

pedagogy

Answer 29

n. the art, profession, or study of teaching

Question 30

pragmatic

Answer 30

adj. practical

Question 31

innate

Answer 31

adj. inborn

Question 32

affable

Answer 32

adj. easy to speak to, amiable, gentle

Question 33

finagle

Answer 33

v. to get or achieve by dubious or crafty methods

Question 34

conflagration

Answer 34

n. a large destructive fire

Question 35

empathy

Answer 35

n. identification with and understanding of another’s situation, feelings and motives

Question 36

preclude

Answer 36

v. to make impossible, prevent, to exclude

Question 37

androgynous

Answer 37

adj. having male and female characteristics at the same time

Question 38

ignominious

Answer 38

adj. characterized by shame or disgrace

Question 39

succinct

Answer 39

adj. clearly expressed in a few words

Question 40

aberration

Answer 40

n. a deviation from the normal or typical

Question 41

adamant

Answer 41

adj. firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding

Question 42

swindle

Answer 42

v. to cheat or defraud someone of money or property

Question 43

truculent

Answer 43

adj. savage and cruel, fierce