Week 6 Vocab

Question 1

Adulation

Answer 1

Excessive or slavish admiration or flattery
Noun
The rugby player enjoyed the adulation of his fans.

Question 2

Censure

Answer 2

A judgement involving condemnation
Noun
The nation faces international condemnation for its alleged involvement in the assassination.

Question 3

Dissemble

Answer 3

To hide under a false appearance
Verb
He dissembled happiness at the news that his ex is getting married.
What

Question 4

Dissimulation

Answer 4

To hide under a false appearance
Noun
As an actress, she had been trained to dissimulate.

Question 5

Droll

Answer 5

Having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality.
Adjective
A droll little man with a peculiar sense of humor

Question 6

Expectorate

Answer 6

To eject from the throat or lungs by coughing or spitting

Verb

Question 7

Palpate

Answer 7

To examine by touch medically
Verb
The doctor palpated his ribs to see if there was any tenderness.

Question 8

Peremptory

Answer 8

Expressive of urgency or command
Adjective
His peremptory tone angered me.

Question 9

Pusillanimous

Answer 9

Showing a lack of courage or determination
Adjective
The pusillanimous worker did not get much done.

Question 10

Surfeit

Answer 10

An overabundant supply
Noun
Ended with a surfeit of volunteers who simply got in each other’s way.