Week 7

Question 1

Cantankerous

Answer 1

adjective
Argumentative and uncooperative.
e.g. The cantankerous old man bellowed at the children who rang the doorbell on Halloween.
synonym: bad-tempered
antonym: easy-going

Question 2

Deride

Answer 2

verb
To ridicule or express contempt.
e.g. The professor derided my essay as clumsy and juvenile.
synonym: ridicule, mock
antonym: compliment, praise

Question 3

Debacle

Answer 3

noun
A disaster.
e.g. The Halloween carnival was a complete debacle, replete with confusion, injuries and arrests.
synonym: fiasco, failure
antonym: success

Question 4

Temerity

Answer 4

noun
Excessive foolishness.
e.g. She had the temerity to jaywalk right in front of a police car.
synonym: rashness, idiocy
antonym: caution

Question 5

Ennui

Answer 5

noun
Dissatisfaction or exhaustion caused by boredom.
e.g. Facing staggering piles of marking, with no hope of relief, a sense of ennui filled my soul.
synonym: listlessness, lethargy
antonym: enthusiasm