week ten

Question 1

moribund

Answer 1

approaching death; about to become obsolete

Question 2

nuance

Answer 2

a subtle shade of meaning or feeling; a slight degree of difference

Question 3

flippant

Answer 3

treating serious matters with lighthearted humor or lack of respect

Question 4

credulous

Answer 4

easily convinced; tending to believe too readily; gullible

Question 5

incredulous

Answer 5

disbelieving, skeptical

Question 6

florid

Answer 6

flowery in style, very ornate

Question 7

excoriating

Answer 7

expressing strong disapproval; condemning; loudly decrying

Question 8

interloper

Answer 8

an intruder; a gatecrasher

Question 9

cerebral

Answer 9

intellectual rather than emotional

Question 10

visceral

Answer 10

instinctive rather than rational

Question 11

nonplussed

Answer 11

utterly perplexed; completely puzzled; totally bewildered

Question 12

ignominious

Answer 12

humiliating; shameful; disgraceful

Question 13

euphony

Answer 13

soothing or pleasant sounds; harmony

Question 14

cacophony

Answer 14

harsh, clashing, jarring, grating sounds; disharmony

Question 15

vacillate

Answer 15

to hesitate, to swing back and forth; to be indecisive

Question 16

timorous

Answer 16

showing nervousness or fear

Question 17

narcissist

Answer 17

a person with a psychological condition characterized by self-preoccupation, lack of empathy, vanity, and a feeling of self-entitlement

Question 18

insolent

Answer 18

boldly insulting; brash; rude

Question 19

idiosyncrasy

Answer 19

a trait or mannerism that is peculiar to an individual