Week Twenty Vocab

Question 0

touchstone

(noun) - a means of testing worth or geniusness.

Answer 0

Synonyms: criterion, yardstick, benchmark

Question 1

saturnalian

(adj) - characterized by riotous or unrestrained revelry or licentiousness.

Answer 1

Synonyms: debauched, orgiastic, saturnalian

Question 2

vitiated

(participial form and therefore and adjective) - weakened, debased, or corrupted; impaired in quality or value.

Answer 2

Synonyms: degrade, undermine

Question 3

waggish

(adj) - funny, amusing, fond of making jokes; characteristic of joker; playfully humorous or droll.

Answer 3

Synonyms: whimsical, jocular, amusing

Question 4

abeyance

(noun) - limbo, suspension, deal with it later, a state of being temporarily inactive

Answer 4

Synonyms: suspension, latency, postponement