Word Group Word Definitions

Question 1

apace

Answer 1

(adj) swiftly, quickly

Question 2

inveigh

Answer 2

(v) to speak or write about (something) with great hostility

Question 3

acidulous

Answer 3

sharp-tasting or sour. / (of a person’s remarks or tone) bitter or cutting

Question 4

stultify

Answer 4

(v) cause (someone) to appear foolish or absurd /cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine

Question 5

munificent

Answer 5

(adj) very generous

Question 6

proselyte

Answer 6

(n) a person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another, especially recently

Question 7

itinerant

Answer 7

(adj) traveling from place to place / (n) a person who travels from place to place

Question 8

novitiate

Answer 8

(n) the period or state of being a novice, especially in a religious order

Question 9

obloquy

Answer 9

(n) strong public criticism or verbal abuse

Question 10

acrimonious

Answer 10

(adj) (typically of a speech or debate) angry and bitter

Question 11

vitiate

Answer 11

(v) spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of

Question 12

unstinting

Answer 12

(adj) given or giving without restraint

Question 13

indolent

Answer 13

(adj) wanting to avoid activity or exertion, laziness

Question 14

peripatetic

Answer 14

(adj) traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for relatively short periods of time