Word List 3

Question 0

Cantankerous (adj)

Answer 0

Bad-tempered; quarrelsome

Question 1

Ambivalence (n)

Answer 1

Lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided

Question 2

Derogatory (adj)

Answer 2

Uncomplimentary

Tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory: a derogatory remark.

Question 3

Exemplify (v)

Answer 3

To serve as a good example

Question 4

Impecunious (adj)

Answer 4

Having no money

Question 5

Lucid (adj)

Answer 5

Clear

Question 6

Ornate (adj)

Answer 6

Highly decorated

Question 7

Precipice (n)

Answer 7

Steep slope

Question 8

Salubrious (adj)

Answer 8

Health-giving

Favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.

Question 9

Ambulatory (adj)

Answer 9

Able to walk around (used of hospital patients)

Question 10

Capacious (adj)

Answer 10

Spacious

Question 11

Desecrate (v)

Answer 11

To damage or pollute a holy place

Question 12

Exhaustive (adj)

Answer 12

Complete and thorough

Question 13

Impious (adj)

Answer 13

Wicked; profane

Question 14

Ludicrous (adj)

Answer 14

Ridiculous; causing laughter because of absurdity; unreasonable

Question 15

Orthodox (adj)

Answer 15

Conventional

Question 16

Precipitous (adj)

Answer 16

Done in a hurry

Question 17

Salutary (adj)

Answer 17

Something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial

Question 18

Truncate (v)

Answer 18

Cut short

Question 19

Ameliorate (v)

Answer 19

Make better

Question 20

Capitulate (v)

Answer 20

Surrender; give in to

Question 21

Desecration (n)

Answer 21

Spoiling something holy

Question 22

Exonerated (v)

Answer 22

Acquits; absolves; remove blame

Question 23

Impoverished (adj)

Answer 23

Destitute; poor

Question 24

Lukewarm (adj)

Answer 24

1. Unenthusiastic | 2. Neither hot nor cold

Question 25

Ossify (v)

Answer 25

1. Turn to bone | 2. Become fixed and rigid

Question 26

Preclude (v$

Answer 26

Prevent or make impossible

Question 27

Sanctimonious (adj)

Answer 27

Hypocritically holy

Question 28

Tumult (n)

Answer 28

Uproar; noise

Question 29

Truant (n)

Answer 29

Shirker; someone absent without permission