Word List 6

Question 1

choleric

Answer 1

easily angered

Question 2

fecund

Answer 2

fertile

Question 3

marshal

Answer 3

to gather together

Question 4

parity

Answer 4

equality

Question 5

servile

Answer 5

overly submissive; groveling

Question 6

usurp

Answer 6

take someone’s position (usually by force)

Question 7

chronicler

Answer 7

person who records historical information

Question 8

dirge

Answer 8

mournful song

Question 9

felicitous

Answer 9

apt

Question 10

ineffable

Answer 10

cannot be expressed in words

Question 11

marsupial

Answer 11

pouched mammal (i.e. kangaroo)

Question 12

parochial

Answer 12

narrow-minded; concerned only with local matters

Question 13

profundity

Answer 13

depth

Question 14

utilitarian

Answer 14

useful

Question 15

circuitous

Answer 15

indirect

Question 16

disapprobation

Answer 16

disapproval

Question 17

martinet

Answer 17

a person who believes in strict discipline

Question 18

proletarian

Answer 18

member of the working class

Question 19

skirmish

Answer 19

minor battle

Question 20

utopian

Answer 20

a believer in an ideal world

Question 21

apocryphal

Answer 21

of doubtful origin

Question 22

circumlocution

Answer 22

using too many words; long-windedness

Question 23

inertia

Answer 23

inactivity, lethargy

Question 24

masochist

Answer 24

person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself

Question 25

parry

Answer 25

ward off; avoid

Question 26

prolific

Answer 26

producing a lot

Question 27

vacillate

Answer 27

waver, hesitate

Question 28

circumscribe

Answer 28

limit

Question 29

discord

Answer 29

disagreement

Question 30

finesse

Answer 30

skill

Question 31

matriarchy

Answer 31

society governed by women

Question 32

parsimonious

Answer 32

economical, frugal, thrifty

Question 33

proponents

Answer 33

promoters, supporters

Question 34

vacuous

Answer 34

empty; silly; meaningless

Question 35

circumspect

Answer 35

cautious; considering all sides

Question 36

discordancy

Answer 36

cacophony,; harshness; jarring

Question 37

fitful

Answer 37

not continuous; stopping and starting

Question 38

inexorable

Answer 38

relentless

Question 39

maverick

Answer 39

a loner

Question 40

parsimony

Answer 40

stinginess; frugality; cost-cutting

Question 41

prosaic

Answer 41

dull, boring, ordinary

Question 42

smorgasbord

Answer 42

a Swedish buffet of cold dishes

Question 43

vagrant

Answer 43

person wandering without a home

Question 44

arable

Answer 44

can be cultivated

Question 45

flagrant

Answer 45

clearly wrong

Question 46

inexpedient

Answer 46

not advisable

Question 47

partisan

Answer 47

biased; one-sided; committed to one group

Question 48

proscribe

Answer 48

forbid

Question 49

vapid

Answer 49

dull, uninspiring

Question 50

clairvoyant

Answer 50

psychic, mystic

Question 51

pathos

Answer 51

evoking sadness or pity

Question 52

prosody

Answer 52

study of versification

Question 53

variegated

Answer 53

speckled, multicolored

Question 54

arcane

Answer 54

obscure; only known to a few people

Question 55

clamor

Answer 55

shout; scream

Question 56

discursiveness

Answer 56

long-windedness; indirectness

Question 57

mellow

Answer 57

soft; melodious; ripe

Question 58

prostration

Answer 58

lying face down; be overcome with extreme weakness

Question 59

somnambulist

Answer 59

sleepwalker

Question 60

vehemence

Answer 60

violence; fervor; forcefulness

Question 61

clandestine

Answer 61

secret; covert; stealthy

Question 62

flippant

Answer 62

making jokes about serious matters

Question 63

menagerie

Answer 63

collection of animals

Question 64

soothsayer

Answer 64

fortuneteller

Question 65

vehement

Answer 65

forceful