Word Test 6

Question 1

Beguile

Answer 1

• charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way; trick (someone) into doing something. - to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them.

Question 2

Erudite

Answer 2

• having or showing great knowledge or learning.

Question 3

Aloof

Answer 3

• not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

Question 4

Concerted

Answer 4

• (of an attempt to do something) determined and serious, or done together with others. - done with great effort or determination.

Question 5

Disconcerted

Answer 5

• unsettled or confused.

Question 6

Damndest

Answer 6

• very surprising or unusual. - do your damnedest; try very hard.

Question 7

Damned

Answer 7

• used to express anger with someone or something: - The damned: the people who have been sent to hell after their death.

Question 8

Demonstrative

Answer 8

• If you are demonstrative, you show your feelings or behave in a way that shows your love. - serving as conclusive evidence of something.

Question 9

Espouse

Answer 9

• adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life). - marry. - Etymology: late Middle English (in the sense ‘take as a spouse’): from Old French espouser, from Latin sponsare, from sponsus ‘betrothed’.

Question 10

Sullen

Answer 10

• angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people. - Etymology: Middle English (in the senses ‘solitary, averse to company’, and ‘unusual’): from Anglo-Norman French sulein, from sol ‘sole’.

Question 11

Codify

Answer 11

• to arrange something such as laws or rules into a formal system for people to follow; arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code. - arrange according to a plan or system.

Question 12

Conciliate

Answer 12

• stop (someone) being angry or discontented; placate. - reconcile; make compatible. - Etymology: 1540–50;

Question 13

Sycophant

Answer 13

• a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage. - Etymology: mid 16th century (denoting an informer): from French sycophante, or via Latin from Greek sukophantēs ‘informer’, from sukon ‘fig’ + phainein ‘to show’, perhaps with reference to making the insulting gesture of the ‘fig’ (sticking the thumb between two fingers) to informers.

Question 14

Impropriety

Answer 14

• failure to observe standards of honesty or modesty; improper behaviour or character. - behaviour that is dishonest or not acceptable in a particular situation.

Question 15

Modesty

Answer 15

• the quality or state of being unassuming in the estimation of one’s abilities. - the quality of being relatively moderate, limited, or small in amount, rate, or level. - correct or socially acceptable behavior and clothes, representing traditional cultural values.

Question 16

Self-effacement

Answer 16

• the quality of not making yourself noticeable, or not trying to get the attention of other people.

Question 17

Efface

Answer 17

• erase (a mark) from a surface. - cause (a memory or emotion) to disappear completely. - to behave in a modest way and treat the good things that you have achieved as if they are not important; make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous.

Question 18

Continuum

Answer 18

• a continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, but the extremes are quite distinct.

Question 19

Credulity

Answer 19

• a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true.

Question 20

Oleaginous

Answer 20

• extremely polite, kind, or helpful in a false way that is intended to bring some advantage to yourself.

Question 21

Worldly

Answer 21

• (of a person) experienced and sophisticated. - of or concerned with material values or ordinary life rather than a spiritual existence.

Question 22

Kidology

Answer 22

• the art or practice of deliberately deceiving or teasing people.

Question 23

Art

Answer 23

• the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.

Question 24

Privation

Answer 24

• a lack of the basic things that are necessary for an acceptable standard of living.

Question 25

Meditation

Answer 25

• the action or practice of meditating. - a written or spoken discourse expressing considered thoughts on a subject.

Question 26

Temporal

Answer 26

• relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular. - relating to time.

Question 27

Agglomeration

Answer 27

• a mass or collection of things; an assemblage.

Question 28

Cornucopia

Answer 28

• an abundant supply of good things of a specified kind. - Etymology: early 16th century: from late Latin, from Latin cornu copiae ‘horn of plenty’ (a mythical horn able to provide whatever is desired).

Question 29

Disjunction

Answer 29

• a difference or lack of connection between two things; a lack of correspondence or consistency.

Question 30

Subvert

Answer 30

• undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution); to try to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system. - Etymology: late Middle English: from Old French subvertir or Latin subvertere, from sub- ‘from below’ + vertere ‘to turn’.

Question 31

Undermine

Answer 31

• erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation). - lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.

Question 32

Akin

Answer 32

• of similar character.

Question 33

Jarring

Answer 33

• incongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing. - have an unpleasant or disturbing effect. - causing a physical shock, jolt, or vibration. - Etymology: late 15th century (as a noun in the sense ‘disagreement, dispute’): probably imitative.

Question 34

Flout

Answer 34

• openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention).

Question 35

Diminution

Answer 35

• a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something. - Etymology: Middle English: via Old French from Latin deminutio(n- ), from the verb deminuere (see diminish).

Question 36

Ingenuous

Answer 36

• (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting.

Question 37

Begrudge

Answer 37

• envy (someone) the possession or enjoyment of (something).

Question 38

Envy

Answer 38

• a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities, or luck.

Question 39

Avail

Answer 39

• use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource).