Words I Don’t Know 10

Question 1

Disputatious

Answer 1

Adj, fond of or causing heated arguments

Ex: Though I don’t think she was being malicious, people did grow resentful at Adrianne’s disputatious mentoring style.

Question 2

Injudicious

Answer 2

Adj, showing very poor judgement
Ex: My decision to stay invested in cryptocurrency demonstrated both an addiction to risk and injudicious financial planning.

Question 3

Delineate

Answer 3

Verb, to describe something precisely, or I indicate the exact position of something.
Ex: To move forward cohesively as a team, I delineated our position so thoroughly, even the new intern could explain our business philosophy at the drop of a hat.

Question 4

Interlocutor

Answer 4

Noun, a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.
Ex: I was privileged to be an interlocutor in the discussion about funding allocations for new equipment in the IFNH.

Question 5

Extirpate

Answer 5

Verb, to root out and destroy completely

Ex: My first spring in my house, I was determined to extirpate the English Ivy invading my yard.

Question 6

Salutary

Answer 6

Adj, to produce good or beneficial effects from something bad or unpleasant
Ex: The dead baby birds were a sad find, but a salutary sign that spring was on its way.

Question 7

Dyadic

Answer 7

Adj, relating to a dyad or pair and their interactions

Ex: The dyadic outcome of my paired exercise and nutrition intervention was quite favorable to weight loss.

Question 8

Determinant

Answer 8

Noun, a factor which decisively decides the outcome of something
Ex: The biggest determinant about whether or not I make it to the gym is my sleeo quality the night before.

Question 9

Soporific

Answer 9

Adj, tending to induce drowsiness or sleep

Ex: I found statistics boring anyways, but my professor’s soporific monotonal lectures were especially sleep-inducing.

Question 10

Countenance

Answer 10

Noun
1) a person’s face or facial expression
Ex: His placid countenance belied his anxiety about the plan.
2) suppor
Ex: I knew my lab mate had a lot of work ahead of her, so I offered my countenance to lighten the workload.

Question 11

Gainsaid

Answer 11

Verb, to deny or contradict (past tense is still just gainsaid)
Ex: His gainsaid about the value of the new technique i was pioneering left me feeling defeated.

Question 12

Capricious

Answer 12

Adj, given to sudden and unaccountable changes in mood and behavior
Ex: I used to think I was capricious and unpredictable, but then I realized my mood swings coincided with my hunger.

Question 13

Acerbic

Answer 13

Adj, sharp and forthright, or sour/bitter

Ex: I tried to control my acerbic tone in the email, but my disapproval about the undergrad’s actions shone through.

Question 14

Impetuous

Answer 14

Adj, acting or done quickly without thought or care
Ex: My impetuous garden planning came back to haunt me when my poor water management planning left me watering the garden for an hour a day.

Question 15

Obeisance

Answer 15

Noun, deferential respect
Ex: I was careful to always offer my obeisance when CCing Adrianne on an email, I knew her time was valuable and didn’t want to fome across as wantonly grabbing her attention.

Question 16

Pellucidity

Answer 16

Adj, free from obscurity and easy to understand

Ex: When writing my first review article, I strove to write with clarity and pellucidity.

Question 17

Iconoclasm

Answer 17

Noun, the actuon of attacking or rejecting cherished beliefs and institutions, religious and not, and destroying them or denouncing them as heretical
Ex: The Skupdates iconoclasm required the rejection of lame lib sentimentality and embracing the new skinny social order.

Question 18

Sonorous

Answer 18

Adj
1) of a person’s voice or other sound, imposingly deep and full
Ex: My professor’s somorous voice, though barely raised above talking level, easily carried to the back of the classroom, silencing all students.
2) using imposing language
Ex: The sonorous review article was dense with inscrutable scientific terminology, and every sentence required several google definition searches to get through.

Question 19

Syncretic

Answer 19

Adj, characterized or brought about by a combination of different forms of belief or practice
Ex: The syncretic combination of social marketing ideals and conscious eating practices revolutionized our approach to health and weight loss.

Question 20

Sacrosanct

Answer 20

Adj, regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with
Ex: My workout routine was sacrosanct; it took a true lab emergency to break me away from that habit.