WOT- Vocab part 1

Question 1

Euphemistic:

Answer 1

An innocuous word or expression used in place of one that may be found offensive or suggest something unpleasant.

Question 2

Self-immolation:

Answer 2

The action of setting fire to oneself, especially as a form of protest or sacrifice.

Question 3

Infidelity:

Answer 3

The action or state of being unfaithful to a spouse or other sexual partner.

Question 4

Capricious:

Answer 4

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour.

Question 5

Omnipotent:

Answer 5

(Of a deity) having unlimited power.

Question 6

Ostensibly:

Answer 6

As appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; apparently.

Question 7

Desecration:

Answer 7

The violation or sacrilege of something.

Question 8

Stoic:

Answer 8

A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.

Question 9

Semblance:

Answer 9

The outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different.

Question 10

Subjugation:

Answer 10

: The action of bringing someone or something under domination or control.

Question 11

Viability:

Answer 11

The ability to live, especially under certain conditions.

Question 12

Perceptively:

Answer 12

To do something without insight or intelligence.

Question 13

Antagonism:

Answer 13

Active hostility or opposition.

Question 14

Cavalier:

Answer 14

Showing a lack of proper concern; offhand.

Question 15

Concubine:

Answer 15

A woman who lives with a man but has a lower status than his wife or wives.

Question 16

Keening:

Answer 16

The action of wailing in grief for a dead person.

Question 17

Dirge:

Answer 17

A lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite.

Question 18

Prow:

Answer 18

The portion of a ship’s bow (front end) above water.

Question 19

Threnody:

Answer 19

A lament (passionate expression of grief or sorrow).

Question 20

Plundered:

Answer 20

Steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder.

Question 21

Ravaged:

Answer 21

Severely damaged; devastated.

Question 22

Consecrated:

Answer 22

(Of church or land) having been made or declared sacred.

Question 23

Venerable:

Answer 23

Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.

Question 24

Zenith:

Answer 24

The time at which something is most powerful or successful. Antonym – nadir.

Question 25

Lackey:

Answer 25

A servant or someone who behaves like one by obeying someone else’s orders or by doing unpleasant work for them.