You're Not Listening - Kate Murphy

Question 1

blowhard

Answer 1

a boastful or pompous person

Question 2

gobsmack

Answer 2

utterly astonished, astounded

Question 3

disaffect

Answer 3

dissatisfied, esp. with people in authority or system of control, alienated

Question 4

insular

Answer 4

ignorant or uninterested in cultures, ideas or people outside one’s own experience

Question 5

vitriol

Answer 5

cruel and bitter criticism

Question 6

rancour

Answer 6

bitterness or resentfulness esp when longstanding

Question 7

rive

Answer 7

split or tear apart violently

Question 8

vilify

Answer 8

speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner

Question 9

antipathy

Answer 9

deep feeling of dislike; aversion

Question 10

rile

Answer 10

1) make (someone) annoyed or irritated
2) make (water) muddy or turbulent

Question 11

cacophony

Answer 11

harsh discordant mixture of sounds

Question 12

frenetic

Answer 12

fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way

Question 13

idiosyncrasy

Answer 13

a mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual

Question 14

affectation

Answer 14

behaviour, speech or writing that is artificial and design to impress

Question 15

accretion

Answer 15

growth or increase by gradual accumulation additional layer or matter

Question 16

wily

Answer 16

skilled at gaining an advantage, esp. deceitfully

Question 17

solipsistic

Answer 17

self-centered or selfish

Question 18

voluble

Answer 18

(of a person) talking fluently, readily or incessantly