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Quiz #8
American/Whisl 2013-14
Question | Answer |
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magnanimous | very generous or forgiving, esp. toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself |
Sage | a profoundly wise person; wise |
prig | a self-righteously moralistic person who behaves as if superior to others |
meretricious | apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity |
confound | cause surprise or confusion in (someone), esp. by acting against their expectations |
reproach | (v) address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment. (n) the expression of disapproval or disappointment |
dilate | make or become wider, larger, or more open |
gaudy | extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless |
incredulous | not willing to believe or trust; skeptical Indicating or showing unbelief (incredulous smile) |
genially | warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial |
wan | lacking in forcefulness, competence, or effectiveness showing or suggesting ill health, fatigue, unhappiness |
ineffable | incapable of being expressed or described in words |
jaunty | easy and sprightly in manner or bearing smartly trim, as clothing |
disembodied | separate or free (something) from its concrete form |
denizen | An inhabitant; resident A person who regularly frequents a place |
effectual | producing or capable of producing an intended effect; adequate. valid or binding, as an agreement or document |
grave | Full of or suggesting danger Serious or solemn |
embolden | to make bold or bolder; hearten; encourage |
infinite | indefinitely or exceedingly great unlimited or unmeasurable in extent of space or duration of time |
vitality | exuberant physical strength or mental vigor capacity for survival or for the continuation of a meaningful or purposeful existence |