| Question |
Answer |
| Analogous |
Similar; comparable |
| Deportment |
behavior |
| Fanatical |
extreme enthusiasm, interest, zeal, etc. |
| Guile |
craftiness and cunning in dealing with others |
| To be Guileless |
to have none of that craftiness |
| Ingenuous |
Simple; innocent |
| Invective |
abusive terms, curses, insults, and/or cuss words |
| Obstreperous |
noisy and unruly |
| Lineaments |
Distinctive features or characteristics |
| Uncompromising |
unchanging; firm; set |
| Conspicious |
to attract attention |
| Inconspicious |
to not attract attention |
| Rudiments |
principles; elements; subjects to be learned |
| Apoplectic |
to behave as if on the verge of having a stroke |
| Apoplexy |
sudden paralysis; a stroke |
| Palliation |
to palliate is to lessen the pain, or, in this case, fear and anxiety, of something without actually making the fear and anxiety go away. |
| Passe' |
old-fashioned |
| Viscous |
sticky |
| Austere |
stern and severe |
| Contentious |
always ready to argue |
| Ecclesiastical impedimenta |
items used during a church service |
| Myopic |
cannot see objects clearly |
| Myopia |
abnormal eye condition |
| Obliquely |
Indirectly |
| Acquiescence |
agreement without protest |
| Venerable |
impressive on account of age or historic associations |
| Elucidate |
explain |
| fey |
strange; eccentric |
| Sundry |
various |
| Acrimonious |
Sarcastic; bitter; nasty |
| Complacently |
in a self-satisfied way |
| Dictum |
official pronouncement |
| Genially |
in a friendly matter |
| Quelling |
quieting; calming |
| Tenet |
a principle or belief generally held to be true |
| Mollified |
soothed; calmed |
| Perpetual |
everlasting; continuous |
| Tedious |
Boring; tiresome |
| Expunge |
remove completely |
| Impudent |
Disrespectful; bold; sassy |
| Volition |
own will |
| to corroborate |
to strengthen or support |
| Corroborative evidence |
evidence that makes a case stronger |
| Cynical |
to believe that people are only motivated in what they do out of selfishness |
| Minute |
exact; precise |
| Temerity |
foolish or rash boldness |
| Unmitigated |
out-and-out absolute |
| acquit |
clear of a charge; find not guilty |
| Charged the jury |
giving instructions in law before they go off to deliberate |
| Indignant |
angry |
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