Vocab quiz 8&9 Flashcards

1

tending to show off one's learning

pedantic
ebullient
imperious
nebulous

2

wise; full of knowledge

callow
sanguine
nubile
sapient

3

commonplace; overused

sapient
hackneyed
recondite
agape

4

difficult to understand; profound

grandiose
nubile
agape
recondite

5

an expression of praise

panegyric
non sequitur
fop
imprecation

6

causing cancer

machination
carcinogen
harbinger
quagmire

7

a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster

quagmire
pejorative
martinet
chimerical

8

clothing; garments

finesse
martinet
raiment
carcinogen

9

a peculiar personality trait

quagmire
raiment
hybrid
idiosyncrasy

10

suitable for marriage in age and physical development, referring to a female

nubile
sapient
pejorative
grandiose

11

cheerful; optimistic

sanguine
rakish
carnal
imperious

12

to criticize sharply

censure
gambol
immplate
deride

13

choosing from various sources

eclectic
chimerical
pejorative
heterogeneous

14

anything of mixed origin

harbinger
idiosyncrasy
machination
hybrid

15

a new word or expression

raimeny
neologism
masochist
hybrid

16

a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation

carcinogen
harbinger
quagmire
neologism

17

to whiten; to make pale

blanch
immolate
deride
gambol

18

diplomacy; tact; artful management

nubile
sapient
finesse
masochist

19

burdensome; heavy; hard to endure

onerous
sadistic
olfactory
impotent

20

to keep away from; to avoid; to shun

elucidate
peruse
eschew
impair

Vocab quiz 8&9

Questions 20

Vocab quiz 8&9

Questions 20