word list quiz

anachronism

1.         an error involving time in a story

analogous

1.         comparable

belie

to contradict; to give a false impression

cacophonous

  discordant, inharmonious

capitulate

1.         to surrender

complacency

self-satisfaction; smugness

criterion

1.         standard used in judging

doctrine

1.         teachings in general; a particular principle taught

emend

1.         to correct

germane

pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand

hamper

to obstruct

inert

1.         inactive; lacking the power to move

munificent

1.         very generous

pedestrian

1.         ordinary, unimaginative

placebo (n)

1.         harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill

precocious

1.         advanced in development

rancor

bitterness, hatred

rhetorical

pertaining to effective communication

somber

1.         gloomy, depressing, dark, drab

transcendent