Question

i. definitions

1. hazy; vague; uncertain

a. rakish
b. nebulous
c. adventitious
d. perfunctory
e. carnal

1. extremely necessary; vitally important

a. sanguine
b. perfunctory
c. baroque
d. fecund
e. imperative

1. carefree; dashing; jaunty

a. pedantic
b. rakish
c. carnal
d. opulent
e. non sequitur

1. fertile; productive

a. fecund
b. bona fide
c. pedestrian
d. ambiguous
e. parochial

1. to make dirty; to stain

a. besmirch
b. bowdlerize
c. glower
d. besiege
e. obfuscate

1. strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism

a. panegyric
b. hedonism
c. obloquy
d. chagrin
e. quandary

1. tending to show off ones learning

a. pedantic
b. nebulous
c. celibate
d. ephemeral
e. non sequitur

1. enthusiastic

a. sacrosanct
b. nebulous
c. pedantic
d. adventitious
e. ebullient

1. embarrassment; a complete loss of courage

a. antithesis
b. chagrin
c. sanguine
d. deference
e. imprecation

1. an expression of praise

a. fop
b. non sequitur
c. panegyric
d. imprecation
e. quandary

1. a sad or mournful poem

a. sanguine
b. elegy
c. non sequitur
d. panegyric
e. labyrinth

1. respect; consideration

a. emendation
b. deference
c. elegy
d. imprecation
e. perspicacity

1. to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc.

a. bowdlerize
b. extenuate
c. impair
d. enervate
e. besmirch

1. something that does not logically follow

a. panegyric
b. fop
c. debacle
d. non sequitur
e. maelstrom

1. a puzzling situation; a dilemma

a. imprecation
b. labyrinth
c. quandary
d. fop
e. deference

1. a curse

a. imprecation
b. bauble
c. aegis
d. fop
e. cataclysm

1. an excessively fashion - conscious man

a. boor
b. bauble
c. fop
d. nihilism
e. non sequitur

1. to weaken; to cause to become worse

a. impair
b. glower
c. bowdlerize
d. besmirch
e. edify

Explanation:

1. "Nebulous" means hazy, vague, or uncertain.
2. "Imperative" means extremely necessary or vitally important.
3. "Rakish" means carefree, dashing, or jaunty.
4. "Fecund" means fertile or productive.
5. "Besmirch" means to make dirty or to stain.
6. "Obloquy" means strong disapproval or a bad reputation resulting from public criticism.
7. "Pedantic" means tending to show off one's learning.
8. "Ebullient" means enthusiastic.
9. "Chagrin" means embarrassment or a complete loss of courage.
10. "Panegyric" means an expression of praise.
11. "Elegy" means a sad or mournful poem.
12. "Deference" means respect or consideration.
13. "Bowdlerize" means to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc.
14. "Non - sequitur" means something that does not logically follow.
15. "Quandary" means a puzzling situation or a dilemma.
16. "Imprecation" means a curse.
17. "Fop" means an excessively fashion - conscious man.
18. "Impair" means to weaken or to cause to become worse.

Answer:

1. B. nebulous
2. E. imperative
3. B. rakish
4. A. fecund
5. A. besmirch
6. C. obloquy
7. A. pedantic
8. E. ebullient
9. B. chagrin
10. C. panegyric
11. B. elegy
12. B. deference
13. A. bowdlerize
14. D. non sequitur
15. C. quandary
16. A. imprecation
17. C. fop
18. A. impair