Vocab 13

to involve or connect unfavorably

• draconian

• unpalatable

• analgesic

• implicate

Answer explanation

Amon Goeth’s actions during the Holocaust were enough to implicate him in several counts of crimes against humanity.

a medication to reduce or eliminate pain

• veritable

• implicate

• florid

• analgesic

Answer explanation

• Brandon took an analgesic to ease the pain of his injured tailbone after flipping into the end zone. 

wickedness; vileness

• implicate

• turpitude

• discretionary

• veritable

Answer explanation

• Snow White was shocked by the turpitude of the witch who wanted her dead. 

left to one’s own judgment; unrestricted

• discretionary

• turpitude

• unpalatable

• draconian

Answer explanation

The school will provide sports equipment, but the players have the discretionary option to use their own if they’d like.

to confuse, to perplex

• punctilious

• moribund

• flummox

• draconian

Answer explanation

Billy the baby was flummoxed by the whole nap routine; sometimes he woke up in the car, sometimes behind bars (crib)

unpleasant to the taste or mind

• unpalatable

• flummox

• noisome

• conflagration

Answer explanation

Jello trash pie is very unpalatable when compared with a fresh fruit dessert.

• exaggerated emotional behavior

• fractious

• conflagration

• draconian

• histrionics

Answer explanation

• Mark reacted to the homework assignment with his usual histrionics, screaming at the top of his lungs at his paper.

extremely harsh, very severe

• moribund

• draconian

• noisome

• unpalatable

Answer explanation

The parents' draconian rules and punishments were intended to dissuade their rebellious children from misbehaving.

disgusting, offensive to the senses

• punctillious

• veritable

• noisome

• conflagration

Answer explanation

• Despite its noisome aroma, Roquefort cheese is reputedly very tasty.

attentive to details in conduct or action

• punctilious

• fractious

• analgesic

• implicate

Answer explanation

An artist must be punctilious when reproducing a masterpiece in order to ensure accuracy.