Quarter 1 Zing Words UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
aegis - CORRECT ANSWER - To protect, back up, or support a person or organization
agita - CORRECT ANSWER - anxiety, stress, or aggravation
anathema - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) something or someone that one dislikes
(2) a curse
apostate - CORRECT ANSWER - someone who renounces their religion, political belief,
or principle
bailiwick - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) someone's particular interest or sphere of
operations
(2) the jurisdiction of a bailiff
bellwether - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) the leading sheep of a flock, with a bell on its
neck
(2) an indicator or predictor of something
blandishment - CORRECT ANSWER - a flattering statement or action used to persuade
someone gently do something
bodacious - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) excellent, admirable, or attractive
(2) audacious in a way considered admirable
bowdlerize - CORRECT ANSWER - to remove material that is considered offensive from
a text or account, with the result that the text becomes weaker or less effective
bravado - CORRECT ANSWER - a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to
impress or intimidate
Brobdingnagian - CORRECT ANSWER - gigantic
brook - CORRECT ANSWER - tolerate or allow
brouhaha - CORRECT ANSWER - a noisy and overexcited reaction or response to
something
bupkes (bupkis) - CORRECT ANSWER - absolutely nothing, nothing at all
burgeon - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish
, (2) a bud or young shoots
cacophony - CORRECT ANSWER - a harsh discordant mixture of sounds
catharsis - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of releasing strong and repressed emotions
to relieve of them
conundrum - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) a confusing and difficult problem or question
(2) a question asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer; a riddle
coup de foudre - CORRECT ANSWER - a sudden unforeseen event, in particular an
instance of love at first sight
debacle - CORRECT ANSWER - a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco
decimate - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of
(2) drastically reducing the strength or effectiveness of something
(3) kill one in every ten of a group as a punishment for the whole group
denizen - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place
(2) a foreigner allowed certain rights in the adopted country
deprecate - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) express disapproval of
(2) disparage or belittle something
diatribe - CORRECT ANSWER - a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or
something
dilettante - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) a person who cultivates an area of interest, without
real commitment or knowledge
(2) a person with an amateur interest in the arts
ebullient - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) cheerful and full of energy
(2) a liquid or matter that is boiling or agitated as if boiling
eclectic - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) to derive or a person that derives ideas, style, or
taste, from a diverse range of sources
emote - CORRECT ANSWER - to portray emotion in a theatrical manner, especially by
actors
enervate - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) to be or to cause someone to feel drained of energy
or vitality; weaken
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
aegis - CORRECT ANSWER - To protect, back up, or support a person or organization
agita - CORRECT ANSWER - anxiety, stress, or aggravation
anathema - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) something or someone that one dislikes
(2) a curse
apostate - CORRECT ANSWER - someone who renounces their religion, political belief,
or principle
bailiwick - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) someone's particular interest or sphere of
operations
(2) the jurisdiction of a bailiff
bellwether - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) the leading sheep of a flock, with a bell on its
neck
(2) an indicator or predictor of something
blandishment - CORRECT ANSWER - a flattering statement or action used to persuade
someone gently do something
bodacious - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) excellent, admirable, or attractive
(2) audacious in a way considered admirable
bowdlerize - CORRECT ANSWER - to remove material that is considered offensive from
a text or account, with the result that the text becomes weaker or less effective
bravado - CORRECT ANSWER - a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to
impress or intimidate
Brobdingnagian - CORRECT ANSWER - gigantic
brook - CORRECT ANSWER - tolerate or allow
brouhaha - CORRECT ANSWER - a noisy and overexcited reaction or response to
something
bupkes (bupkis) - CORRECT ANSWER - absolutely nothing, nothing at all
burgeon - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish
, (2) a bud or young shoots
cacophony - CORRECT ANSWER - a harsh discordant mixture of sounds
catharsis - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of releasing strong and repressed emotions
to relieve of them
conundrum - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) a confusing and difficult problem or question
(2) a question asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer; a riddle
coup de foudre - CORRECT ANSWER - a sudden unforeseen event, in particular an
instance of love at first sight
debacle - CORRECT ANSWER - a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco
decimate - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of
(2) drastically reducing the strength or effectiveness of something
(3) kill one in every ten of a group as a punishment for the whole group
denizen - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place
(2) a foreigner allowed certain rights in the adopted country
deprecate - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) express disapproval of
(2) disparage or belittle something
diatribe - CORRECT ANSWER - a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or
something
dilettante - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) a person who cultivates an area of interest, without
real commitment or knowledge
(2) a person with an amateur interest in the arts
ebullient - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) cheerful and full of energy
(2) a liquid or matter that is boiling or agitated as if boiling
eclectic - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) to derive or a person that derives ideas, style, or
taste, from a diverse range of sources
emote - CORRECT ANSWER - to portray emotion in a theatrical manner, especially by
actors
enervate - CORRECT ANSWER - (1) to be or to cause someone to feel drained of energy
or vitality; weaken
