Verbal Advantage: Level 7 (50-41)

Front 1

Define nepotism.

Back 1

Favoritism shown to relatives.

Front 2

Define ribald.

Back 2

humorous in a mildly indecent, coarse, or vulgar way. Synonyms: gross, indelicate, lewd, immodest, sensual, and obcsene.
Antonyms: refined, decent, polite, tasteful, cultured, polished, cultivated,decorous, and urbane.

Front 3

Define avuncular.

Back 3

Like an uncle, pertaining to an uncle, or exhibiting some characteristic considered typical of an uncle.

Front 4

Define supplicate.

Back 4

to ask, beg, or plead forhumbly and earnestly.
Synonyms: entreat, petition, importune, and beseech.

Front 5

Define irascible.

Back 5

easily angered, hot-tempered, extremely irritable or touchy.
Synonyms: cranky, testy, peevish, petulant, irate, cantakerous, contentious, snappish, chloeric, captious, and spenetic.
Antonyms: caol, unruffled, placid, amiable, affable, and equable.

Front 6

Define inexorable.

Back 6

relentless, unyielding, merciless; not able to be stopped, changed ot moved by entreaty or persuasion.
Synonyms: unrelenting, unswerving, inflexible, immovable,uncomprising, intrnsigent, obdurate, and impacable.
Antonyms: flexible, compromising, obliging, compliant, docile, tractable, acquiescent, and complaisant.

Front 7

Define parvenu.

Back 7

an upstart, specifically, a person who suddenly aquires wealth and power and rises to a higher class, but who is not accepted by the members of that class.

Front 8

Define salubrious.

Back 8

healthful, wholesome, favorable or conducive to well-being.
Antonyms: insalubrious, deleterious, pernicious, noxious, baneful, malign, and noisome.

Front 9

Define hyperbole.

Back 9

exaggeration in speech or writing; especially, extravagent exaggeration that is intentional and obvious.

Front 10

Define sanctimonious.

Back 10

self-rightous; holier-than-thou; characterized by insincere or affected righteousness, virtuousness, or religious piety.