Lesson 15

Question 1

To find out for certain

Answer 1

Ascertain

Question 2

To punish by beating. To rebuke or criticize severely.

Answer 2

Chastise

Question 3

To select and remove weak and inferior members from.

Answer 3

Cull

Question 4

To put off or postpone. To yield to out of the respect for the knowledge or authority of another. Submitting to the wishes of another because of respect.

Answer 4

Defer

Deference

Question 5

To refrain from continuing something.

Answer 5

Desist

Question 6

To hurt the reputation of. To destroy confidence or trust in.

Answer 6

Discredit

Question 7

To advance little by little beyond the usual boundaries.

Answer 7

Encroach

Question 8

A strong feeling that something bad is about to happen.

Answer 8

Foreboding

Question 9

Compassionate, kind to other human beings or animals.

Answer 9

Humane

Question 10

Lacking sound judgement, not governed by reason.

Answer 10

Irrational

Question 11

Causing horror extremely gruesome. Glowing with the redness of flames seen through a haze.

Answer 11

Lurid

Question 12

To cause to continue indefinitely.

Answer 12

Perpertuate

Question 13

Showing impatience because of restrictions or delays.

Answer 13

Restive

Question 14

Physical strength or courage to resist hardship, illness, or fatigue.

Answer 14

Stamina

Question 15

Close observation of a person or area.

Answer 15

Surveillance