Swain - Week 3 & 4

Question 1

Keen (adjective)

Answer 1

intense, sharp, or focused; demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions;

EXAMPLE: His keen ability to read a person makes him an excellent detective.

Question 2

Kindle (verb)

Answer 2

to start/cause a fire; At a little distance a fire had been quickly kindled and cooking was already going on.

or

to arouse, provoke, or call forth (emotions, responses, feelings);

EXAMPLE: He kindled my angered response because he made some terrible claims that were not grounded in reason or truth.

Question 3

Kinetic (adjective)

Answer 3

characterized by motion;

EXAMPLE: When the gun sounded to start the race, there was no kinetic response from one of the runners, which alarmed everyone in the stands that something was wrong.

Question 4

Knave (noun)

Answer 4

an old term popular during the Renaissance which refers to someone who is deceitful and unreliable; rascal;

EXAMPLE: He is a knave who is always in trouble and causing problems for anyone he encounters.

Question 5

Knell (noun or verb)

Answer 5

the sound of a bell or to ring a bell;

EXAMPLE: When we heard the knell blasting throughout the school, we knew it was time for he fire drill. The church bells knelled to announce the death of the revered pastor.

Question 6

Lament (noun or verb)

Answer 6

regret strongly (v) or a cry of grief (n);

EXAMPLE: If you are really upset or sorry about something, you might lament it. A lament is full of regret and grief.

Question 7

Languid (adjective)

Answer 7

lacking energy or vigor;

EXAMPLE: I knew she was coming down with the flu when she became languid, as she is usually running around from dusk to dawn.

Question 8

Laudable (adjective)

Answer 8

praiseworthy;

EXAMPLE: Her act of standing up for the girl who was being bullied was both laudable and brave.

Question 9

Lilliputian (adjective or a noun)

Answer 9

very small or a small person;

EXAMPLE: While we do have some issues, our trouble’s are lilliputian compared to what some people are going through. The group of lilliputians in the fairytale were so tiny that they could escape inside the walls like little mice.

Question 10

Loquacious (adjective)

Answer 10

talkative/garrulous (about trivial matters):

EXAMPLE: The teacher had to redirect the loquacious boys who were talking about video games when they were supposed to be discussing the literature.