Chapter 1

Question 1

herculean

Answer 1

– extremely difficult; requiring great effort (1)

Question 2

attenuated

Answer 2

• weakened; impaired (2)

Question 3

composure

Answer 3

being calm or in control of oneself (2)

Question 4

transcend

Answer 4

– to go beyond the normal range or limits of (2)

Question 5

shantytown

Bolshevik – a member of the Communist Party (10)
parlance - a particular way of speaking or using words, often as a local custom or language (12) regatta – a series of boat races (18)
coxswain – the person who steers the boat and regulates the stroke rate of the crew (18) antithetical – sharply contrasted in character or purpose (20)
testament – strong evidence for (21)

Answer 5

– a slum area consisting of a large number of crudely-constructed houses (7)

Question 6

Great Depression

Answer 6

– a period of severe economic crisis, characterized by widespread unemployment, financial crises, and drastic declines in production, that lasted from 1929 until around 1939 (8)

Question 7

strongbox

Answer 7

– a small lockable box in which valuables may be stored (9)

Question 8

socialist

Answer 8

• a person who believes in a political and economic theory of organization in which the production, distribution, and exchange of products is owned or regulated by the community as a whole (10)

Question 9

Bolshevik

Answer 9

– a member of the Communist Party (10)

Question 10

parlance

Answer 10

• a particular way of speaking or using words, often as a local custom or language (12)

Question 11

regatta

Answer 11

– a series of boat races (18)

Question 12

coxswain

Answer 12

– the person who steers the boat and regulates the stroke rate of the crew (18)

Question 13

antithetical

Answer 13

– sharply contrasted in character or purpose (20)

Question 14

testament

Answer 14

– strong evidence for (21)