Analogies 1 List 2: 41-60

Question 1

disdain

Answer 1

(v) to hate, to despise; to scorn
(n) contempt or scorn

Question 2

divert

Answer 2

(v) to turn from one thing to another; to turn one’s attention away from something, especially through entertainment

Question 3

dour

Answer 3

(adj) sullen, gloomy in manner

Question 4

drought

Answer 4

(n) the absence of rain; dry weather

Question 5

durable

Answer 5

(adj) lasting, enduring

Question 6

endorse

Answer 6

(v) to approve; to support; to write your name on the back of a check

Question 7

engage

Answer 7

(v) to involve; to keep busy; to hire; to promise to marry

Question 8

explicit

Answer 8

(adj) clearly expressed

Question 9

exposition

Answer 9

(n) a large public exhibition or show, an explanation

Question 10

extricate

Answer 10

(v) to disentangle

Question 11

famine

Answer 11

(n) extreme and general scarcity of food; extreme hunger, starvation

Question 12

forlorn

Answer 12

(adj) abandoned; sad and lonely because of isolation

Question 13

fraud

Answer 13

(n) dishonesty; deception

Question 14

genial

Answer 14

(adj) cheerful; cordial; lively

Question 15

imposter

Answer 15

(n) a person who pretends to be another person; a fraud

Question 16

incessant

Answer 16

(adj) ceaseless; continuing without interruption

Question 17

indelible

Answer 17

(adj) incapable of being erased

Question 18

innovation

Answer 18

(n) something new

Question 19

inquisitor

Answer 19

(n) a harsh, merciless questioner

Question 20

insomnia

Answer 20

(n) inability to sleep; sleeplessness