Chapter 3 - X

Question 1

tacky

Answer 1

showing poor taste and quality.

Question 2

vitreous

Answer 2

like glass in appearance or physical properties

Question 3

grizzled

Answer 3

having a streak with gray hair

Question 4

discerning

Answer 4

having or showing good judgment

Question 5

rancorous

Answer 5

characterized by bitterness or resentment.

Question 6

doting

Answer 6

extremely and uncritically fond of someone; adoring.

Question 7

amicably

Answer 7

in a friendly and peaceful manner.

Question 8

tactically

Answer 8

in a way that relates to actions carefully planned to gain a specific end.

Question 9

duplicitous

Answer 9

deceitful

Question 10

dissuade

Answer 10

persuade someone not to take a particular course of action.

Question 11

ward

Answer 11

guard; protect

Question 12

depreciate

Answer 12

diminish in value over a period of time.

Question 13

sea change

Answer 13

a profound or notable transformation.

Question 14

mutiny

Answer 14

an open rebellion against the proper authorities, especitally by soldiers or sailors against their officers.

Question 15

helmsman

Answer 15

a person who steers a ship or boat.

Question 16

common

Answer 16

occurring, found, or done often; prevalent

Question 17

inchoate

Answer 17

just begun and not fully formed or developed; rudimentary.

Question 18

serendipitous

Answer 18

occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

Question 19

encumbrance

Answer 19

a burden or impediment.

Question 20

dispensation

Answer 20

exemption from a rule or usual requirement.

Question 21

pique

Answer 21

a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one’s pride.

Question 22

improve

Answer 22

make or become better.

Question 23

discriminate

Answer 23

recognize a distinction; differentiate.

Question 24

distort

Answer 24

pull or twist out of shape.

Question 25

baseless

Answer 25

without foundation in fact.

Question 26

obvious

Answer 26

easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent.

Question 27

illiberal

Answer 27

opposed to liberal principles; restricting freedom of thought or behavior.

Question 28

interlocutor

Answer 28

a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.

Question 29

detractor

Answer 29

a person who disparages someone or something.

Question 30

contemporary

Answer 30

living or occurring at the same time.

Question 31

vulgar

Answer 31

lacking sophistication or good taste; unrefined.

Question 32

obtuse

Answer 32

annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.

Question 33

genteel

Answer 33

polite, refined, or respectable, often in an affected or ostentatious way.