Chapter 5

Question 0

Contumacious (adj.)

Answer 0

stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.

Question 1

Cursive (adj.)

Answer 1

(of handwriting) in flowing strokes with the letters joined together.
Printing. in flowing strokes resembling handwriting.

Question 2

Connotation (n.)

Answer 2

the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.”
the suggesting of additional meanings by a word or expression, apart from its literal meaning; the act of connoting.

Question 3

Curmudgeon (n.)

Answer 3

a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person.

Question 4

Despoil (v.)

Answer 4

to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.

Question 5

Equipoise (n.)

Answer 5

an equal distribution of weight; even balance; equilibrium.

a counterpoise.

Question 6

Ennui (n.)

Answer 6

a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.

Question 7

Factious (adj.)

Answer 7

given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
pertaining to or proceeding from faction: factious quarrels.

Question 8

Facetious (adj.)

Answer 8

not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
amusing; humorous.
lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous: a facetious person.

Question 9

Equitable (adj.)

Answer 9

characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable: equitable treatment of all citizens.
Law.
pertaining to or valid in equity.
pertaining to the system of equity, as distinguished from the common law.

Question 10

Expiate (v.)

Answer 10

to atone for; make amends or reparation for: to expiate one’s crimes.

Question 11

Factitious (adj.)

Answer 11

not spontaneous or natural; artificial; contrived: factitious laughter; factitious enthusiasm.
made; manufactured: a decoration of factitious flowers and leaves.

Question 12

Effectual (adj.)

Answer 12

producing or capable of producing an intended effect; adequate.
valid or binding, as an agreement or document.

Question 13

Distrait (adj.)

Answer 13

inattentive because of distracting worries, fears, etc.; absent-minded.

Question 14

Dowdy (adj.)

Answer 14

not stylish; drab; old-fashioned: Why do you always wear those dowdy old dresses?
not neat or tidy; shabby.

Question 15

Expository (adj.)

Answer 15

of the nature of exposition; serving to expound, set forth, or explain: an expository essay; expository writing.

Question 16

Fancier (n.)

Answer 16

a person having a liking for or interest in something; enthusiast: a fancier of sports cars.
a person who breeds animals, plants, etc., especially in order to improve the strain: a horse fancier.

Question 17

Entrance (v.)

Answer 17

to fill with delight or wonder; enrapture.

to put into a trance: to be hypnotically entranced.

Question 18

Execrable (adj.)

Answer 18

utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent.

very bad: an execrable stage performance.

Question 19

Dulcet (adj.)

Answer 19

pleasant to the ear; melodious: the dulcet tones of the cello.
pleasant or agreeable to the eye or the feelings; soothing.
Archaic. sweet to the taste or smell.

Question 20

Egress (n.)

Answer 20

the act or an instance of going, especially from an enclosed place.
a means or place of going out; an exit.
the right or permission to go out.
Astronomy , emersion(def 1).