Hackers Lesson 11-15

Question 1

sanctimonious

Answer 1

falsely pious or self-righteous

Question 2

sacrosanct

Answer 2

profoundly sacred

Question 3

sanctuary

Answer 3

a place of refuge; a sacred place

Question 4

sacrilegious

Answer 4

grossly irreverent; disrespectful of something sacred

Question 5

revere

Answer 5

to regard with honor and devotion

Question 6

pious

Answer 6

showing religious reverence

Question 7

deference

Answer 7

respect for the wishes of others

Question 8

sacrament

Answer 8

a formal religious act or oath

Question 9

venerable

Answer 9

worthy of respect

Question 10

venerate

Answer 10

to regard with reverence or respect

Question 11

consecrate

Answer 11

to declare to be holy

Question 12

talisman

Answer 12

an object with magical powers

Question 13

lionized

Answer 13

to treat as a celebrity

Question 14

formidable

Answer 14

awesome; hard to overcome

Question 15

potent

Answer 15

strong and effective

Question 16

bulwark

Answer 16

a strong defense

Question 17

indomitable

Answer 17

unable to be conquered

Question 18

redoubtable

Answer 18

arousing fear; formidable; awesome

Question 19

robust

Answer 19

full of vigor

Question 20

impervious

Answer 20

incapable of being penetrated or affected

Question 21

efficacious

Answer 21

capable of producing a desired effect

Question 22

stalwart

Answer 22

physically or morally strong person; strong supporter

Question 23

impotent

Answer 23

lacking strength or power

Question 24

predominant

Answer 24

most important

Question 25

impregnable

Answer 25

unable to be entered by force

Question 26

brawn

Answer 26

muscular strength

Question 27

bastion

Answer 27

stronghold, fortress

Question 28

coalesce

Answer 28

to blend or fuse together

Question 29

anthology

Answer 29

a collection of work

Question 30

convoke

Answer 30

to call together

Question 31

synchronize

Answer 31

to arrange events to occur simultaneously

Question 32

synthesis

Answer 32

a fusion; a bringing together

Question 33

eclectic

Answer 33

made up of parts of many different sources

Question 34

yoke

Answer 34

to join different things

Question 35

amalgam

Answer 35

a combination of different substances into one mass

Question 36

amass

Answer 36

to gather, to pile up

Question 37

invoke

Answer 37

to call on for help or inspiration

Question 38

compatible

Answer 38

capable of living together harmoniously

Question 39

contemporary

Answer 39

living or occurring during the same time period

Question 40

predilection

Answer 40

disposition in favor of something

Question 41

ruthless

Answer 41

cruel; merciless

Question 42

contempt

Answer 42

scorn; disrespect

Question 43

callous

Answer 43

hardened; insensitive

Question 44

sadistic

Answer 44

taking pleasure in the pain of others

Question 45

supercilious

Answer 45

full of haughty arrogance

Question 46

idiosyncrasy

Answer 46

a peculiar trait or habit

Question 47

anomaly

Answer 47

unusual event

Question 48

incongruous

Answer 48

inappropriate; not in keeping with a pattern

Question 49

fetter

Answer 49

to tie up; to chain

Question 50

notorious

Answer 50

famous for bad things

Question 51

decry

Answer 51

to speak out against

Question 52

vilify

Answer 52

to slander; to defame

Question 53

heinous

Answer 53

cruel and unusual

Question 54

revile

Answer 54

to denounce abusively

Question 55

atrophy

Answer 55

to weaken from disuse

Question 56

abate

Answer 56

to subside; to decrease in intensity

Question 57

porous

Answer 57

filled with many holes

Question 58

wane

Answer 58

to grow smaller or less intense

Question 59

lassitude

Answer 59

a feeling of weakness

Question 60

undermine

Answer 60

to weaken or diminish something

Question 61

obsequious

Answer 61

overly submissive

Question 62

attrition

Answer 62

a wearing away of strength or morale

Question 63

enervate

Answer 63

to weaken someone's vitality

Question 64

vulnerable

Answer 64

prone to attack or harm

Question 65

ebb

Answer 65

to decrease or decline slowly

Question 66

compliant

Answer 66

submissive

Question 67

debilitate

Answer 67

to sap the strength of