Hackers Lesson 36-40

Question 1

apathy

Answer 1

lack of feeling; lack of interest

Question 2

apprehensive

Answer 2

anxious about what is to come

Question 3

contrite

Answer 3

repentant

Question 4

lament

Answer 4

to mourn, to show sorrow

Question 5

console

Answer 5

to comfort

Question 6

impassive

Answer 6

lacking emotion

Question 7

ignominy

Answer 7

humiliation; shame

Question 8

pathos

Answer 8

feeling of sorrow

Question 9

empathy

Answer 9

the ability to identify with another’s feeling

Question 10

penitent

Answer 10

having minded feeling toward something

Question 11

poignant

Answer 11

causing a sharp emotional response

Question 12

remorse

Answer 12

regret for past deeds

Question 13

antipathy

Answer 13

strong feeling againstsomething

Question 14

ambiguous

Answer 14

unclear in meaning

Question 15

obsure

Answer 15

not easily understood; indistinct

Question 16

equivocal

Answer 16

deliberately ambiguous or misleading

Question 17

convoluted

Answer 17

intricate and hard to follow

Question 18

cryptic

Answer 18

enigmatic; mysterious

Question 19

unfathomable

Answer 19

impossible to comprehend

Question 20

nebulous

Answer 20

vague; indefinite

Question 21

enigma

Answer 21

a mystery or riddle

Question 22

esoteric

Answer 22

difficult to understand

Question 23

ramble

Answer 23

to wander aimlessly, either verbally or physically

Question 24

desultory

Answer 24

aimless; prone to random digressions

Question 25

digress

Answer 25

to go off topic

Question 26

profound

Answer 26

deep; insightful

Question 27

candor

Answer 27

honesty; straightforwardness

Question 28

affect

Answer 28

to put on airs; to behave unnaturally

Question 29

veracity

Answer 29

truthfulness

Question 30

debunk

Answer 30

to expose something as fraudulent

Question 31

apocryphal

Answer 31

of doubtful authenticity

Question 32

forthright

Answer 32

honest; straightforward

Question 33

disingenuous

Answer 33

insincere; crafty

Question 34

candid

Answer 34

straightforward; honest

Question 35

dubious

Answer 35

doubtful

Question 36

prevaricate

Answer 36

to lie under oath

Question 37

verisimilitude

Answer 37

the quality of appearing to be true

Question 38

outspoken

Answer 38

candid and unsparing in speech

Question 39

fraudulent

Answer 39

deceitful

Question 40

facade

Answer 40

outward appearance; a false front

Question 41

mirth

Answer 41

merriment; laughter

Question 42

aesthetic

Answer 42

relating to beauty or theory of beauty

Question 43

satire

Answer 43

a mocking literary or dramatic work

Question 44

curator

Answer 44

the individual in charge of a museum

Question 45

witticism

Answer 45

a clever of funny remark

Question 46

jocular

Answer 46

done in a joking way

Question 47

malapropism

Answer 47

the outrageous misuse ofword

Question 48

levity

Answer 48

a lack of seriousness

Question 49

bard

Answer 49

a skilled poet

Question 50

parody

Answer 50

a spoof

Question 51

epic

Answer 51

a lengthy poet that celebrates the life of a hero

Question 52

aesthete

Answer 52

a person interested in the pursuit of beauty

Question 53

dilettante

Answer 53

one who dabbles in an art

Question 54

lampoon

Answer 54

to make fun of

Question 55

chastise

Answer 55

to punish or criticize

Question 56

reprove

Answer 56

to scold

Question 57

reprehensible

Answer 57

worthy of blame or censure

Question 58

culpable

Answer 58

deserving blame

Question 59

indict

Answer 59

to accuse of a offense

Question 60

reproach

Answer 60

to blame; to express disapproval

Question 61

rebuke

Answer 61

to scold

Question 62

castigate

Answer 62

to punish severely

Question 63

impeach

Answer 63

to accuse of wrongdoing

Question 64

irreproachable

Answer 64

beyond blame

Question 65

berate

Answer 65

to punish severely

Question 66

culprit

Answer 66

one guilty of a crime

Question 67

acquit

Answer 67

to clear of a charge

Question 68

reprimand

Answer 68

to scold

Question 69

diligence

Answer 69

hard work and dedication

Question 70

scrupulous

Answer 70

careful, ethical

Question 71

meticulous

Answer 71

attentive to detail

Question 72

indefatigable

Answer 72

untiring

Question 73

spartan

Answer 73

full of self-disipline

Question 74

painstacking

Answer 74

meticulous; paying great attention to detail

Question 75

assiduous

Answer 75

hard working

Question 76

prolific

Answer 76

extremely productive

Question 77

integrity

Answer 77

honest and virtue

Question 78

enterprising

Answer 78

full of initiative and imagination

Question 79

entrepreneur

Answer 79

a self-made businessman

Question 80

industrious

Answer 80

hard working; diligent

Question 81

resolute

Answer 81

determined; willing to push on