HITCS Ch. 1-5

Question 1

Enlighten

Answer 1

give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation; to inform

Question 2

Demerit

Answer 2

a quality deserving blame and lacking merit; fault; defect;

Question 3

Prattle

Answer 3

talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way; chatter; ramble

Question 4

Trudge

Answer 4

walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions; to walk or march steadily

Question 5

Interspersed

Answer 5

scatter among or between other things; place here and there

Question 6

yowl

Answer 6

to make loud long cry of grief, pain, or distress; to complain or protest

Question 7

illuminate

Answer 7

to supply or brighten with light; make visible or clarify something by shining light on it

Question 8

empathetic

Answer 8

showing an ability to understand and share the feelings of another person

Question 9

summon

Answer 9

to call upon for specified action; authoritatively or urgently call on

Question 10

ominous

Answer 10

foreshadowing evil; giving the impression that something threatening will happen

Question 11

blatantly

Answer 11

in an open and unashamed manner

Question 12

blather

Answer 12

talk fooloshly

Question 13

indignation

Answer 13

a feeling of righteous anger

Question 14

bleak

Answer 14

unpleasantly cold and damp

Question 15

silhouette

Answer 15

a filled-in drawing of the outline of an object

Question 16

dumbfound

Answer 16

be a mystery or bewildering to

Question 17

deftly

Answer 17

in an agile manner; skillful

Question 18

orthodox

Answer 18

adhering to what is commonly accepted

Question 19

wither

Answer 19

lose freshness, vigor, or vitality

Question 20

glean

Answer 20

gather, as of natural products

Question 21

auspicious

Answer 21

indicating favorable circumstances and good luck

Question 22

empirical

Answer 22

derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

Question 23

hunker

Answer 23

squat, hunch, or crouch down

Question 24

emanate

Answer 24

give out, as breath or odor

Question 25

propensity

Answer 25

a natural inclination