KR Ch. 11-21

Question 1

Cretin

Answer 1

a stupid, obtuse, or mentally defective person

Question 2

Permeate

Answer 2

to pass into or through every part of; pervade; saturate

Question 3

Cardamom

Answer 3

the aromatic seed capsules of a tropical Asian plant, Elettaria cardamomum, of the ginger family, used as a spice or condiment and in medicine

Question 4

Tarpaulin

Answer 4

a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax

Question 5

Carcinoma

Answer 5

a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor that spreads by metastasis and often recurs after excision; cancer

Question 6

Palliative

Answer 6

relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure

Question 7

Metastasized

Answer 7

to spread to other parts of the body by the way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces; to spread injuriously

Question 8

Posh

Answer 8

sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious

Question 9

Ensuing

Answer 9

following in order; coming afterward, esp. in immediate succession

Question 10

Incessant

Answer 10

continuing to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession

Question 11

Chuff

Answer 11

a rustic; a boor, churl; a miserly fellow

Question 12

Presumptuous

Answer 12

unwarrantedly or impertinently bold; forward

Question 13

Wary

Answer 13

watchful; being on one’s guard against danger

Question 14

Oblivion

Answer 14

the sate of being completely forgotten or unknown

Question 15

Dismissive

Answer 15

indicating dismissal or rejection; having the purpose or effect of dismissing, as from one’s presence or from consideration

Question 16

Snickered

Answer 16

laughed in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner

Question 17

Burlap

Answer 17

a plain-woven, coarse fabric of jute, hemp, or the like; gunny

Question 18

Relic

Answer 18

an object having interest by reason of its age or its association with the past

Question 19

Hunkered

Answer 19

squatted on one’s heels; help resolutely or stubbornly to a policy, opinion, etc., when confronted by criticism, opposition, or unfavorable circumstances