Lesson 13 + 14 (The Hands)

Question 1

emancipate

Answer 1

v. to free from the restraint or influence

v. to free (a slave) from bondage

Question 2

manacle

Answer 2

n. a device for confining the hands; handcuffs
n. anything that constrains
v. to restrain, as with manacles

Question 3

mandate

Answer 3

n. a formal order from a higher court; an authoritative command, order, or injunction

Question 4

manifest

Answer 4

adj. clearly apparent to sight or understanding; obvious
v. to show plainly; to reveal
v. to prove
n. a list of cargo or passengers

Question 5

manipulate

Answer 5

v. to use or handle skillfully

v. to manage with devious skill, or to adjust to suit one’s purpose

Question 6

dexterity

Answer 6

n. skill in the use of the hands or body; adroitness

n. mental skill or adroitness; cleverness

Question 7

ambidextrous

Answer 7

adj. able to use either hand equally well

Question 8

digital

Answer 8

adj. relating to a finger or to a unit of measure (3/4 inch) the breadth of a finger
adj. referring to a numerical system for encoding data

Question 9

deflect

Answer 9

v. to turn aside

v. to swerve or turn aside

Question 10

genuflect

Answer 10

v. to bend the knee in a (half-)kneeling position to express reverence or respect

Question 11

inflection

Answer 11

n. an alteration of pitch or tone of the voice

Question 12

reflection

Answer 12

n. the act or condition of being thrown back
n. something thrown back
n. discredit; indirect reproach
n. deep thought

Question 13

rapacious

Answer 13

adj. excessively grasping or greedy

adj. given to seizing for plunder or as prey

Question 14

rapt

Answer 14

adj. giving one’s complete attention

adj. overcome with emotion; completely filled with joy

Question 15

surreptitious

Answer 15

adj. done secretly, without approval

Question 16

complicity

Answer 16

n. participation with another in an act that is or seems to be deceitful

Question 17

duplicity

Answer 17

n. deceitfulness in speech or conduct; double-dealing

n. being physically or numerically double or two-fold

Question 18

explicate

Answer 18

v. to make clear; to explain thoroughly

Question 19

explicit

Answer 19

adj. definite; stated in detail, leaving nothing to be guessed at; outspoken

Question 20

exploit

Answer 20

n. a notable or heroic deed
v. to use to the greatest advantage
v. to make use of selfishly or unethically
v. to publicize

Question 21

imply

Answer 21

v. to indicate indirectly; to hint

v. to require as a necessary condition

Question 22

ploy

Answer 22

n. a tactic intended to frustrate, embarrass, or gain an advantage over an opponent

Question 23

ply

Answer 23

v. to use a tool or weapon vigorously; to work at a trade
v. to offer something persistently
n. the thickness of cloth, yarn, or rope
n. wood layered with crosswise grain

Question 24

supplicate

Answer 24

v. to ask humbly or earnestly for, as in praying, to beseech

Question 25

apprehend

Answer 25

v. to arrest v. to grasp mentally; to understand v. to anticipate with anxiety

Question 26

comprise

Answer 26

v. to consist of; to contain

Question 27

entrepreneur

Answer 27

n. a person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for business ventures

Question 28

impregnable

Answer 28

adj. strong enough to resist attack of capture, as a fortress adj. not to be outweighed or overcome in argument

Question 29

reprehend

Answer 29

v. to reprimand, reprove, or express disapproval

Question 30

reprisal

Answer 30

n. an action or act of retaliation against someone for injuries received