Lesson 4

Question 1

approbation

Answer 1

an expression of approval; praise

Question 2

benighted

Answer 2

existing in a state of moral, cultural, or intellectual darkness; unenlightened

Question 3

bourgeois

Answer 3

1. the middle class or a member of the middle class
2. very concerned with middle-class values, such as respectability and material well being, with an inclination toward mediocrity

Question 4

credo

Answer 4

a strongly held belief; a guide to one’s action

Question 5

empirical

Answer 5

based on experience or observation as opposed to theory; capable of being confirmed by observation

Question 6

eschew

Answer 6

to stay away from; to shun, especially on practical moral grounds

Question 7

expatiative

Answer 7

to speak or write about in great detail; to elaborate, usually used with on or upon

Question 8

iconoclast

Answer 8

one who attacks established beliefs, customs, or institutions

Question 9

indigence

Answer 9

1. an extreme level of poverty
2. without means of support

Question 10

laudable

Answer 10

praiseworthy

Question 11

mandate

Answer 11

1. a lear command or instructions
2. to require or order

Question 12

ostensible

Answer 12

only seemingly so; apparent

Question 13

recalcitrant

Answer 13

unwilling to accept another’s authority; stubbornly defiant

Question 14

regurgitate

Answer 14

1. to expel (partially digested food) from the stomach
2. to repeat mindlessly what one has learned

Question 15

risible

Answer 15

provoking or causing laughter