Lesson 5

Question 1

archaic

Answer 1

related or belonging to an earlier time

Question 2

carouse

Answer 2

to take part in wild, noisy merrymaking

Question 3

chicanery

Answer 3

clever deception through the use of misleading or confusing words or acts

Question 4

contentious

Answer 4

causing or marked by argument or conflict

Question 5

dissemble

Answer 5

to conceal with an intent to deceive

Question 6

egregious

Answer 6

conspicuously bad; flagrant

Question 7

execrate

Answer 7

to utterly abhor; to denounce as detestable (hatred)

Question 8

fealty

Answer 8

faithfulness; allegiance

Question 9

microcosm

Answer 9

a small system that operates or develops like a larger system; a miniature world

Question 10

paroxysm

Answer 10

a sudden, violent, and uncontrollable action or occurrence

Question 11

pecuniary

Answer 11

having to do with money

Question 12

rectitude

Answer 12

high moral character

Question 13

stratagem

Answer 13

a clever scheme for gaining an end

Question 14

stultify

Answer 14

to render useless or ineffectual; to weaken

Question 15

vendetta

Answer 15

a blood feud; a prolonged and bitter feud