Lessons 1-2

Question 1

bewail

Answer 1

v. express deep regret or sorrow over

Question 2

destitute

Answer 2

adj. without resources or possessions, especially the necessities of life; lacking; devoid of

Question 3

detract

Answer 3

v. take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of

Question 4

emancipate

Answer 4

v. set free from slavery; liberate

Question 5

extol

Answer 5

v. praise highly

Question 6

flamboyant

Answer 6

adj. excessively showy; unrestrained

Question 7

impetus

Answer 7

n. driving force; anything that causes an action; increased activity resulting from a driving force

Question 8

insuperable

Answer 8

adj. incapable of being overcome or defeated

Question 9

intermittent

Answer 9

adj. not continuous; happening at intevals

Question 10

maxim

Answer 10

n. general truth or rule of conduct; short saying

Question 11

obligatory

Answer 11

adj. required or demanded

Question 12

plumb

Answer 12

v. measure the depth of water; reach the deepest part of; understand by examining closely; solve
adj. straight up and down; vertical

Question 13

vagabond

Answer 13

n. person who wanders from place to place

Question 14

visage

Answer 14

n. face, especially one that expresses feelings

Question 15

wheedle

Answer 15

v. coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise; gain by using sly persuasion or insincere praise

Question 16

alacrity

Answer 16

n. promptness in responding; eagerness

Question 17

array

Answer 17

n. large group of people or things; an orderly arrangement or display
v. place in order; dress up

Question 18

deduce

Answer 18

v. draw a conclusion from given facts

Question 19

encumber

Answer 19

v. weigh down or burden; impede the action of

Question 20

fraught

Answer 20

adj. full of or accompanied by (usually followed by with)

Question 21

haphazard

Answer 21

adj. marked by lack of plan, order, or direction

Question 22

incontrovertible

Answer 22

adj. impossible to dispute; unquestionable

Question 23

inexplicable

Answer 23

adj. hard to explain or impossible to understand

Question 24

ingenious

Answer 24

adj. marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness

Question 25

laggard

Answer 25

n. one who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering; straggler

Question 26

sustenance

Answer 26

n. something that provides nourishment; food needed to live

Question 27

torrid

Answer 27

adj. intensely hot and dry; burning with passion

Question 28

traverse

Answer 28

v. pass over, across, or through

Question 29

ubiquitous

Answer 29

adj. appearing to be present in large numbers in many different places

Question 30

zenith

Answer 30

n. highest point; peak; point in the sky directly above the observer