LESSONS: 10,11, &12

Question 0

Cajole

Answer 0

v. To persuade with false promises and flattery

Question 1

Expound

Answer 1

v. To explain in detail; to clarify

Question 2

Inscrutable

Answer 2

adj. not easily understood, hard to fathom

Question 3

Balk

Answer 3

v. To refuse stubbornly or abruptly, to stop short and refuse to go on

Question 4

Acrimony

Answer 4

n. ill-natured, bitter hostility

Question 5

Dour

Answer 5

adj. stern and ill-humored

Question 6

Exult

Answer 6

v. To rejoice, to feel triumphant

Question 7

Omniscient

Answer 7

Adj. having unlimited knowledge; all knowing

Question 8

Feasible

Answer 8

adj. reasonable; capable of being carried out

Question 9

Fiasco

Answer 9

n. A complete, ridiculous failure

Question 10

Métier

Answer 10

n. The work one is especially suited for; one’s specialty; an occupation

Question 11

Fluctuate

Answer 11

v. To rise and fall; to vary irregularly

Question 12

Harry

Answer 12

v. To annoy or harass

Question 13

Incognito

Answer 13

adj. disguised; pretending not to be oneself

Question 14

Lethargy

Answer 14

n. Lack of energy; sluggishness

Question 15

Epistle

Answer 15

n. A letter or literary composition in letter form

Question 16

Avid

Answer 16

adj. enthusiastic; extremely interested

Question 17

Gadfly

Answer 17

n. An irritating and persistent person

Question 18

Humility

Answer 18

n. An absence of vanity; humbleness

Question 19

Dolorous

Answer 19

adj. exhibiting sorrow or pain

Question 20

Gargantuan

Answer 20

adj. a huge or extraordinary size and power

Question 21

Arduous

Answer 21

adj. difficult; requiring much effort

Question 22

Affable

Answer 22

adj. friendly; agreeable; easy to talk to

Question 23

Grandiloquent

Answer 23

adj. pompous or high-flown in speech

Question 24

Agrarian

Answer 24

adj. concerning farms, farmers, or the use if land

Question 25

Grimace

Answer 25

n. A facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain

Question 26

Harangue

Answer 26

n. A long, strongly expressed speech or lecture

Question 27

Formidable

Answer 27

adj. arousing fear or awe

Question 28

Sycophant

Answer 28

n. A flatterer; one who fawns on others in order to gain favor

Question 29

Explicit

Answer 29

adj. clearly and openly sated; leaving nothing to the imagination

Question 30

Altercation

Answer 30

n. A heated argument

Question 31

Lexicon

Answer 31

n. A dictionary; a specialized vocabulary used in a particular field or place

Question 32

Hue

Answer 32

n. A particular shade if a given color

Question 33

Galvanize

Answer 33

v. To startle into sudden activity

Question 34

Sanction

Answer 34

n. Permission; support

Question 35

Hyperbole

Answer 35

n. Extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally

Question 36

Ominous

Answer 36

adj. threatening; foreboding evil

Question 37

Audacity

Answer 37

n. Rude boldness; nerve

Question 38

Evince

Answer 38

v. To demonstrate clearly; to prove

Question 39

Implacable

Answer 39

adj. unable to be appeased or pacified

Question 40

Exhort

Answer 40

v. To urge on with stirring words

Question 41

Incarcerate

Answer 41

v. To put into prison; to confine

Question 42

Incisive

Answer 42

adj. sharp; keen; cutting straight to the heart of the matter

Question 43

Expedient

Answer 43

adj. practical; providing an immediate advantage

Question 44

Pertinent

Answer 44

adj. having to do with the subject at hand; relevant