Lessons 15 - 16

Question 1

abate

Answer 1

to reduce in intensity or amount

Question 2

antecedent

Answer 2

preceding a cause

Question 3

arid

Answer 3

very dry

Question 4

baneful

Answer 4

source of harm or destruction; harmful, destructive

Question 5

beleaguer

Answer 5

to harass

Question 6

contempt

Answer 6

scorn, extreme dislike or disdain

Question 7

cynical

Answer 7

given to faultfinding, sneering, and sarcasm; exhibiting mocking disbelief

Question 8

dexterous

Answer 8

skillful and active with the hands; manually adroit and skillful

Question 9

dour

Answer 9

sullen, stern, harsh

Question 10

exalt

Answer 10

to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank

Question 11

felicitous

Answer 11

happy or delightful

Question 12

impeccable

Answer 12

free from fault or blame

Question 13

imperturbable

Answer 13

marked by extreme calm, impassivity, assurance and steadiness

Question 14

malleable

Answer 14

capable of being shaped, influenced, or altered; tractable

Question 15

mortify

Answer 15

to humiliate, to wound pride, to experience shame

Question 16

obdurate

Answer 16

extremely stubborn, unwilling to accept advice

Question 17

platitude

Answer 17

trite remark, banal statement

Question 18

profligate

Answer 18

a wasteful person; extremely wasteful, given to licentiousness

Question 19

pugnacious

Answer 19

looking for a fight, combative, belligerent

Question 20

savory

Answer 20

appetizing

Question 21

spurn

Answer 21

to reject or to refuse with hostility

Question 22

supercilious

Answer 22

haughty, vain and arrogant

Question 23

trite

Answer 23

overused, commonplace, hackneyed

Question 24

vociferous

Answer 24

clamorous; boisterous (suggests a vehement outcry)

Question 25

vulgarity

Answer 25

something offensive to good taste and refinement

Question 26

acclaim

Answer 26

praise, approval; to salute; to hail

Question 27

amass

Answer 27

to collect, to gather, to accumulate

Question 28

anarchist

Answer 28

one who believes in the absence of government or law

Question 29

banter

Answer 29

to speak in a witty or teasing manner

Question 30

blithe

Answer 30

lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful, free of spirit

Question 31

cacophonous

Answer 31

harsh sounding, having dissonance

Question 32

commensurate

Answer 32

equal

Question 33

complacency

Answer 33

the state of being self-satisfied

Question 34

desiccate

Answer 34

to dry up

Question 35

diminution

Answer 35

diminishment, reduction

Question 36

elicit

Answer 36

to bring out a response, to evoke

Question 37

incessant

Answer 37

uninterrupted

Question 38

jollity

Answer 38

merriment, state of being jolly

Question 39

kindle

Answer 39

to start a fire, to stir up

Question 40

parsimony

Answer 40

stinginess, frugality; excessive economy start a fire, to stir up

Question 41

perspicacious

Answer 41

having clear insight, shrewd, very perceptive

Question 42

pliable

Answer 42

easily manipulated or able to be bent freely without breaking

Question 43

penury

Answer 43

extreme poverty

Question 44

quell

Answer 44

to quiet or to put down a disturbance

Question 45

rectify

Answer 45

to set right or to correct

Question 46

rue

Answer 46

to be sorry for, to regret

Question 47

sluggard

Answer 47

a person who is lazy

Question 48

stealthy

Answer 48

acting in a secret and sneaky way-this is a negative term

Question 49

succinct

Answer 49

brief, compact

Question 50

voluminous

Answer 50

marked by great volume or size