Lessons 17-18

Question 1

autocratic

Answer 1

adj. exercising sole or complete control; dictatorial
(autocrat) n. one who exercises total control; domineering person
(autocracy) n. absolute rule by a single person

Question 2

caustic

Answer 2

adj. capable of destroying tissue by chemical action; corrosive; very sarcastic; sharp or biting

Question 3

debilitate

Answer 3

v. impair the strength of; enfeeble

Question 4

duplicitous

Answer 4

adj. marked by deception

(duplicity) n. deceit in speech or actions; deliberate deception

Question 5

emissary

Answer 5

n. representative sent on a special errand

Question 6

felicitous

Answer 6

adj. happily suited to an occasion or situation; appropriate and graceful; marked by happiness or good fortune; pleasant; charming

Question 7

forthright

Answer 7

adj. direct straightforward; frank

Question 8

impecunious

Answer 8

adj. being habitually without money; poor

Question 9

jaundiced

Answer 9

adj. of an unhealthy yellow appearance; affected by jealousy, resentment, or hostility

Question 10

mercenary

Answer 10

adj. serving merely for money or gain; greedy

n. soldier who fights for whoever pays him

Question 11

notorious

Answer 11

adj. well known for a particular quality or trait, often an unfavorable one

Question 12

oust

Answer 12

v. reject from a position or place; drive out of use

(ouster) n. dismissal from a position

Question 13

parsimonious

Answer 13

adj. excessively sparing or frugal; penurious

Question 14

pejorative

Answer 14

adj. having negative or unpleasant associations; beilttling

Question 15

precept

Answer 15

n. general principle or rule of action

Question 16

bereft

Answer 16

adj. deprived of or lacking something that is wanted or needed

Question 17

criterion

Answer 17

n. standard or rule by which something is judged or criticized

Question 18

deride

Answer 18

v. laugh at in scorn or contempt; ridicule

Question 19

effontery

Answer 19

n. boldness that is offensive because of its lack of tact; audacity

Question 20

espouse

Answer 20

v. advocate or embrace, especially a cause or idea

Question 21

hypocrisy

Answer 21

n. practice of pretending to believe or value things or ideas that one does not; falseness
(hypocrite) n. person who pretends to be what he or she is not or to have principles he or she does not possess

Question 22

impending

Answer 22

adj. about to occur; imminent

Question 23

incensed

Answer 23

adj. filled with wrath; enraged

Question 24

pertinent

Answer 24

adj. relating to the matter at hand; relevant

Question 25

promulgate

Answer 25

v. proclaim or make known

Question 26

proscribe

Answer 26

v. forbid as harmful; prohibit

Question 27

redress

Answer 27

v. correct or compensate for a wrong

n. something that makes up for a wrong

Question 28

regime

Answer 28

n. form of rule or government

Question 29

retribution

Answer 29

n. something given in repayment, especially punishment; recompense

Question 30

substantiate

Answer 30

v. verify or confirm by presenting evidence