Lessons 19-20

Question 1

apex

Answer 1

n. highest point of something

Question 2

collusion

Answer 2

n. secret agreement between parties for a criminal or deceitful purpose

Question 3

incinerate

Answer 3

v. burn to ashes

Question 4

indict

Answer 4

v. charge with a crime

Question 5

judicial

Answer 5

adj. having to do with judges, the law, or the courts

Question 6

martyr

Answer 6

n. one who chooses to suffer or die rather than give up beliefs or principles
v. put to death for one’s beliefs

Question 7

multitude

Answer 7

n. large number of people or things; large group of people; crowd

Question 8

rescind

Answer 8

v. do away with; cancel

Question 9

revere

Answer 9

v. have great respect and affection to

Question 10

scion

Answer 10

n. descendant or heir; cutting from a plant used to produce new growth

Question 11

sordid

Answer 11

adj. dirty or disgusting

Question 12

suave

Answer 12

adj. smoothly polite; blandly pleasing

Question 13

travesty

Answer 13

n. distorted example or imitation

Question 14

vindicate

Answer 14

v. free from blame, guilt, or suspicion; show to be true or right

Question 15

vitriolic

Answer 15

adj. having a sharp, biting quality; bitterly sarcastic

Question 16

bogus

Answer 16

adj. counterfeit or fake; false and artificial in tone

Question 17

demise

Answer 17

n. end of existence or activity; death

Question 18

devise

Answer 18

v. form or arrange in the mind

Question 19

enshrine

Answer 19

v. cherish as precious or sacred

Question 20

evince

Answer 20

v. show clearly; express; provoke

Question 21

irrevocable

Answer 21

adj. impossible to change

Question 22

martial

Answer 22

adj. having to do with war, armies, or fighting

Question 23

memorabilia

Answer 23

n. pl. objects collected over a period of time that recall particular events

Question 24

mundane

Answer 24

adj. of or relating to ordinary, everyday matters

Question 25

patronize

Answer 25

v. be a supporter or regular customer of; treat in a condescending way

Question 26

querulous

Answer 26

adj. apt to find fault; complaining

Question 27

quirk

Answer 27

n. peculiar or eccentric mannerism; odd or sudden turn of events

Question 28

refute

Answer 28

v. prove to be false; disprove

Question 29

sanction

Answer 29

n. approval or permission from an authority; action taken by one nation against another; approve or allow

Question 30

tome

Answer 30

n. book, especially one that is large