Lessons 19-21

Question 1

Define:

antiquated

Answer 1

adj. too old to be presently useful; outmoded

n. antique Syn. old fashioned

Question 2

Define:

coherent

Answer 2

adj. well reasoned; ideas that are clearly presented
adv. coherently
v. cohere
n. coherence
adj. cohesive* * sticking together as a group
Syn. logical
n. cohesion

Question 3

Define:

develop

Answer 3

v. to grow; to increase; to become more
adj. developing complete
n. development
n. developer Syn. evolve

Question 4

Define:

fabricate

Answer 4

v. to make up, usually with an intent to fool or trick;
adj. fabricated to lie
n. fabrication Syn. invent

Question 5

Define:

investigation

Answer 5

n. a careful examination in order to determine
adj. investigative facts
v. investigate
n. investigator Syn. probe

Question 6

Define:

normally

Answer 6

adv. commonly, usually
adj. normal Syn. typically
v. normalize n. normalization

Question 7

Define:

notice

Answer 7

v. to sense; to be aware
adv. noticeably Syn. observe
adj. noticeable n. notice

Question 8

Define:

notion

Answer 8

n. an idea, belief, or opinion

Syn. concept

Question 9

Define:

novel

Answer 9

adj. something unusual, uncommon; new

Syn. original

Question 10

Define:

opposition

Answer 10

n. the state of acting against; not being in agreement
adj. oppositional
adj. oppositionary Syn. resistance
v. oppose

Question 11

Define:

record

Answer 11

v. to make a written or oral notation; to copy
adj. recorded Syn. register
n. record n. recording n. recorder

Question 12

Define:

relate

Answer 12

v. to tell; to show a connection between two things
adj. related
n. relation Syn. communicate
n. relationship

Question 13

Define:

suspect

Answer 13

v. to think that something is true, but having no proof
adj. suspected
n. suspicion
n. suspect Syn. speculate

Question 14

Define:

unbiased

Answer 14

adj. with no preconceptions

Syn. objective

Question 15

Define:

varied

Answer 15

adj. being of many different types
adv. variably Syn. diverse
adj. variable adj. various v. vary n. variant n. variety n. variation n. variability

Question 16

Define:

accentuate

Answer 16

v. to highlight; to give more importance to
adj. accentuated Syn. emphasize
n. accentuation

Question 17

Define:

disguise

Answer 17

v. to hide the usual appearance of something
adj. disguised Syn. conceal
n. disguise

Question 18

Define:

finance

Answer 18

v. to provide money
adv. financially Syn. fund
adj. financial
v. financed n. finance n. finances

Question 19

Define:

initiate

Answer 19

v. to begin; to establish; to take decisive action without help
adj. initiated
n. initiation
n. initiative Syn. launch

Question 20

Define:

Innovative

Answer 20

adj. something newly introduced; creative
n. innovator Syn. creative
n. innovation

Question 21

Define:

narrate

Answer 21

v. to tell a story; relate
adj. narrative Syn. relate
n. narrative n. narration n. narrator

Question 22

Define:

nevertheless

Answer 22

conj. in spite of that

Syn. nonetheless

Question 23

Define:

occasionally

Answer 23

adv. now and then; once in a while
adj. occasional Syn. sometimes
n. occasion

Question 24

Define:

omit

Answer 24

v. to leave out, not include
adj. omitted Syn. neglect
n. omission

Question 25

# Define: outlandish

Answer 25

adj. strange and unpleasant; beyond accepted norms | adv. outlandishly Syn. bizarre

Question 26

# Define: overcome

Answer 26

v. to defeat, fight with success; to take control of an | individual Syn. conquer

Question 27

# Define: partially

Answer 27

adv. a part of the whole; incomplete adv. partly Syn. somewhat adj. partial n. part

Question 28

# Define: pass

Answer 28

v. to accept formally by vote adj. passable Syn. approve n. passage

Question 29

# Define: portray

Answer 29

v. to represent; to act | n. portrayal Syn. depict

Question 30

# Define: submit

Answer 30

v. to turn in, offer for evaluation | n. submission Syn. propose

Question 31

# Define: decline

Answer 31

v. to move from good to bad, or from much n. decline to little, to refuse Syn. decrease

Question 32

# Define: gather

Answer 32

v. to collect | n. gathering Syn. collect

Question 33

# Define: motion

Answer 33

n. the state of changing one's position v. motion* * to direct by moving Syn. movement

Question 34

# Define: partisan

Answer 34

adj. strongly supporting a group or point of view | Syn. biased

Question 35

# Define: pattern

Answer 35

n. a regular, repeated arrangement or action adj. patterned Syn. habit v. pattern

Question 36

# Define: Phenomena

Answer 36

n. natural events or facts; strange or notable happenings adv. phenomenally adj. phenomenal Syn. events n. phenomenon

Question 37

# Define: philanthropic

Answer 37

adj. a feeling of love for people, usually resulting in financial aid to worthy causes n. philanthropist n. philanthropy Syn. humanitarian

Question 38

# Define: placid

Answer 38

adj. quiet, not easily upset | adv. placidly Syn. calm

Question 39

# Define: plentiful

Answer 39

adj. more than sufficient adv. plentifully Syn. abundant n. plenty

Question 40

# Define: reaction

Answer 40

n. a reply; a change that occurs when substances are mixed adv. reactively adj. reactive Syn. response v. react adj. reactionary

Question 41

# Define: rhythm

Answer 41

n. a regular pattern, usually in music adv. rhythmically Syn. pulse adj. rhythmic

Question 42

# Define: scenic

Answer 42

adj. concerning pleasant natural surroundings adv. scenically Syn. picturesque n. scenery n. scene

Question 43

# Define: shallow

Answer 43

adj. not far from top to bottom adv. shallowly Syn. superficial n. shallowness

Question 44

# Define: sheltered

Answer 44

adj. protected from harmful elements; isolated from reality v. shelter n. shelter Syn. protected

Question 45

# Define: vanishing

Answer 45

adj. going out of sight | v. vanish Syn. disappearing