Lessons 4-6

Question 0

Aggrandize

Answer 0

To increase in greatness, power, or wealth

Reduce

Question 1

Affable

Answer 1

Courteous and pleasant

Surly

Question 2

Amorphous

Answer 2

Shapeless; without definite form

Definite

Question 3

Archetype

Answer 3

Original model on which something was patterned or replicated

Question 4

Aura

Answer 4

Distinctive air or quality that surrounds something

Question 5

Contraband

Answer 5

Illegal traffic, smuggled goods (n)
Illegal (adj)

Legal

Question 6

Erudite

Answer 6

Scholarly

Uneducated

Question 7

Gossamer

Answer 7

Thin, light, or delicate (adj)
Light cloth (n)

Dense

Question 8

Inscrutable

Answer 8

Incapable of being understood

Comprehensible

Question 9

Insular

Answer 9

Of or pertaining to an island; narrow minded in outlook or experience

Cosmopolitan

Question 10

Irrevocable

Answer 10

Incapable of being changed or called back

Reversible

Question 11

Propensity

Answer 11

Natural inclination or prediction toward

Question 12

Querulous

Answer 12

Peevish, complaining

Uncomplaining

Question 13

Remonstrate

Answer 13

Argue about someone against something

Question 14

Repudiate

Answer 14

Disavow, reject, or deny the validity of

Avow

Question 15

Resilient

Answer 15

Able to return to an original state or form

Rigid

Question 16

Reverberate

Answer 16

To reecho, resounds

Question 17

Scurrilous

Answer 17

Coarsely abusive, vulgar, or low in language

Tasteful

Question 18

Sleazy

Answer 18

Thin or flimsy and texture, cheap

Superior

Question 19

Amnesty

Answer 19

General pardon for an offense against a government official

Question 20

Autonomy

Answer 20

Self government

Dependence

Question 21

Axiomatic

Answer 21

Self-evident, universally accepted principal

Questioning

Question 22

Blazon

Answer 22

To adored or embellish

Hide

Question 23

Caveat

Answer 23

A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

Question 24

Equitable

Answer 24

Fair, just Unjust

Question 25

Extricate

Answer 25

To free from entanglements or difficulties Enmesh

Question 26

Filch

Answer 26

To steal especially in a sneaky way in petty amounts

Question 27

Flout

Answer 27

To mock Honor

Question 28

Fractious

Answer 28

Tending to be troublesome Cooperative

Question 29

Precept

Answer 29

Rule of conduct or action

Question 30

Salutary

Answer 30

Beneficial, helpful Detrimental

Question 31

Scathing

Answer 31

Bitterly severe withering; causing great heart Mild

Question 32

Scourge

Answer 32

To punish severely (v) A cause of affliction or suffering (n) Blessing

Question 33

Sepulchral

Answer 33

Funeral; extremely gloomy or dismal

Question 34

Soporific

Answer 34

Tending to cause sleep (adj) Something that induces sleep (n) Stimulating

Question 35

Straitlaced

Answer 35

Extremely strict in regard to moral standards of conduct Loose

Question 36

Transient

Answer 36

Lasting on a short time, fleeing (adj) one who stays only a short time (n) Permanent

Question 37

Unwieldy

Answer 37

Not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity Manageable

Question 38

Vapid

Answer 38

Dull, uninteresting Zesty

Question 39

Anomalous

Answer 39

Abnormal, irregular Normal

Question 40

Aspersion

Answer 40

Damaging or derogatory statement Endorsement

Question 41

Bizarre

Answer 41

Extremely strange Normal

Question 42

Brusque

Answer 42

Abrupt, blunt, without formalities Tactful

Question 43

Cajole

Answer 43

To coax, persuade through flattery Coerce

Question 44

Castigate

Answer 44

To punish or criticize severely Honor

Question 45

Contrive

Answer 45

To put ingenuity or bring about through a plan

Question 46

Demagogue

Answer 46

A leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

Question 47

Disabuse

Answer 47

To free from deception, set right in thinking or ideas

Question 48

Ennui

Answer 48

Weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom Enthusiasm

Question 49

Fetter

Answer 49

Chain or shackle placed on the feet, anything that prohibits (n) To chain or shackle (v) Liberate

Question 50

Heinous

Answer 50

Very wicked, offensive, hateful Excellent

Question 51

Immutable

Answer 51

Not subject to change, constant Changeable

Question 52

Insurgent

Answer 52

One who rebels or rises against authority (n) Rising in revolt (adj) Loyal

Question 53

Megalomania

Answer 53

Delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent far in excess of reality Modesty

Question 54

Sinecure

Answer 54

A position requiring little or no work; an easy job

Question 55

Surreptitious

Answer 55

Stealthy, secret Open

Question 56

Transgress

Answer 56

To go beyond a limit or boundary Obey

Question 57

Transmute

Answer 57

To change her from one nature, substance, or form to another Preserve

Question 58

Vicarious

Answer 58

Performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another Actual

Question 59

Sedulous

Answer 59

Persistent Indolent