Lessons 7-8

Question 1

archipelago

Answer 1

n. large group of islands; body of water containing a large number of islands

Question 2

careen

Answer 2

v. to rush headlong often with a swerving or lurching motion; cause to lean or tip to one side, as a ship

Question 3

cavalier

Answer 3

adj. showing an offhand or carefree disregard; arrogant

Question 4

contiguous

Answer 4

adj. sharing a boundary; being very close or in contact; adjacecnt

Question 5

correlate

Answer 5

v. connect related things; bring things into proper relation with one another

Question 6

etymology

Answer 6

n. history of a word; science that studies such histories

Question 7

frenetic

Answer 7

adj. wildly excited; frantic

Question 8

kinetic

Answer 8

adj. relating to motion

Question 9

presage

Answer 9

v. foretell; warn or indicate in advance

Question 10

pulverize

Answer 10

v. crush or grind into dust or powder; demolish

Question 11

recondite

Answer 11

adj. difficult to understand; abstruse

Question 12

repulse

Answer 12

v. repel; drive back; reject in a cool or distant manner; disgust

Question 13

seismic

Answer 13

adj. caused by or having to do with earthquakes; having powerful and widespread effects

Question 14

undulate

Answer 14

v. form or move in waves; have a wavelike appearance or motion

Question 15

upheaval

Answer 15

n. radical or violent change; forceful lifting or warping from beneath

Question 16

betrothed

Answer 16

adj. engaged to be married

n. person to whom one is engaged to be married

Question 17

blasphemy

Answer 17

n. act of statement that shows disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred

Question 18

cadence

Answer 18

n. rhythm marked by a regular beat; sing and falling of the voice in human speech

Question 19

canon

Answer 19

n. rule or principle that provides the norm for judgment; works of a writer accepted as authentic

Question 20

denouement

Answer 20

n. outcome of a series of events; final resolution following the climax of the plot of a work of drama or fiction

Question 21

edict

Answer 21

n. statement or command having the force of law

Question 22

enamor

Answer 22

v. inspire with love; captivate

Question 23

insensate

Answer 23

adj. lacking sensation or awareness; lacking sense or ability to reason; brutal; lacking feeling

Question 24

renegade

Answer 24

n. person who deserts one group or cause for another; a traitor; person who rejects lawful behavior

Question 25

soliloquy

Answer 25

n. speech in which a character’s thoughts are given verbal expression

Question 26

stricture

Answer 26

n. strong criticism; anything that restricts or limits

Question 27

triumvirate

Answer 27

n. group of three, especially one possessing great power of eminence

Question 28

usurp

Answer 28

v. seize and hold power or authority in an illegal or unjust manner

Question 29

vestiment

Answer 29

n. outer garment, especially one indicating a role, rank or office

Question 30

votary

Answer 30

n. person who is devoted to a cause or organization especially one of a religious nature