Lessons 9-14 Vocab.

Question 1

Enamored

Answer 1

To be in love with

Question 2

Enraptured

Answer 2

To be delighted beyond measure

Question 3

Enunciate

Answer 3

To pronounce words clearly and distinctly

Question 4

Evince

Answer 4

To show clearly

Question 5

Evoke

Answer 5

To call forth; to draw forth

Question 6

Exodus

Answer 6

A departure, especially in a large group

Question 7

Expatriate

Answer 7

One who chooses to leave his native country

Question 8

Expedient

Answer 8

The best means to do something under a given set of circumstances, especially if it will bring about personal gain

Question 9

Explicit

Answer 9

Clearly stated

Question 10

Emulate

Answer 10

To try to be equal to or better than; to imitate

Question 11

Expound

Answer 11

To explain; to set forth point by point; to interpret

Question 12

Extol

Answer 12

To praise highly

Question 13

Extradite

Answer 13

To turn a prisoner over to the jurisdiction of another country or state where the crime was allegedly committed.

Question 14

Extraneous

Answer 14

Not belonging; foreign; nonessential

Question 15

Extrovert

Answer 15

One who is outgoing, friendly; one who is more interested in what is going on around him than in his own inner being or thoughts

Question 16

Exult

Answer 16

To rejoice over a success or victory

Question 17

Feasible

Answer 17

Reasonable, likely; capable of being carried out

Question 18

Fickle

Answer 18

Likely to change without reason

Question 19

Formidable

Answer 19

Hard to overcome or deal with; causing fear or awe

Question 20

Frugal

Answer 20

Not wasteful; thrifty

Question 21

Furtive

Answer 21

Done in a stealthy or secretive manner

Question 22

Gadfly

Answer 22

A person who annoys others, esp. by rousing them from complacency

Question 23

Galvanize

Answer 23

To startle into sudden activity

Question 24

Gamut

Answer 24

The whole range or extent

Question 25

Gauche

Answer 25

Lacking social grace

Question 26

Genial

Answer 26

Warm, friendly

Question 27

Grandiloquent

Answer 27

Speaking in a pompous style

Question 28

Gregarious

Answer 28

Fond of the company of others; belonging to a flock

Question 29

Harangue

Answer 29

A long, noisy speech or lecture

Question 30

Harry

Answer 30

To torment another

Question 31

Heresy

Answer 31

A religious belief opposed to the established doctrine

Question 32

Humility

Answer 32

Absence of vanity

Question 33

Hurtle

Answer 33

To dash; to move swiftly and with great force

Question 34

Hypercritical

Answer 34

Over critical; too severe in judgement

Question 35

Ignominy

Answer 35

Public shame, disgrace or dishonor

Question 36

Impeccable

Answer 36

Faultless; without sin or blemish

Question 37

Implacable

Answer 37

Cannot be appeased or pacified

Question 38

Inane

Answer 38

Without sense or meaning; silly; empty

Question 39

Incisive

Answer 39

Sharp; keen; penetrating

Question 40

Incognito

Answer 40

Hiding one's name, rank, position; disguised

Question 41

Inert

Answer 41

Having no power to act or move; inactive

Question 42

Inexorable

Answer 42

Cannot be moved or influenced by persuasion or entreaty; unrelenting

Question 43

Inscrutable

Answer 43

Cannot be easily understood; mysterious

Question 44

Intrepid

Answer 44

Without fear; brave

Question 45

Irascible

Answer 45

Easily angered

Question 46

Jaundiced

Answer 46

Prejudiced

Question 47

Jingoism

Answer 47

Extreme patriotism; favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy

Question 48

Jocose

Answer 48

Joking, humorous

Question 49

Juggernaut

Answer 49

A terrible destructive or irresistible force

Question 50

Lethargy

Answer 50

Lack of energy; drowsiness; disinterest

Question 51

Levity

Answer 51

Lightness or gaiety of disposition; lack of seriousness

Question 52

Libation

Answer 52

An alcoholic drink

Question 53

Liege

Answer 53

A lord, master, or sovereign

Question 54

Mercenary

Answer 54

One who works only for money; especially a hired soldier

Question 55

Motley

Answer 55

Made up of different, dissimilar parts; being of many colors

Question 56

Mundane

Answer 56

Of this world and not of heaven; common, worldly; not spiritual

Question 57

Murky

Answer 57

Gloomy, dark, cloudy

Question 58

Myriad

Answer 58

A very large number; of a highly varied nature

Question 59

Naive

Answer 59

Simple in nature; not affected; innocent simplicity; childlike

Question 60

Novice

Answer 60

A beginner; one who is new or inexperienced