Part 7

Question 1

adversary

(AD-vuh-ser-ee)

Answer 1

n. opponent

Question 2

advocate

(AD-vuh-kut)

Answer 2

n. a supporter; proponent

Question 3

artisan

(AR-tuh-zun)

Answer 3

n. a person who is skillful with his or her hands
* make art with hands

Question 4

ascetic

(uh-SEH-tik)

Answer 4

n. person who refrains from indulging in earthy pleasures

Question 5

charlatan

(SHAR-luh-tun)

Answer 5

n. a froud; a quack or imposter

Question 7

hedonist

(HEE-fuh-nist)

Answer 7

n. a person who lives for pleasure

Question 8

orator

(OR-uh-tur)

Answer 8

n. a skillful public speaker

Question 9

pariah

(puh-RIE-uh)

Answer 9

n. a social outcast

Question 10

raconteur

(ra-kahn-TUR)

Answer 10

n. a skillful storyteller
* recount

Question 11

skeptic

(SKEP-tik)

Answer 11

n. a person who doubts

Question 12

virtuoso

(vur-choo-OH-so)

Answer 12

adj. n. a highly skilled performer, usually a musical performer

Question 13

frivolous

(FRIH-vuh-lus)

Answer 13

adj. not having substance, a sense of importance, or seriousness; silly

Question 14

incidental

(in-suh-DEN-tl)

Answer 14

adj. less important; minor
* a small moment

Question 15

inconsequential

(in-kahn-suh-KWEN-shul)

Answer 15

adj. irrelevant; of no significance; unimportant
* no consequence

Question 16

irrelevant

(ih-REH-luh-vunt)

Answer 16

adj. not relation to the matter at hand
* not related

Question 17

negilgible

(NEH-glih-juh-bul)

Answer 17

adj. able or likely to be ignored or bypassed dure to smallness or lack of importance

Question 18

peripheral

(puh-RIH-fuh-rul)

Answer 18

adj. only marginally connected to what is truely important; minor

Question 19

petty

(PEH-tee)

Answer 19

adj. minor or trivial; small on quantity
* pettete

Question 20

superficial

(soo-pur-FIH-shul)

Answer 20

adj. lacking in depth or importance; on the surface

Question 21

trifling

(TRY-fling)

Answer 21

adj. lacking significance; unimportant

Question 22

trivial

(TRIH-vee-ul)

Answer 22

adj. unimportant; ordinary
* trial

Question 23

astute

(uh-STOOT)

Answer 23

adj. sharp-minded; very clever

Question 24

discerning

(dih-SUR-ning)

Answer 24

adj. able to judge people and situatuions clearly
* distinguish

Question 25

erudite | (ER-uh-dite)

Answer 25

adj. wise due to much reading and studying; scholarly * **e**t**ude**

Question 26

incisive | (sin-SIE-siv)

Answer 26

adj. decisive, keen and directly to the point * straight **_in_**to the matter

Question 27

judicious | (joo-DIH-shus)

Answer 27

adj. showing wisdom in judging people and situations * judge

Question 28

perspicacious | (pur-spuh-KAY-shus)

Answer 28

adj. using wise judgement; sharp-minded * judge from other people's **perspec**tive

Question 29

prudent | (PROO-dnt)

Answer 29

adj. careful, cautious, and wise

Question 30

sagacious | (suh-GAY-shus)

Answer 30

adj. wise * think "sage"

Question 31

savvy | (SA-vee)

Answer 31

adj. smart; informed

Question 32

shrewd | (SHROOD)

Answer 32

adj. insightful; clever

Question 33

acrid | (A-curd)

Answer 33

adj. bitter, harsh * **cr**u**d**e

Question 34

arid | (A-rid)

Answer 34

adj. dry, lacking water * get **rid** of

Question 35

aesthetic | (es-THEM-tik)

Answer 35

adj. having to do with artistic beauty

Question 36

ascetic | (uh-SEH-tik)

Answer 36

n. a person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures

Question 37

atheistic | (ay-thee-IS-tik)

Answer 37

adj. without a belief in any god * atheist

Question 38

ambiguous | (am-BIH-gyuh-wus)

Answer 38

adj. hard to understand; unclear; open to more than one interpretation * big

Question 39

ambivalent | (am-BIH-vuh-lunt)

Answer 39

adj. having conflicting feelings or opinions about something; unsure * bi- means both

Question 40

coalesce | (koe-uh-LES)

Answer 40

vb. to have different opinions join together * co-

Question 41

convalesce | (kahn-vuh-LES)

Answer 41

vb. to recover from an illness * valeo in latin means to be well

Question 42

delusion | (dih-LOO-zhun)

Answer 42

n. a false opinion or belief * de- means not or false * false vision

Question 43

allusion | (uh-LOO-zhun)

Answer 43

n. an indirect reference, often to a character or theme found in some work of literature * preposition a- in latin means away from * a vision from somewhere else

Question 44

illusion | (ih-LOO-zhun)

Answer 44

n. something unreal that gives the appearance of being real * ill- means sick * you have illusions when you're real