Section 2 1-2

Question 0

A- Boorish

Answer 0

ill-mannered

Question 1

A- Acrid

Answer 1

sharp; pungent (used of smells

Question 2

A- Cynical

Answer 2

believing that people act only out of selfish motives

Question 3

N- Epistle

Answer 3

a letter (form of communication)

Question 4

N- Heresy

Answer 4

against orthodox opinion

Question 5

N- Lance

Answer 5

spear; spike; javelin

Question 6

A- Obscure

Answer 6

difficult to understand; partially hidden

Question 7

A- Poignant-

Answer 7

deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions

Question 8

N- Respite

Answer 8

a break; intermission

Question 9

A- Terse

Answer 9

concise; to the point

Question 10

N- Acrophobia

Answer 10

fear of heights

Question 11

A- Bourgeois

Answer 11

middle class

Question 12

N- Debility

Answer 12

weakness

Question 13

A- Epistolary-

Answer 13

concerned with letters; through correspondence

Question 14

N- Hiatus-

Answer 14

interruption; pause

Question 15

A- Languid-

Answer 15

tired; slow

Question 16

A- Obscured -

Answer 16

hidden; covered; buried

Question 17

V- poised-

Answer 17

calm; collected; self-possessed

Question 18

A- Resplendent

Answer 18

-shining; glowing

Question 19

A- Therapeutic-

Answer 19

medicinal; curative

Question 20

N- Acuity -

Answer 20

sharpness (mental or visual)

Question 21

A- Braggart-

Answer 21

someone who boasts

Question 22

N- Debunking-

Answer 22

exposing false claims or myths

Question 23

V- Epitomized-

Answer 23

typified; characterized; personified

Question 24

A- Hidebound-

Answer 24

rigid in opinions

Question 25

A- Hidebound-

Answer 25

rigid in opinions

Question 26

Languish-

Answer 26

decay; fade away; get weaker

Question 27

A- Obsequious-

Answer 27

servile; submissive

Question 28

A- Polemical-

Answer 28

causing debate or argument

Question 29

N- Restorative -

Answer 29

a tonic

Question 30

V- Thwart-

Answer 30

prevent; frustrate