Unit 1

Question 1

holding fast: tending to hold fast: not giving in

Answer 1

tenacious

Question 2

a catagory, as in music or literature

Answer 2

genre

Question 3

a dramatic performance consisting of signs and gestures but no words

Answer 3

pantomime

Question 4

careful with one’s finances: inclined to save: conservative

Answer 4

thrifty

Question 5

a mistake caused by stupidity or carelessness

Answer 5

blunder

Question 6

to interview between two conflicting parties: to settle a dispute

Answer 6

meditate

Question 7

to weaken or subside: to grow less

Answer 7

abate

Question 8

having a strong regard for what is right: posessing strong moral pricipals

Answer 8

scrupulous

Question 9

broken down or weakened by old age or prolonged use

Answer 9

decrepit

Question 10

to hang around idly

Answer 10

loiter

Question 11

to hate o detest

Answer 11

abhor

Question 12

courage, often associated with military personnel

Answer 12

valor

Question 13

clever

Answer 13

shrewed

Question 14

unhappy or miserable in feeling, appearence, or condition

Answer 14

forlorn

Question 15

perception of the significance of an event only after it has happened

Answer 15

hindsight

Question 16

to express disapproval of: to scold or chastise

Answer 16

rebuke

Question 17

to cut out or remove

Answer 17

excise

Question 18

extremely or excessively careful about small details

Answer 18

meticulous

Question 19

difficult to capture: hard to understand or pin down

Answer 19

elusive

Question 20

a fictitious name used, usually by an author: a pen name

Answer 20

pseudonym

Question 21

to deceive by means of flattery: to trick or to lie

Answer 21

beguile

Question 22

an obstruction or hindrance: something that prevents

Answer 22

impediment

Question 23

open to view: public: no concealed

Answer 23

overt

Question 24

lasting a long time: marked by lengthy duration or frequent recurrence

Answer 24

chronic

Question 25

careless: overlooking important concerns

Answer 25

remiss