Unit 1B

Question 1

alight ( verb, adjective)

Answer 1

to get down from, step down from ; to come down from the air land; lighten up

Question 2

dynasty ( noun)

Answer 2

a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time

Question 3

germinte

Answer 3

to begin to grow; come into being

Question 4

humdrum

Answer 4

ordinary; dull, routine, without variation

Question 5

insinuate

Answer 5

to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly

Question 6

interrogate

Answer 6

to ask questions, examine by questioning

Question 7

resume

Answer 7

a brief summary; a short written account of one’s education, working experience, or qualifications for a job

Question 8

trivial

Answer 8

not important, minor; ordinary; commonplace

Question 9

truce

Answer 9

a pause in fighting, temporary peace

Question 10

vicious

Answer 10

evil, bad, spiteful; having bad habits or any ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme

Question 11

adjacent

Answer 11

near, next to, adjoining

Question 12

barren

Answer 12

not productive, bare

Question 13

disrupt

Answer 13

to break up, disturb

Question 14

foretaste

Answer 14

an advance indication, sample or warning

Question 15

hurtle

Answer 15

to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully

Question 16

interminable

Answer 16

endless, so ling as to seem endless

Question 17

recompense

Answer 17

to pay back; to give a reward; a payment for loss, service, or injury

Question 18

renovate

Answer 18

to repair, restore to good condition, make new again

Question 19

sullen

Answer 19

silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment, slow moving, sluggish

Question 20

trickle

Answer 20

to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream; a small, irregular quantity of anything

Question 21

cater

Answer 21

to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant; to supply food and service

Question 22

entrepreneur

Answer 22

a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business

Question 23

hazard

Answer 23

risk, peril, to expose to danger or harm; to gamble

Question 24

homicide

Answer 24

the killing of one person by another

Question 25

indignant

Answer 25

filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean

Question 26

lubricate

Answer 26

to apply oil, grease; to make smooth, slippery, or easier to use

Question 27

mutual

Answer 27

shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more

Question 28

plague

Answer 28

an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil; to annoy or bother

Question 29

transparent

Answer 29

allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood; easily seen through or detected

Question 30

unscathed

Answer 30

wholly unharmed, not injured

Question 31

available

Answer 31

ready for use, at hand

Question 32

customary

Answer 32

usual, expected, routine

Question 33

dissuade

Answer 33

to persuade no to do something

Question 34

firebrand

Answer 34

a piece of burning wood; a trouble maker; an extremely energetic or emotional person

Question 35

hinder

Answer 35

to delay; to stop or prevent from happening

Question 36

indifference

Answer 36

a lack of interest or consern

Question 37

indispensable

Answer 37

absolutely necessary, not to be neglected

Question 38

pelt

Answer 38

to throw a stream of things; to strike successively; to hurry

Question 39

poised

Answer 39

balanced, suspended, calm, controlled, ready for action

Question 40

regime

Answer 40

a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule

Question 41

brood

Answer 41

a family of young animals, especially birds; any group having the same nature and origin; to think over in a worried, unhappy way

Question 42

culminate

Answer 42

to reach a high point of development; to end, climax

Question 43

drone

Answer 43

a loafer, idler; a buzzing or humming sound; a remote-control device; a male bee; to make a buzzing sound; to speak in a dull tone of voice

Question 44

indulge

Answer 44

to give in to a wish or desire, give oneself up to

Question 45

literate

Answer 45

able to read and write; showing and excellent educational background; having knowledge or training

Question 46

luster

Answer 46

the quality of giving off light, brightness, glitter

Question 47

oration

Answer 47

a public speech for a formal occasion

Question 48

peevish

Answer 48

cross, complaining, irritable; contrary

Question 49

singe

Answer 49

to burn slightly; a burn at the ends or edges

Question 50

upright

Answer 50

vertical, straight; good, honest; in a vertical position

Question 51

animated

Answer 51

full of life, lively, alive; (participial) moved to action

Question 52

constituent

Answer 52

an essential part; a voter who elects a representative

Question 53

downright

Answer 53

thoroughly; absolute, complete; frank, blunt

Question 54

goad

Answer 54

to drive or urge on; something used to drive or urge on

Question 55

hanker

Answer 55

to long for, to desire

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loom

Answer 56

to come into view, to appear in exaggerated from; a machine for weaving

Question 57

miscellaneous

Answer 57

mixed, of different kinds

Question 58

seethe

Answer 58

to boil or foam; to be excited or disturbed

Question 59

unique

Answer 59

one of a kind; unequaled; unusual; found only in a given class, place or situation

Question 60

verify

Answer 60

to establish the truth or accuracy of, confirm