Week 10: CPX (time & manner), and Gerund

Question 1

Brazen

Answer 1

Shameless or impudent in behavior or attitude.
Insolent, Defiant.
After kicking the innocent dog, the brazen boy continued strolling carelessly around the park.
CPX

Question 2

Churlish

Answer 2

rude, difficult to work or deal with.
Coarse, Philistine.
Since it seemed churlish to complain, Johnny decided to remain quiet.
CPX

Question 3

Diffident

Answer 3

Restrained in manner or conduct.
Self-conscious, Abashed.
As diffident as he seems, occasionally our little boy surprises us and breaks out of his shell.
CPX

Question 4

Ennui

Answer 4

A feeling of weariness & discontent from satiety. 
Boredom, Tedium.
Switch to a more exciting class if you have an ennui for philosophy.

Question 5

Inscrutable

Answer 5

Incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; mysterious.
Incomprehensible, Inexplicable.
Her inscrutable person made it difficult to read her emotions.

Question 6

Prognosticate

Answer 6

To predict something about the future from present signs.
Portend, Presage.
I could not prognosticate what order our vocabulary words will be read in.

Question 7

Schism

Answer 7

A division, especially into mutually opposed parties.
Separation, Division.
The schism between my friends entirely divided our group of friends .

Question 8

Sedition

Answer 8

Rebellion against a government.
Insubordination, Insurgency.
The two insurgents were charged with sedition and found guilty.

Question 9

Wizen

Answer 9

To wither or dry up.
Dehydrate, Desiccate.
Only time can wizen their fragile relationship.

Question 10

Ambulatory

Answer 10

Relating to or capable of walking.
Itinerant, Peripatetic.
Sprinting to the airport after running late made him grateful of his ambulatory capabilities.
Gerund