Week #11

Question 1

Define

Poignant

(poinˊyənt or poinˊənt)

Answer 1

Moving, painful to the feelings

The sermon was poignant enough to bring tears to the
brash delinquent

Question 2

Define

Inundate

(inˊ un dāt)

Answer 2

To flood

Even though his boat was almost inundated, the
skipper was loath to rad

Question 3

Define

Fruitless

(frütˊlis)

Answer 3

Useless

After a fruitless attempt to wrest control of the
government, the trait

Question 4

Define

Garbled

(gärˊbəld)

Answer 4

Confused, mixed up

Although the message was garbled, its salient points
were clear enoug

Question 5

Define

Sanguine

(sangˊgwin)

Answer 5

Optimistic

Because the malignacy had gone unchecked, the
surgeons were not sangui

Question 6

Define

To Feather One’s Nest

Answer 6

Grow rich by taking advantage of
circumstances

While working as the tax collector, he adroitly
feathered his own nest

Question 7

Define

Phlegmatic

(fleg matˊik)

Answer 7

Calm, hard to rouse to action

Harriet’s egregious error disturbed even her phlegmatic
employer.

Question 8

Define

Corroborate

(kə robˊə rāt)

Answer 8

Confirm, Support

Even the swidler’s nefarious accomplice refused to
corroborate hi

Question 9

Define

Comprehensive

(komˊ pri henˊsiv)

Answer 9

Thorough

In order to get the job, you had to go through the
drudgery of filling

Question 10

Define

Zealous

(zelˊəs rs)

Answer 10

Enthusiastic

The fund raiser was so zealous that he solicited money
from a Salvatio

Question 11

Define

Coerce

(kō ėrsˊ)

Answer 11

To Force

The elusive fugitive was coerced by his attorney into
surrendering.

Question 12

Defne

Fair-Weather Friend

Answer 12

Unreliable, they fail you in time of distress

The general was chagrined to learn that so many of
his supposed suppo

Question 13

Define

Elapse

(i lapsˊ)

Answer 13

To slip by

Inadvertently, Emma had allowed two months to
elapse before paying her

Question 14

Define

Meticulous

(mə tikˊū ləs)

Answer 14

Careful

The meticulous musician had nothing but disdain for
his disorganized f

Question 15

Define

Domicile

(domˊə səl)

Answer 15

Home

A man’s domicile is his castle.

Question 16

Define

Lax

(laks)

Answer 16

Careless, negligent

Becaue the watchman was lax, thievery was rampant
at the warehouse.

Question 17

Define

Sporadic

(spə radˊik)

Answer 17

Occasional

The lackluster battle was punctuated by sporadic
mortar fire.

Question 18

Define

To Sow One’s Wild Oats

Answer 18

To lead a wild, gay life

During his teen years, the millionaire avidly sowed his
wild oats.

Question 19

Define

Rash

(rash)

Answer 19

Too hasty, reckless

It was exceedingly rash of the lightweight to insult the
belligerent l

Question 20

Define

Conjecture

(kən jekˊ chər)

Answer 20

Guess

It was sheer conjecture on the detective’s part but it led to the
arre

Question 21

Define

Obviate

(obˊvi āt)

Answer 21

Do away with, eliminate

The necessity for preparing sandwiches was obviated when
the picnic w

Question 22

Define

Lurid

(lürˊid)

Answer 22

Sensational

The newspaper switched from mundane coverage to lurid
reporting.

Question 23

Define

Quip

(kwip)

Answer 23

Joke

Hamlet remembered that Yorick was always ready with a lusty
quip.

Question 24

Define

Windfall

Answer 24

Unexpected financial gain

When the bankrupt company struck oil, the surprised investor received a