Week 14

Question 1

Supine

Answer 1

Lying in the back (like spine)
Ex: I supine to rest

Question 2

Mammoth

Answer 2

Huge
Ex: Mammoth extra credit

Question 3

Repulse

Answer 3

To drive back
Ex: Her ignorance repulsed me

Question 4

Havoc

Answer 4

Ruin, great destruction
Ex: I brought havoc upon the village

Question 5

Raze (v.)

Answer 5

Destroy, level to the ground
Ex: They razed the hotel and added the trail

Question 6

Lethal

Answer 6

Deadly
Ex: Snake poison is lethal

Question 7

Scurry

Answer 7

Run hastily
Ex: I scurried through the dark streets

Question 8

Stereotype

Answer 8

Widely held generalization
Ex: There are stereotypes about me

Question 9

Incisive

Answer 9

Acute, sharp, to the point
Ex: my sim is very incisive

Question 10

Precipitate

Answer 10

Hasten, to make happen quicker
Ex: I precipitated my accomplishments

Question 11

Stentorian

Answer 11

Loud, with authority
Ex: Blehm’s stentorian voice

Question 12

Singular

Answer 12

Extraordinary
Ex: My singular resume

Question 13

Valor

Answer 13

Courage
Ex: Kai has valor

Question 14

Bias

Answer 14

Prejudice
Ex: My bias for non-bigoted people

Question 15

Sinecure

Answer 15

Soft, easy job
Ex: Teaching is not a sinecure

Question 16

Aspire

Question 17

Aspire

Answer 17

To strive for
Ex: She aspires to make money

Question 18

Inveigh

Answer 18

To attack verbally
Ex: He inveighs the irate man

Question 19

Nettle

Answer 19

To irritate
Ex: Her sister likes to nettle her

Question 20

Overt

Answer 20

Open
Ex: The door stays overt

Question 21

Covert

Answer 21

Closed
Ex: I like to leave the door covert

Question 22

Relegate

Answer 22

Assign to an inferior position
Ex: He is relegated.