Week #16

Question 1

Define

Indigenous

(in dijˊən əs)

Answer 1

Native

The forest was replete with the kind of wildlife which
is indigenous t

Question 2

Define

Gregarious

(grə gārˊi əs)

Answer 2

Socialable

At the party, the gregarious hostess scurried from
group to gro

Question 3

Define

Habitat

(habˊə tatˊ)

Answer 3

Natural environment

The alcoholic was found supine in his favorite
habitat-Ryan’s Bar.

Question 4

Define

Cursory

(kėrˊsə ri)

Answer 4

Hasty, not thorough

Sherlock Holmes took a cursory glance at the cryptic
message and decode

Question 5

Define

Interloper

(inˊtər lōpˊər)

Answer 5

An unauthorized person

Electric eyes watchdogs, and other nuances were there
to keep out an i

Question 6

Define

In A Bee Line

Answer 6

Taking the straightest, shortest route

When the couple left, the babysitter made a bee line
for the refrigera

Question 7

Define

Prolific

(prə lifˊik)

Answer 7

Producing abundantly

The usually prolific novelist was frustrated by his
failure to come up

Question 8

Define

Bulwark

(bůlˊwərk)

Answer 8

Protection

Some feel that the United Stats should be a bulwark to
the inchocate de

Question 9

Define

Sedentary

(sedˊən terˊi)

Answer 9

Largely inactive, accustomed to sitting

The typist shook off the fetters of her sedentary life
and joined a mou

Question 10

Define

Frugal

(früˊgal)

Answer 10

Thrify

Frugal housewives occasionally badger supermarket
managers for bargains

Question 11

Define

Antithesis

(an tithˊə sis)

Answer 11

Exact opposite

Len, the gregarious twin, was the antithesis of Lon, the
reticent one.

Question 12

Define

The World, the Flesh, and the Devil

Answer 12

Temptations which cause man to sin

By entering the monastery he sought to avoid the
world, the flesh, and

Question 13

Define

Altruistic

(alˊtr ü isˊtik)

Answer 13

Unselfish

Dr. Albert Schweitzer went into the jungle purely for
altruistic reaso

Question 14

Define

Embellish

(em belˊish)

Answer 14

Adorn, touch up

Everytime the irate motorist told about the accident he
had a tendency

Question 15

Define

Cache

(kash)

Answer 15

Secret hiding place

Through a fortuitous remark, the cache of the art
thieves was discovere

Question 16

Define

Coterie

(kōˊtəri)

Answer 16

Small group having something in common

A coterie of bridge players made our clubroom their
permanent habitat.

Question 17

Define

Cupidity

(kū pidˊə ti)

Answer 17

Greed

We warned him that his reprehensible cupidity would
eventuate in a los

Question 18

Define

To Make Bricks Without Straw

Answer 18

To attempt to do something without having
the necessary materials

My uncle’s business schemes always fail because he
tries to make brick

Question 19

Define

Virtuosity

(vėrˊchü osˊə ti)

Answer 19

Great technical skill

The eminent artist, noted for his virtuosity, was admired by
classicist

Question 20

Define

Temerity

(təˊmerˊə ti)

Answer 20

Foolish boldness

For having the temerity to declaim against the majority leader
the fres

Question 21

Define

Amorous

(amˊə rəs)

Answer 21

Full of love

A landmark in the history of amorous drama is “Romeo and
Juliet.”

Question 22

Define

Progeny

(projˊə ni)

Answer 22

Descendants

The Bantu chief and all his progeny were noted for their valor.

Question 23

Define

Saturate

(sachˊü rāt)

Answer 23

Soak, fill up completely

We decided to saturate ourselves on French geography before
making a to

Question 24

Define

To Have the Upper Hand

Answer 24

To gain control

I had him at my mercy but now he has the upper hand.