Week #19

Question 1

Define

Megalomania

(megˊə lō māˊnēə

Answer 1

Abnormal desire for wealth & power

Hitler’s megalomania was a veneer for his insecurity
and feelings of in

Question 2

Define

Profligate

(profˊl ə git)

Answer 2

Wasteful

With a singular disregard for his family, the profligate
husband spent

Question 3

Define

Strife

(stīf)

Answer 3

Discord, disagreement

Each spouse said that the other was culpable for their
conjugal strife

Question 4

Define

Legion

(lēˊjən)

Answer 4

A large number

”The numbers of my followers is legion,” said the
flamboyant politicia

Question 5

Define

Coup

(kü)

Answer 5

Revolution

The necessity for executing the leaders of the abortive
coup was obvia

Question 6

Define

To Play Possum

Answer 6

To try to fool someone; to make believe one
is asleep or dead

Sensing that his life was in jeopardy, the hunter played
possum until t

Question 7

Define

Amnesty

(amˊnəs tē)

Answer 7

A general pardon

We recognized the dictator’s amnesty as an obvious
feint which would b

Question 8

Define

Expatriate

(eks pāˊ tri it)

Answer 8

An exile

The itinerant poet, living abroad for twenty years, was
a voluntary ex

Question 9

Define

Exonerate

(eg zonˊər āt)

Answer 9

To free from guilt

When the jury began to deliberate, they were prepared
to exonerate the

Question 10

Define

Fiat

(fī ət)

Answer 10

An official order, a decree

One cannot govern by fiat, the sedentary mayor quickly
learned; it is n

Question 11

Define

Mendacious

(men dāˊshəs)

Answer 11

Lying, untrue

The publisher’s mendacious claims led to a myriad of
law suits.

Question 12

Define

It’s An Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Good

Answer 12

Someone usually benefits from
another person’s misfortune

When the star quarterback broke his leg, the coach
gave the rookie his

Question 13

Define

Parsimonious

(pärˊsə mō ni əs)

Answer 13

Miserly

Unless my boss modifies his parsimonious attitude, a
spontaneous picket

Question 14

Define

Pecuniary

(pi kūˊni erˊi)

Answer 14

Financial

Clarence Day deemed that pecuniary matters are best
handled by men.

Question 15

Define

Dismantle

(dis manˊtəl)

Answer 15

To strip of covering, take apart

I plan to dismantle the stereo set and clan all the
components.

Question 16

Define

Sumptuous

(sumpˊchü əs)

Answer 16

Lavish

The sumptuous feast was prepared with impeccable
care.

Question 17

Define

Underwrite

(unˊdər rīt)

Answer 17

Agree to finance

When our rivals agreed to underwrite the cost of our
trip, a myriad of

Question 18

Define

To Know the Ropes

Answer 18

To be fully acquainted with the procedures

The president of the senior class knew the ropes and
quickly taught me

Question 19

Define

Restrictive

(ri strikˊtiv)

Answer 19

Harsh, cofining

The rebel’s innate hatred of restrictive decress led him to crave
freed

Question 20

Define

Balk (v)

(bôk)

Answer 20

To refuse to move

Jimmy was a lawbreaker, but he would balk at the idea of
carrying a let

Question 21

Define

Blunt

(blunt)

Answer 21

Plain spoken

A string of caustic epithets was directed at the recruit by his
blunt s

Question 22

Define

Nostalgia

(nos talˊjə)

Answer 22

Yearning for the past

Although the former farm girl pretended to be urbane, a feeling
of nost

Question 23

Define

Rife

(rīf)

Answer 23

Widespread

Criticism of the author was rife among the coterie of
intellectuals wh

Question 24

Define

Behind the Eight Ball

Answer 24

In trouble

Susan found herself behind the eight ball in chemistry when
she failed