Week 2

Question 1

acknowledge

Answer 1

v. to admit the existence of

Question 2

adamant

Answer 2

adj. stubborn

Question 3

affluent

Answer 3

adj. wealthy

Question 4

agility

Answer 4

adj. the ability to move with quick and easy grace

Question 5

altruistic

Answer 5

adj. unselfish; kind

Question 6

ambivalence

Answer 6

n. simultaneous and contradictory attitudes

Question 7

assert

Answer 7

v. to state firmly

Question 8

astute

Answer 8

adj. showing discernment

Question 9

austere

Answer 9

adj. stern or cold in manner

Question 10

authoritative

Answer 10

adj. having or arising from authority

Question 11

basking

Answer 11

v. to expose to pleasant warmth

Question 12

beck

Answer 12

n. a gesture of summons

Question 13

bulk

Answer 13

n. size, mass, or volume

Question 14

bystander

Answer 14

n. a person who is present but not participating in an even

Question 15

cajole

Answer 15

v. to persuade with flattery

Question 16

caricature

Answer 16

n. a representation that deliberately exaggerates distinctive features to produce a comical effect

Question 17

cite

Answer 17

v. to quote as a source

Question 18

civil

Answer 18

adj. relating to citizens or society

Question 19

complement

Answer 19

n. something that completes

Question 20

consolidation

Answer 20

n. the process of merging commercial corporations

Question 21

contempt

Answer 21

n. the state of being despised

Question 22

context

Answer 22

n. the part of a text that surrounds a word and determines its meaning

Question 23

converge

Answer 23

v. to approach an intersecting point

Question 24

corroborate

Answer 24

v. to strengthen with evidence

Question 25

daunt

Answer 25

v. to discourage

Question 26

deduce

Answer 26

v. to make an educated guess from principles

Question 27

deliberate

Answer 27

adj. done with full consciousness of the effects

Question 28

dependence

Answer 28

n. being dependent, as for support

Question 29

derive

Answer 29

v. to obtain or receive from a source

Question 30

ebb

Answer 30

n. a period of decline; to recede

Question 31

endorse

Answer 31

v. to approve openly

Question 32

enhance

Answer 32

v. to make greater

Question 33

enrich

Answer 33

v. to enhance

Question 34

entrap

Answer 34

v. to catch in a trap

Question 35

enumerate

Answer 35

v. to count or list

Question 36

exalt

Answer 36

adj. to raise in rank, power, or character

Question 37

explicate

Answer 37

adj. to make clear the meaning of

Question 38

formidable

Answer 38

adj. arousing fear, dread, or alarm

Question 39

halcyon

Answer 39

adj. calm, peaceful; happy

Question 40

hale

Answer 40

adj. free from defect

Question 41

hamper

Answer 41

v. to interfere

Question 42

hirsute

Answer 42

adj. hairy

Question 43

immune

Answer 43

adj. not affected; unresponsive

Question 44

imperceptible

Answer 44

adj. not seen or noticed

Question 45

import

Answer 45

v. to bring or carry in from an outside source

Question 46

initial

Answer 46

adj. occurring at the beginning

Question 47

inquire

Answer 47

v. to seek information by asking a question

Question 48

lavish

Answer 48

adj. profuse; using or giving great amounts

Question 49

malign

Answer 49

v. to make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about

Question 50

manifest

Answer 50

v. to make evident by showing

Question 51

mercenary

Answer 51

adj. serving merely for pay

Question 52

minute

Answer 52

adj. very small; of little importance

Question 53

mystify

Answer 53

v. to perplex the mind

Question 54

nimble

Answer 54

adj. quick and light in motion

Question 55

oblique

Answer 55

adj. not straight(forward)

Question 56

obliterate

Answer 56

v. to remove from existence or memory

Question 57

optimism

Answer 57

n. a tendency to dwell on the most hopeful aspects of a situation

Question 58

ornate

Answer 58

adj. elaborately ornamented

Question 59

preclude

Answer 59

v. to prevent

Question 60

prologue

Answer 60

n. an introduction

Question 61

propose

Answer 61

v. to put forward a plan or intention

Question 62

ravenous

Answer 62

adj. very eager or greedy for food or satisfaction

Question 63

relic

Answer 63

n. souvenir; remains

Question 64

restrain

Answer 64

v. to hold back

Question 65

scandal

Answer 65

n. a publicized incident that brings about disgrace the moral sensibilities of society

Question 66

speculate

Answer 66

v. to mediate on a subject

Question 67

squalid

Answer 67

adj. marked by filthiness; dirty

Question 68

stinting

Answer 68

adj. sparing; stingy

Question 69

subtle

Answer 69

adj. so slight to be difficult to detect

Question 70

superficial

Answer 70

adj. concerned with only what is apparent

Question 71

transcend

Answer 71

v. to rise above or go beyond the limits

Question 72

undertake

Answer 72

v. to accept responsibility

Question 73

vapid

Answer 73

adj. lacking liveliness

Question 74

voracious

Answer 74

adj. having a huge appetite; excessively eager

Question 75

vulnerable

Answer 75

adj. open to attack or damage

Question 76

wane

Answer 76

v. to decrease gradually

Question 77

zoological

Answer 77

adj. of or relating to animals