Wordly Wise 1

Question 1

Avid

Answer 1

1. Having a strong desire for, to the point of greed.
   D. Avid for the attention of the babysitter the children shouted and tumbled about on the floor.
2. Eager; enthusiastic
   D. Marcia is an avid skier who spends each weekend on the slopes.

Question 2

Brusque

Answer 2

Abrupt in manner or speech; gruff
D. The lawyers brusque questioning intimidated the witness.

Question 3

Brusqueness

Answer 3

The quality or state of being brusque.
With a brusqueness unlike her, Melanie ended the phone conversation.

Question 4

Concise

Answer 4

Short and to the point
D. “Speed Kills” is a concise way of warning drivers of the danger of going too fast.

Question 5

Demean

Answer 5

To cause a lowering self esteem; to lower in reputation or character.
D. Don’t demean yourself by denying what everyone knows to be true.

Question 6

Emulate

Answer 6

To try to equal; to imitate
D. Musicians around the world have tried to emulate Louis Armstrong’s soulful trumpet playing.

Question 7

Demeaning

Answer 7

Degrading
D. June felt that being scolded in front of her friends was demeaning.

Question 8

Evoke

Answer 8

1. To call forth; to produce
   D. After the oil spill, the governors appeal for celan-up volunteers evoked a huge response from people in the state.
2. To bring to mind, oferten by suggestion
   D. The tinkling notes from the music box evoked for me the carefree joys of childhood.

Question 9

Evocative

Answer 9

Creating something again, especially through the imagination
D. The costumes and music of the film were evocative of Paris in the 1920’s

Question 10

Excruciating

Answer 10

Very painful
D. The ointment soothed the excruciating burn on Ronald’s arm.

Question 11

Inaugurate

Answer 11

1. To install in office with formal ceremony.
   D. Presidents of the United States are inaugurated in January following the November election.
2. To begin officially or mark the opening of.
   D. On Tuesday, Mayor Ovalles inaugurated a free vaccination program for all children under five living in the city.

Question 12

Inauguration

Answer 12

The act of installing in office
D. Governor Maitland was at her desk within hours of her inauguration.

Question 13

Pervade

Answer 13

To spread everywhere.
D. Laughter invades the house every time Aunt Sara visits us.

Question 14

Pervasive

Answer 14

Spreading throughout
D. We could tell from the pervasive odor of disinfectant that the cleaning crew had mopped every floor.

Question 15

Proprietor

Answer 15

An owner of a store or other business.
D. The proprietors of the downtown shops plan to sidewalk sale for the first weekend in June.

Question 16

Pseudonym

Answer 16

A fictitious name used by an author; a pen name
D. Female British authors of the 19th century often had used a male pseudonym in order to get their books published.

Question 17

Rebuff

Answer 17

To reject bluntly
D. The owners rebuffed all attempts to take over their successfucomputer company.

2. To drive back. Although the men in the Alamo were determined to rebuff Santa Anna’s forces, in the end they were defeated.

A blunt rejection.
D. Caroline’s offer to Fred to patch up their quarrel met with a rebuff.

2. An abrupt setback in progress. After a storm delayed their start, the climbers experienced another rebuff when a rock slide shut down one of the trails. recovery

Question 18

Resilient

Answer 18

Capable of recovering quickly from misfortune
D. After slipping to third place, the Red Sox were resilient enough to regain first place.

2. Returning quickly to an original shape or condition
   D. A wool sweater is more resilient after washing than a cotton one.

Question 19

Resilience

Answer 19

The ability to recover
D. Stevens body showed resilience after the chemotherapy treatment.

2. The ability to spring back
   D. Tennis balls lose resilience after three or four sets of vigorous play.

Question 20

Turbulent

Answer 20

Chaotic; unruly
D. My brother and I tried our best to stay calm during the turbulent period of our parents divorce

2. Stormy; tempestuous
   D. Such a turbulent sea prevented all boats from leaving the harbor.

Question 21

Turbulence

Answer 21

Great disturbance or agitation
D. The turbulence of the 1960’s included peace marches, civil rights protests, and assassinations

2. Rapid changes in wind speed and direction in the atmosphere
   D. The “Fasten Your Seatbelts” sign flashed on when the plane encountered turbulence.