Wordly Wise - Lessons 1 and 2

Question 1

emancipate

Answer 1

(v) To set free from slavery; to liberate.

Question 2

destitute

Answer 2

(adj) 1. Without resources or possessions, especially the necessities of life.

2. Lacking; devoid of.

Question 3

detract

Answer 3

(v) To take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of.

Question 4

bewail

Answer 4

(v) To express deep regret or sorrow over.

Question 5

intermittent

Answer 5

(adj) Not continuous; happening at intervals.

Question 6

maxim

Answer 6

(n) A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying.

Question 7

obligatory

Answer 7

(adj) Required or demanded.

Question 8

plumb

Answer 8

(v) 1. To measure the depth of water.

2. To reach the deepest part of.
3. To understand by examining closely; to solve.

(adj) Straight up and down; vertical.

Question 9

vagabond

Answer 9

(n) A person who wanders from place to place.

Question 10

visage

Answer 10

(n) A face, especially one that expresses feelings.

Question 11

extol

Answer 11

(v) To praise highly.

Question 12

flamboyant

Answer 12

(adj) Excessively showy; unrestrained.

Question 13

impetus

Answer 13

(n) 1. A driving force; anything that causes an action.

2. Increased activity resulting from a driving force.

Question 14

insuperable

Answer 14

(adj) Incapable of being overcome or defeated.

Question 15

wheedle

Answer 15

(v) 1. To coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise.

2. To gain by using sly persuasion or insincere praise.

Question 16

alacrity

Answer 16

(n) 1. Promptness in responding.

2. Eagerness.

Question 17

array

Answer 17

(n) 1. A large group of people or things.

2. An orderly arrangement or display.

(v) 1. To place in order.

2. To dress up.

Question 18

deduce

Answer 18

(v) To draw a conclusion from given facts.

Question 19

encumber

Answer 19

(v) 1. To weigh down or burden.

2. To impede the action of.

Question 20

fraught

Answer 20

(adj) Full of or accompanied by (usually followed by “with”).

Question 21

haphazard

Answer 21

(adj) Marked by lack of plan, order, or direction.

Question 22

incontrovertible

Answer 22

(adj) Impossible to dispute; unquestionable.

Question 23

inexplicable

Answer 23

(adj) Hard to explain or impossible to understand.

Question 24

ingenious

Answer 24

(adj) Marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness.

Question 25

laggard

Answer 25

(n) One who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering; a straggler.

Question 26

sustenance

Answer 26

(n) Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live.

Question 27

torrid

Answer 27

(adj) 1. Intensely hot and dry. 2. Burning with passion.

Question 28

traverse

Answer 28

(v) To pass over, across, or through.

Question 29

ubiquitous

Answer 29

(adj) Appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places.

Question 30

zenith

Answer 30

(n) 1. The highest point; the peak. 2. The point in the sky directly above the observer.