Words 31-40

Question 1

Cynic

Answer 1

a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons.

Question 2

prerogative

Answer 2

a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.

(owning an automobile was still a prerogative of the rich in the 1940s)

Question 3

Benevolent

Answer 3

well meaning and kindly

she had a benevolent smile

Question 4

entity

Answer 4

a thing with distinct and independent existence (being).

church and empire were fused into a single entity

Question 5

calamity

Answer 5

an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.

(the fire was the latest calamity to strike the town)

Question 6

equitable

Answer 6

fair

an equitable balance of power

Question 7

clemency

Answer 7

mercy

Question 8

supple

Answer 8

bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.

her supple fingers

Question 9

liberate

Answer 9

set (someone) free from a situation, especially imprisonment or slavery, in which their liberty is severely restricted.

Question 10

dominion

Answer 10

sovereignty; control.

a man’s attempt to establish dominion over the land