1.1.W - Lesson: Module 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

audacious

Answer 1

adj.
1. Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold. See Synonyms at adventurous, brave.
2. Unrestrained by convention or propriety; brazen or insolent: audacious rudeness.
3. Spirited and original: an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas.

Question 2

avaricious

Answer 2

adj.
Immoderately desirous of wealth or gain; greedy.

Question 3

bellicose

Answer 3

adj.
Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament. See Synonyms at belligerent.

Question 4

belligerent

Answer 4

adj.
1. Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.
2. Of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare.
n.
One that is hostile or aggressive, especially one that is engaged in war.

Question 5

bona fide

Answer 5

adj.
1. Made or carried out in good faith; sincere: a bona fide offer.
2. Authentic; genuine: a bona fide Rembrandt. See Synonyms at authentic.

Question 6

colloquial

Answer 6

adj.
1. Characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; informal.
2. Relating to conversation; conversational.

Question 7

eloquence

Answer 7

n.
1.
a. Persuasive, moving, or graceful discourse: “He has declined to believe Hermione’s own honest eloquence” (Wendy Lesser).
b. The skill or power of using such discourse: a writer known for her eloquence.
2. The quality of persuasive, moving, or graceful expression: a passage of great eloquence.

Question 8

loquacious

Answer 8

adj.
Very talkative; garrulous.

Question 9

lugubrious

Answer 9

adj.
Very talkative; garrulous.

Question 10

lunar

Answer 10

adj.
1. Of, involving, caused by, or affecting the moon.
2. Measured by the revolution of the moon.
3. Of or relating to silver.

Question 11

lunatic

Answer 11

n.
1. A person who is affected by lunacy; a mentally deranged person.
2. A very foolish person.
adj.
1. Affected by lunacy; mentally deranged.
2. Of or for people who are mentally deranged.
3. Wildly or giddily foolish: a lunatic decision.

Question 12

magnanimous

Answer 12

adj.
Highly moral, especially in showing kindness or forgiveness, as in overlooking insults or not seeking revenge.

Question 13

mien

Answer 13

n.
1. Bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind: a colonel with an imperious mien.
2. An appearance or aspect. “Eyes fixed in a piercing squint … his was a mien that made an easy target for political cartoonists” (Nick Kotz).

Question 14

odious

Answer 14

adj.
1. Arousing or deserving hatred or strong dislike. See Synonyms at hateful.
2. Extremely unpleasant; repulsive: an odious smell. See Synonyms at offensive.

Question 15

ostentatious

Answer 15

adj.
Characterized by or given to ostentation. See Synonyms at showy.

Question 16

portentous

Answer 16

adj.
1. Of the nature of or constituting a portent; foreboding: “The present aspect of society is portentous of great change” (Edward Bellamy).
2. Full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe: “Such a portentous and mysterious monster roused all my curiosity” (Herman Melville).
3. Marked by pompousness; pretentiously weighty.

Question 17

prodigious

Answer 17

adj.
1. Impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous: a prodigious storm.
2. Extraordinary; marvelous: a prodigious talent.
3. Obsolete Portentous; ominous.

Question 18

sinister

Answer 18

adj.
1.
a. Suggesting or threatening harm or evil: a sinister smile.
b. Causing or intending harm or evil; wicked: a sinister conspiracy.
2.
a. Portending misfortune or disaster; ominous: sinister storm clouds.
b. Attended by or causing misfortune or disaster: “The day has passed without any sinister accident” (John Quincy Adams).
3.
a. Archaic On the left side; left.
b. Heraldry Situated on or being the side of a shield on the wearer’s left and the observer’s right.

Question 19

tenacious

Answer 19

adj.
1.
a. Extremely persistent in adhering to or doing something; stubborn or relentless: “tenacious defenders of their harsh and pitiless land” (Dee Brown).
b. Characterized by extreme persistence; relentless or enduring: tenacious detective work; tenacious superstitions.
2. Holding together firmly; cohesive: a tenacious material.
3. Clinging to another object or surface; adhesive: tenacious lint.
4. Tending to retain; retentive: a tenacious memory.

Question 20

ventriloquist

Answer 20

n.
One, especially an entertainer, who is adept at ventriloquism.