Aug 20

Question 1

leeve

Answer 1

A levee is an embankment, like a dam, constructed to prevent the overflow of a body of water.

Question 2

luminous

Answer 2

Luminous means full of or giving off light.
Figurative meaning :
For example, luminous prose is clear and easily understood. And a luminous career is bright and inspiring.

Paradoxically, despite their light-swallowing capability, black holes are the most luminous objects in the universe.

Although she was deemed a “symbol of courage,” Keller was also a “woman of luminous intelligence, high ambition and great accomplishment,” according to the foundation’s website.

Question 3

abstinent

Answer 3

Someone who’s abstinent is moderate and restrained, especially when it comes to consuming food and drink.

You can also use it to talk about a person who’s self-restrained in other ways.

Ciara and Russell Wilson remained abstinent until their July 2016 wedding, and now the singer is opening up about the couple’s decision, explaining that it wasn’t easy.

“If drugs are being used to self-medicate pain, patients may be reluctant to decrease, stop or remain abstinent if their pain symptoms are not adequately managed with other treatments including non-medication-based treatments

Question 4

placid

Answer 4

pleasantly calm; peaceful

Question 5

exuberant

Answer 5

extremely joyful or vigorous; profuse in growth

Question 6

impede

Answer 6

to hinder; to obstruct; to slow something down

Question 7

permeate

Answer 7

When you live in a big city like New York, you know all too well how the smells of spices and cooking meats can permeate a hallway, easily passing through those thin apartment doors to make your mouth water.

The verb permeate literally means to “pass through.”

In science class, you might have learned about a permeable membrane — a thin material that is porous enough to let liquids or gases to pass through.

And powerful figures need to be held accountable for the violence and corruption that permeate every aspect of the country

Question 8

aduacity

Answer 8

boldness; reckless daring; impertinence

Question 9

indignant

Answer 9

When you’re indignant, you’re angry about an unfair situation.

You may be angry, even furious, if someone shoves you, but you are indignant if the shove is directed at someone weak or helpless.

Los Angeles County reinstituted a mask mandate Saturday night for public indoor settings in response to the Delta variant spreading throughout the area, leaving business owners indignant and exhausted by the mixed messaging.

Question 10

implicit

Answer 10

implied rather than expressly stated