Basic Words II

Question 1

mesmerize

Answer 1

to have someone’s attention completely so that they cannot think of anything else:
I was completely mesmerized by the performance.
syn: absorbed

Question 2

militant

Answer 2

adj - active, determined, and often willing to use force:

e.g. The group has taken a militant position on the abortion issue and is refusing to compromise.

Question 3

acquiesce

Answer 3

verb - to accept or agree to something, often unwillingly:

e.g. Reluctantly, he acquiesced to/in the plans.

Question 4

acquiescence

Answer 4

noun - the act of accepting or agreeing to something, often unwillingly:
I was surprised by her acquiescence to/in the plan.

Question 5

acquiescent

Answer 5

adj - willing to do what other people want:

She has a very acquiescent nature.

Question 6

cessation

Answer 6

noun - ending or stopping:

Question 7

Pirates of the caribbean: Elizabeth

Answer 7

Captain Barbossa , I am here to negotiate the cessation of hostilities against Port Royal .

Question 8

Pirates of the caribbean: Barbossa

Answer 8

I`m disinclined to acquiesce to your request. Means ‘no’

Question 9

subliminal

Answer 9

adj. not recognized or understood by the conscious mind, but still having an influence on it:

subliminal message