Bi-week 3: April 24-May 7

Question 1

Ambit (n)

Answer 1

the scope, extent, or bounds of something

Question 2

Intransigent (adj)

Answer 2

refusing to agree or compromise; inflexible

Question 3

Quell (v)

Answer 3

to put an end to, typically by the use of force

Question 4

Expound (v)

Answer 4

to present and explain systematically and in detail

Question 5

Consul (n)

Answer 5

an official appointed by a government to live in a foreign city and protect and promote the government’s citizens and interests there

Question 6

Prefecture (n)

Answer 6

the office, jurisdiction, territory or official residence of a prefect

Question 7

Epithet (n)

Answer 7

an adjective or descriptive phrase expressive a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned

Question 8

Netizen (n)

Answer 8

a user of the internet, especially a habitual or avid one

Question 9

Rapacious (adj)

Answer 9

aggressively greedy or grasping

Question 10

Probity (n)

Answer 10

integrity and uprightness

Question 11

Galvanized (v)

Answer 11

shock or excite someone, typically into taking action; coat (iron or steel) with a protective layer of zinc

Question 12

Truculent (adj)

Answer 12

eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

Question 13

Aperitif (n)

Answer 13

a small drink of liquor taken to stimulate the appetite

Question 14

Redolent (adj)

Answer 14

reminiscent or suggestive of something