Ch 13

Question 1

Alacrity (n)

Answer 1

Eager and enthusiastic willingness

Question 2

Bucolic (adj)

Answer 2

Rustic and pastoral;

Characteristic of rural areas

Question 3

Chicanery (n)

Answer 3

Trickery

Question 4

Detraction (n)

Answer 4

Slandering,verbal attack

Question 5

Enigmatic (adj)

Answer 5

Mysterious, obscure, difficult to understand

Question 6

Florid (adj)

Answer 6

Flushed with color, ruddy, ornate

Question 7

Impunity (n)

Answer 7

Immunity from punishment, penalty or harm

Question 8

Minatory (adj)

Answer 8

Menacing, threatening

Question 9

Opprobrium (n)

Answer 9

Disgrace, contempt, scorn

Question 10

Peremptory (adj)

Answer 10

Leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal

Putting an end to further debate

Question 11

Refulgent (adj)

Answer 11

Radiant, shiny, brilliant

Question 12

Seminal (adj)

Answer 12

Highly original and influencing development of future events

Question 13

Toady (n)

Answer 13

Flatterer, yes-man

Question 14

Vitiate (v)

Answer 14

To reduce the value of, spoil

Make ineffective

Question 15

Mince (v)

Answer 15

Speak too carefully, take tiny steps, tiptoe

Question 16

Oscillation (n)

Answer 16

The act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm

Question 17

Perennial (adj)

Answer 17

Recurrent through the year or many years, happening repeatedly

Question 18

Regale (v)

Answer 18

To delight or entertain, feast

Question 19

Shard (n)

Answer 19

A peace of broken pottery or glass

Any small piece or part

Question 20

Torpid (adj)

Answer 20

Lethargic, sluggish, dormant