Ch 24

Question 1

Artless (adj)

Answer 1

Completely without guile (deception); natural,without artificiality

Question 2

Credulous (adj)

Answer 2

Tending to believe too readily; gullible, trustful

Question 3

Dross (n)

Answer 3

Slag, waste or foreign matter, impurity

• we discarded the dross that has formed at the top

Question 4

Exhort (v)

Answer 4

To incite , strongly encourage or urge to do something

Question 5

Intimate (v)

Answer 5

To imply, suggest or insinuate

Question 6

Plangent (adj)

Answer 6

Pounding, thundering, resounding

• the plangent bell could be heard all over town

Question 7

Plastic (adj)

Answer 7

Moldable; not rigid

Question 8

Stanch (v)

Answer 8

To stop the flow of fluid

Question 9

Steep (v)

Answer 9

To saturate or completely soak

• the old castle is steeped in history

Question 10

Ascetic (n)

Answer 10

One who practices rigid self denial; especially as an act of religious devotion
• a true ascetic would resist eating these chocolate

Question 11

Crescendo (n)

Answer 11

A gradual increase in intensity (music)

Question 12

Dulcet (adj)

[ DUL sut]

Answer 12

Melodious, harmonious, mellifluous

Question 13

Exigent (adj)

Answer 13

Urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

• exigent circumstances

Question 14

Intractable (adj)

Answer 14

Not easily managed or directed, stubborn

• he was the most intractable child

Question 15

Platitude (n)

Answer 15

A superficial or trite remark, especially one offered as meaningful

• most people can only offer platitudes when faced with someone else’s loss

Question 16

Plethora (n)

Answer 16

An over abundance, a surplus

• he always had a plethora of excuses for being late

Question 17

Stentorian (v)

Answer 17

Extremely loud and powerful

• stentorian voice

Question 18

Asperity (n)

Answer 18

Severity, roughness, harshness;
Irritability

• asperity of northern winter

Question 19

Culpable (adj)

Answer 19

Deserving blame

Question 20

Dupe (n)

Answer 20

One who is deceived