Ch.3

Question 1

Onslaught

Answer 1

an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one.

Question 2

Speculation

Answer 2

the contemplation or consideration of some subject:

Question 3

Dispensation

Answer 3

something that is distributed or given out.

Question 4

Irked

Answer 4

to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:

Question 5

Cordially

Answer 5

courteous and gracious; friendly; warm:

Question 6

Expounding

Answer 6

to set forth or state in detail:

Question 7

Erratic

Answer 7

deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion;

Question 8

Tranquility

Answer 8

quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.

Question 9

Retrieved

Answer 9

to recover or regain:

Question 10

Sprint

Answer 10

to race or move at full speed, especially for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc.

Question 11

Iniquities

Answer 11

gross injustice or wickedness.

Question 12

Flinty

Answer 12

composed of, containing, or resembling flint, especially in hardness.

Question 13

Persevere

Answer 13

to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly.

Question 14

Furor

Answer 14

a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.

Question 15

Contentious

Answer 15

tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome:

Question 16

Condescension

Answer 16

voluntary assumption of equality with a person regarded as inferior.

Question 17

Contemptuous

Answer 17

showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.

Question 18

Diminutive

Answer 18

small; little; tiny:

Question 19

Dispersed

Answer 19

to drive or send off in various directions; scatter:

Question 20

Fraught

Answer 20

filled or laden (with):

Question 21

Monosyllabic

Answer 21

having only one syllable,

Question 22

Fractious

Answer 22

readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome:

Question 23

Amiable

Answer 23

having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable:

Question 24

Compromise

Answer 24

a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands.

Question 25

Disapprobation

Answer 25

disapproval; condemnation.

Question 26

Gravely

Answer 26

An excavation for the interment of a corpse.

Question 27

Aloft

Answer 27

high up; far above the ground.

Question 28

Auspicious

Answer 28

promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: