Chapter 11

Question 1

epoch

Answer 1

a period of time in history or a person’s life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics

Question 2

equitable

Answer 2

fair and impartial

Question 3

errand

Answer 3

a short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something, especially on someone else’s behalf

Question 4

errant

Answer 4

formal or humorous: erring or straying from the proper course or standards: he could never forgive his daughter’s errant ways.

Question 5

erring

Answer 5

having failed to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; having done wrong: the strictest possible action should be taken against the erring officials.

Question 6

stray

Answer 6

move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place

Question 7

erratic

Answer 7

unpredictable

Question 8

erroneous

Answer 8

wrong; incorrect

Question 9

eschew

Answer 9

deliberately avoid using; abstain from: he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence.

Question 10

abstain

Answer 10

restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something: abstaining from chocolate.

Question 11

espouse

Answer 11

adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life): he turned his back on the modernism he had espoused in his youth.

Question 12

estrange

Answer 12

cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienate

Question 13

evasive

Answer 13

tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly: she was evasive about her phone number.

Question 14

ecivt

Answer 14

expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law: he had court orders to evict the trespassers from three camps.

Question 15

evocative

Answer 15

bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind: powerfully evocative lyrics | the building’s cramped interiors are highly evocative of past centuries.

Question 16

exalt

Answer 16

hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of: the party will continue to exalt its hero.

Question 17

exasperation

Answer 17

a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance: she rolled her eyes in exasperation.

Question 18

excise

Answer 18

remove (a section) from a text or piece of music: the clauses were excised from the treaty.

Question 19

examplify

Answer 19

be a typical example of

Question 20

exempt from

Answer 20

free from an obligation or liability imposed on others: these patients are exempt from all charges | they are not exempt from criticism.

Question 21

exhilarate

Answer 21

make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated: the children were exhilarated by a sense of purpose.

Question 22

exhume

Answer 22

dig out (something buried, especially a corpse) from the ground: the bodies were exhumed on the orders of a judge.

Question 23

exile

Answer 23

the state of being barred from one’s native country, typically for political or punitive reasons: he knew now that he would die in exile.

Question 24

expatriate

Answer 24

a person who lives outside their native country: American expatriates in London.

Question 25

expediency

Answer 25

the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral; convenience: an act of political expediency.

Question 26

explicate

Answer 26

analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail: attempting to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces.

Question 27

exponent

Answer 27

a person who believes in and promotes the truth or benefits of an idea or theory: an early exponent of the teachings of Thomas Aquinas.

Question 28

expository

Answer 28

intended to explain or describe something: formal expository prose.

Question 29

exquisitive

Answer 29

extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate: exquisite, jewellike portraits.

Question 30

extant

Answer 30

(especially of a document) still in existence; surviving: the original manuscript is no longer extant.

Question 31

exterminate

Answer 31

eradicate; annihilate; obliterate

Question 32

extripate

Answer 32

root out and destroy completely: the use of every legal measure to extirpate this horrible evil from the land.

Question 33

extort

Answer 33

obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means: he was convicted of trying to extort $1 million from a developer.

Question 34

exstraneous

Answer 34

irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with: one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material.

Question 35

extremity

Answer 35

the furthest point or limit of something: the peninsula’s western extremity.

Question 36

extrinsic

Answer 36

not part of the essential nature of someone or something; coming or operating from outside: extrinsic factors that might affect time budgets | the idea that power is extrinsic to production and profits.

Question 37

extrude

Answer 37

thrust or force out: lava was being extruded from the volcano.

Question 38

exude

Answer 38

1 discharge (moisture or a smell) slowly and steadily: the beetle exudes a caustic liquid.
• [no object] (of moisture or a smell) be discharged by something slowly and steadily: slime exudes from the fungus.
2 (of a person) display (an emotion or quality) strongly and openly: Mr. Thomas exuded friendship and goodwill.
• (of a place) have a strong atmosphere of: the building exudes an air of tranquility.

Question 39

exult

Answer 39

feel or show triumphant elation or jubilation: exulting in her escape, Lisa closed the door behind her.

Question 40

jubilation

Answer 40

a feeling of great happiness and triumph: unbelievable scenes of jubilation.

Question 41

fabulous

Answer 41

extraordinary, especially extraordinarily large: fabulous riches.
• informal amazingly good; wonderful: a fabulous two-week vacation.
• having no basis in reality; mythical: fabulous creatures.

Question 42

facade

Answer 42

the face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or open space.
• an outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality: her flawless public facade masked private despair.

Question 43

facet

Answer 43

aspect

Question 44

facile

Answer 44

1 (especially of a theory or argument) appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial: facile generalizations.
• (of a person) having a superficial or simplistic knowledge or approach: a man of facile and shallow intellect.
2 (especially of success in sports) easily achieved; effortless: a facile victory | he was revealed to be a facile liar.

• superficial (man or thing)
• effortless

Question 45

facility

Answer 45

1 equipment
2 [usually in singular] an ability to do or learn something well and easily; a natural aptitude: he had a facility for languages.
• absence of difficulty or effort: the pianist played with great facility.

Question 46

faction

Answer 46

a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics: the left-wing faction of the party.
• a state of conflict within an organization; dissension: a council increasingly split by faction.

Question 47

fallible

Answer 47

capable of making mistakes or being erroneous: experts can be fallible.

Question 48

aptitude

Answer 48

a natural ability to do something: children with an aptitude for painting and drawing.

Question 49

falsehood

Answer 49

the state of being untrue: the truth or falsehood of the many legends that surround her.

Question 50

downright

Answer 50

1 [attributive] (of something bad or unpleasant) utter; complete (used for emphasis): it’s a downright disgrace.
2 (of a person’s manner or behavior) straightforward; so direct as to be blunt: her common sense and downright attitude to life surprised him.

Question 51

falsify

Answer 51

1 alter (information or evidence) so as to mislead: a laboratory which was alleged to have falsified test results.
2 prove (a statement or theory) to be false: the hypothesis is falsified by the evidence.