Chapter 11 Vocab

Question 1

siphoned

Answer 1

to use a tube running from liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube

Question 2

lobotomy

Answer 2

surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes

Question 3

laved

Answer 3

to wash or flow against; wash one’s face and hands; cleanse (one’s body) with soap and water

Question 4

palaver

Answer 4

loud and confused and empty talk; flattery intended to persuade; to have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds

Question 5

torpid

Answer 5

slow and apathetic; in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

Question 6

limpid

Answer 6

transparently clear; easily understandable; transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; clear and bright

Question 7

gestalt

Answer 7

a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts

Question 8

decorously

Answer 8

in a proper manner

Question 9

myopically

Answer 9

lacking foresight or scope; unable to see distant objects clearly

Question 10

course

Answer 10

a line or route along which something travels or moves; to move swiftly through or over; to move along, of liquids