Chapter 2

Question 1

multitude

Answer 1

a large number of people or things.
“demand for these materials has soared for a multitude of reasons”

Question 2

condescend

Answer 2

• show that one feels superior; be patronizing.
  “take care not to condescend to your reader”
• do something in such a way as to emphasize that one clearly regards it as below one’s dignity or level of importance.
  “he condescended to see me at my hotel”

Question 3

enact

Answer 3

make (a bill or other proposal) law/put into practice (an idea or suggestion).

Question 4

hauled

Answer 4

(of a person) pull or drag with effort or force.
“he hauled his bike out of the shed”

Question 5

auburn

Answer 5

reddish-brown hair color

Question 6

haze

Answer 6

• mist
• a state of mental confusion.

Question 7

apprehensive

Answer 7

anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
“he felt apprehensive about going home”

Question 8

distaste.

Answer 8

a dislike of something because you consider it unpleasant or unacceptable
“she distastes humid weather”

Question 9

illicit

Answer 9

in a way that is illegal or disapproved of by society/forbidden by law, rules, or custom.
“illicit drugs”

Question 10

wallow

Answer 10

• to roll about in something
• (of a person) indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that one finds pleasurable).
  “I was wallowing in the luxury of the hotel”

Question 11

pronouncements

Answer 11

a formal or authoritative announcement or declaration.

Question 12

impressionistic

Answer 12

giving a general view or idea of something instead of particular details or facts:​ isk brio

Question 13

revelations

Answer 13

a surprising and previously unknown fact that has been disclosed to others.

Question 14

scrawl

Answer 14

write (something) in a hurried, careless way.

Question 15

penmanship

Answer 15

the art or skill of writing by hand.

Question 16

sentimentality

Answer 16

exaggerated and self-indulgent tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia.

Question 17

seldom

Answer 17

not often; rarely.

Question 18

drawl

Answer 18

speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds

Question 19

delegation

Answer 19

a group of persons chosen to represent others

Question 20

confer

Answer 20

1. grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right).
2. have discussions; exchange opinions.

Question 21

dreary

Answer 21

depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive.
“the dreary round of working, eating, and trying to sleep”

Question 22

entail

Answer 22

to involve or make something necessary

Question 23

vexations.

Answer 23

irritation

Question 24

subsequent

Answer 24

coming after something in time; following.

Question 25

mortification,

Answer 25

great embarrassment and shame/ a sense of humiliation and shame caused by something that wounds one’s pride or self-respect.

Question 26

puzzlement.

Answer 26

a feeling of confusion through lack of understanding.

Question 27

sober

Answer 27

serious, sensible, and solemn.
“a sober view of life”

Question 28

uninitiated

Answer 28

without special knowledge or experience.

Question 29

disclosure

Answer 29

the action of making new or secret information known.

Question 30

mediate

Answer 30

intervene in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation.
“Wilson attempted to mediate between the powers to end the war”

Question 31

reconciliation

Answer 31

the restoration of friendly relations.

Question 32

aversion

Answer 32

a strong dislike or disinclination.

Question 33

disinclination

Answer 33

a reluctance or lack of enthusiasm: