Chapter 3

Question 1

dietary

Answer 1

relating to or provided by diet.

Question 2

onslaught

Answer 2

1. a fierce or destructive attack.
2. an overwhelmingly large number of people or things.

Question 3

dispensation

Answer 3

exemption from a rule or usual requirement.

Question 4

irk

Answer 4

irritate; annoy.

Question 5

pize

Answer 5

to strike (someone a blow)

Question 5

cordially,

Answer 5

1. in a warm and friendly way.
2. with intense feeling.

Question 6

expound

Answer 6

1. present and explain (a theory or idea) in detail.
2. explain the meaning of (a literary or doctrinal work).

Question 6

boastful:

Answer 6

showing excessive pride and self-satisfaction in one’s achievements, possessions, or abilities.

Question 7

erratic.

Answer 7

not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.

Question 8

iniquity

Answer 8

immoral or grossly unfair behaviour.

Question 9

solitary

Answer 9

done or existing alone.

Question 10

fret

Answer 10

be constantly or visibly anxious.

Question 11

contracted

Answer 11

decrease in size, number, or range.
“glass contracts as it cools”

Question 12

furore (furor)

Answer 12

an outbreak of public anger or excitement.

Question 13

peered

Answer 13

look with difficulty or concentration at someone or something.

Question 14

contemptuous

Answer 14

showing contempt; scornful/manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval

Question 15

truant

Answer 15

a pupil who stays away from school without leave or explanation.

Question 16

condescension

Answer 16

an attitude of patronizing superiority; disdain.

Question 17

liable

Answer 17

1. responsible by law; legally answerable.
   “the credit-card company is liable for any breach of contract”
2. likely to do or to be something.
   “patients were liable to faint if they stood up too suddenly”

Question 18

diminutive

Answer 18

extremely or unusually small.
“a diminutive figure dressed in black”

Question 19

indecision:

Answer 19

the inability to make a decision quickly.

Question 20

leisurely

Answer 20

acting or done at leisure; unhurried or relaxed.

Question 21

dispersed

Answer 21

1. go or cause to go in different directions.
   “the crowd dispersed”
2. distribute or spread over a wide area.
   “storms can disperse seeds via high altitudes”

Question 22

mystified

Answer 22

utterly bewilder or perplex (someone).
“I was completely mystified by his disappearance”

Question 23

prospect

Answer 23

1. the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring.
2. a person regarded as likely to succeed or as a potential customer, client, etc.

Question 24

noontime

Answer 24

12 oclock

Question 25

monosyllabic

Answer 25

having only one syllable

Question 26

fractious

Answer 26

1. (typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome.
2. (of a group or organization) difficult to control; unruly.

Question 27

amiable

Answer 27

having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
“the amiable young man greeted me enthusiastically”

Question 28

reinforce

Answer 28

1. strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material.
2. strengthen (an existing feeling, idea, or habit).

Question 29

recollection.

Answer 29

remembrance

Question 30

begrudges

Answer 30

1. envy (someone) the possession or enjoyment of (something).
   “she begrudged Martin his affluence”
2. give reluctantly or resentfully.
   “nobody begrudges a single penny spent on health”

Question 31

concessions.

Answer 31

a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands.
“the government was unwilling to make any further concessions”

Question 32

disapprobation

Answer 32

strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds.
“she braved her mother’s disapprobation and slipped out to enjoy herself”

Question 33

diction,

Answer 33

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.