Chapter 3 - VI

Question 1

reproduce

Answer 1

produce again

Question 2

ensure

Answer 2

make certain that something shall occur or be the case.

Question 3

enhance

Answer 3

intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of.

Question 4

mitigate

Answer 4

make less severe, serious, or painful.

Question 5

inundate

Answer 5

overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with.

Question 6

cunning

Answer 6

having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion.

Question 7

guileless

Answer 7

innocent and without deception.

Question 8

capricious

Answer 8

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

Question 9

canny

Answer 9

having or showing shrewdness and good judgment, especially in money or business matters.

Question 10

unseemly

Answer 10

not proper or appropriate behavior or actions.

Question 11

desultory

Answer 11

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.

Question 12

irregularity

Answer 12

the state or quality of being irregular.

Question 13

subtle

Answer 13

so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.

Question 14

consistency

Answer 14

conformity in the application of something, typically that which is necessary for the sake of logic, accuracy, or fairness.

Question 15

unreliable

Answer 15

not able to be reliable.

Question 16

intelligible

Answer 16

able to be understood; comprehensible.

Question 17

credible

Answer 17

able to be believed; convincing.

Question 18

brusque

Answer 18

abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.

Question 19

berserk

Answer 19

out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied.

Question 20

pacific

Answer 20

peaceful in character or intent.

Question 21

metastasize

Answer 21

spread to other sites in the body by metastasis.

Question 22

grow

Answer 22

undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically; progress to maturity.

Question 23

recede

Answer 23

go or move back or further away from a previous position.

Question 24

prudent

Answer 24

acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

Question 25

parlous

Answer 25

full of danger or uncertainty; precarious.

Question 26

suicidal

Answer 26

deeply unhappy or depressed and likely to commit suicide.

Question 27

semiotic

Answer 27

relating to signs and symbols.

Question 28

providential

Answer 28

occurring at a favorable time; opportune.

Question 29

scientific

Answer 29

based on or characterized by the methods and principles of science.

Question 30

ergonomic

Answer 30

relating to or designed for efficiency and comfort in the working environment.

Question 31

commercial

Answer 31

concerned with or engaged in commerce.

Question 32

academic

Answer 32

relating to education and scholarship.

Question 33

revolutionary

Answer 33

involving or causing a complete or dramatic change.

Question 34

intrepid

Answer 34

fearless; adventurous.

Question 35

cruel

Answer 35

willfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.

Question 36

sangfroid

Answer 36

composure or coolness, sometimes excessive, as shown in danger or under trying circumstances.

Question 37

fascist

Answer 37

a follower of a political philosophy and does not tolerate opposing opinions.

Question 38

mercurial

Answer 38

subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.

Question 39

vainglorious

Answer 39

excessively proud of onself or one’s achievements; overly vain.

Question 40

necessity

Answer 40

the fact of being required or indispensible.

Question 41

entreaty

Answer 41

an earnest or humble request.

Question 42

paradox

Answer 42

a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.

Question 43

fabricate

Answer 43

invent or concoct something, typically with deceitful intent.

Question 44

brook

Answer 44

tolerate or allow something, typically dissent or opposition.

Question 45

stopgap

Answer 45

a temporary way of dealing with a problem or satisfying a need.

Question 46

ornament

Answer 46

a thing used to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine.

Question 47

modicum

Answer 47

a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something considered desirable or valuable.

Question 48

paragon

Answer 48

a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.

Question 49

nadir

Answer 49

the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization.

Question 50

catalyst

Answer 50

a person or thing that precipitates an event.

Question 51

consecration

Answer 51

the action of making or declaring something, typically a church, sacred.

Question 52

chronology

Answer 52

the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.

Question 53

perpetuity

Answer 53

a bond or other security with no fixed maturity date.

Question 54

duplicity

Answer 54

deceitfulness; double-dealing.

Question 55

amity

Answer 55

a friendly relationship.

Question 56

solace

Answer 56

comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.

Question 57

mores

Answer 57

the essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a community.

Question 58

truism

Answer 58

a statement that is obviously true and says nothing or interesting.

Question 59

plaudit

Answer 59

an expression of praise or approval.