Chapter 3 - XIII

Question 1

draconian

Answer 1

excessively harsh or severe.

Question 2

friendly

Answer 2

kind and pleasant.

Question 3

fatuous

Answer 3

silly and pointless.

Question 4

illicit

Answer 4

forbidden by laws, rules, or custom.

Question 5

nonplussed

Answer 5

surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react.

Question 6

exhaustive

Answer 6

examining, including, or considering all elements or aspects; fully comprehensive.

Question 7

futile

Answer 7

incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

Question 8

irredeemable

Answer 8

not able to be saved, improved, or corrected.

Question 9

efficient

Answer 9

achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.

Question 10

taxonomy

Answer 10

the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms; systematics.

Question 11

remarkable

Answer 11

worthy of attention; striking.

Question 12

variance

Answer 12

the fact or quality of being different, divergent, or inconsistent.

Question 13

mitigating

Answer 13

having the effect of making something bad less severe, serious, or painful.

Question 14

circumstance

Answer 14

a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.

Question 15

casual

Answer 15

relaxed and unconcerned.

Question 16

nonchalance

Answer 16

the state of feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed.

Question 17

profound

Answer 17

very great or intense.

Question 18

meticulous

Answer 18

showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

Question 19

idle

Answer 19

avoiding work; lazy.

Question 20

envy

Answer 20

a feeling of discontended or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities, or luck.

Question 21

gesture

Answer 21

a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.

Question 22

farce

Answer 22

a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations.

Question 23

tirade

Answer 23

a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.

Question 24

engaging

Answer 24

charming and attractive.

Question 25

affectless

Answer 25

characterized by a lack of emotion or desire.

Question 26

dogmatic

Answer 26

inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.

Question 27

worthy

Answer 27

having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in a specified way.

Question 28

tired

Answer 28

in need of sleep or rest; weary.

Question 29

instructive

Answer 29

useful and informative.

Question 30

teem

Answer 30

be full of or swarming with.

Question 31

devoid

Answer 31

entirely lacking or free from.

Question 32

substance

Answer 32

a particular kind of matter with uniform properties.

Question 33

rife

Answer 33

of common occurrence; widespread.

Question 34

contention

Answer 34

heated disagreement.

Question 35

critical

Answer 35

expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments.

Question 36

immaterial

Answer 36

unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant.

Question 37

anathema

Answer 37

something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.

Question 38

esteem

Answer 38

respect and admiration, typically for a person.

Question 39

beneficiary

Answer 39

a person who derives advantage from something, especially a trust, will, or life insurance policy.

Question 40

quarrelsome

Answer 40

given to or characterized by having a heated argument or disagreement.

Question 41

faction

Answer 41

a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.

Question 42

seasoned

Answer 42

accustomed to particular conditions; experienced

Question 43

practitioner

Answer 43

a person actively engaged in an art discipline, or profession, especially medicine.