Classical roots # 7

Question 1

acquisitive

Answer 1

Eagerly seeking to obtain things, wealth, or information.

Question 2

inquisition

Answer 2

A prolonged inquiry or questioning, especially a harsh investigation on religious or political issues.

Question 3

querulous

Answer 3

Complaining; irritable; peevish.

Question 4

dynamo

Answer 4

An electric generator; An extremely forceful, energetic, or hardworking person.

Question 5

dynasty

Answer 5

A succession of rulers from the same family group or line.

Question 6

demise

Answer 6

Death, or the end of existence or operation of something.

Question 7

emissary

Answer 7

A person sent on a special mission.

Question 8

premise

Answer 8

A proposition offered as a basis for argument.

Question 9

meretricious

Answer 9

Attention-getting in a vulgar way; tawdry or tacky.

Question 10

meritorious

Answer 10

Praiseworthy; deserving reward or esteem.

Question 11

importune

Answer 11

To make repeated and insistent demands or requests.

Question 12

opportunist

Answer 12

A person (or animal) taking advantage of any chance to achieve an end in a forceful or self-serving way.

Question 13

presumption

Answer 13

Arrogance; excessive self-assurance; unbecoming boldness.

Question 14

subsume

Answer 14

To place in a larger category or under a general heading or principle.

Question 15

sumptuary

Answer 15

Pertaining to or regulating expenditure, often for religious or moral reasons, usually relation to clothing or food.