English 11, 327 to 338

Question 1

hermetic

Answer 1

adj. airtight, this is a hermetic seal that ensures perfect waterproofing.

The containers hermetic seal prevented the moist cookies from drying out.

Question 2

don (past donned)

Answer 2

(v) to wear, in the locker room the players donned their football jerseys.

The ganster donned a large trench coat to conceal his weapon.

Question 3

Provost (n)

Answer 3

a high ranking officer (military or college setting)

Between 1997 and 2003, Matthias Jacobs served as provost of the “School of German Law” at Jagellonen University in Cracow, and between 2002 and 2003, he served as assistant provost of the European Graduate School

Question 4

scud (n)

Answer 4

low drifiting cloud

formation of vapory clouds driven fast by the wind.

• the scud was driven fast by the wind*
• the action of moving fast in a straight line when driven by the wind: the scud of the clouds before the wind.*

Question 5

calico (n)

Answer 5

a plain woven cotton cloth that could have a pattern

On her birthday, the girl recieved a red pattered calico dress that she could wear to school.

• the dress was made of calico*
• their bodies were concealed by simple calico dresses*

Question 6

dowry

Answer 6

(n) payment by the father of the bride to the groom

one of the conditions of receiving a loan from Grameen bank is that the family commits not to pay or receive a dowry.

The bride’s father gave the groom a large dowry, which in Bangladesh consists of at least 3 goats.

Question 7

gaunt (adj)

Answer 7

bony

the hermit had a gaunt figure

The hungry, homeless child had a gaunt figure.

Question 8

latent (adj)

Answer 8

present but not visible

• she has discovered her latent talent for diplomacy.*
• the disease is still in a latent phase*

Question 9

niggard

Answer 9

cheap, stingy

a niggard person is not willing to help the poor

Question 10

ravening

Answer 10

voracious, hungry

they turned on each other like ravening wolves.

Question 11

sadistic

Answer 11

taking pleasure in other peoples pain

she took a sadistic pleasure in tormenting him.

Question 12

bovine (adj)

Answer 12

cow-like

she has large bovine eyes

Question 13

discretion (n)

Answer 13

judgement

• Viewer discretion is advised.*
• you can rely on his judgement*

Question 14

divine (past divined)

Answer 14

to discern by special insight

Fergus divined how afraid she was

Question 15

inherent (adj)

Answer 15

innate, ingrained

• any form of mountaineering has its inherent dangers*

Question 16

mainspring

Answer 16

source of a spring, chief motivation

• innovation is the mainspring of the new economy.*

Question 17

prodigality (n)

Answer 17

wastefulness

Question 18

ruthless

Answer 18

merciless

Gadaffi was a ruthless dictator

Question 19

voracious

Answer 19

• consuming large amounts of food*
• she’s a voracious eater*

Question 20

divulging

to divulge

Answer 20

to reveal

I am too much of a gentleman to divulge her age.

Question 21

impervious

Answer 21

impenetrable

The student was impervious to the clases criticisms on her essay because she thought it was already perfect.

due to an impervious layer of basaltic clay the water could not drain easily

Question 22

implacable

Answer 22

not to be appeased

he was an implacable enemy of Ted’s.

Question 23

irasclible (adj)

Answer 23

irritable , easily angered

he is an irascible and difficult man

from Latin ira: anger

Question 24

portico

Answer 24

structure supporting the roof, porch

Question 25

serene

Answer 25

peaceful

this is a serene countryside

Question 26

sojourn (past soujourned)

Answer 26

to stay temporarily on a journey

she had sojourned once in Egypt.

Question 27

undeviating

Answer 27

not straying

he had the undeviating loyalty of his wife.

Question 28

deluge (past deluged) (v)

Answer 28

to flood

• he has been deluged with offers of work.*

Question 29

emanate (past emanated)

v

Answer 29

to give off

• she felt an undeniable charm emanating from him.*
• warmth emanated from the fireplace *

Question 30

incorrigible (adj)

Answer 30

stubborn

(of a person or their behaviour) not able to be changed or reformed:

• she’s an incorrigible flirt.*

No one could change the girls incorrigible behavior.

Question 31

pendant (adj)

Answer 31

overhanging

the pendant flowers had frail stems.

The pendent narcissus flower stares at it’s own reflection in the water.

Question 32

sorrel (adj)

Answer 32

a reddish -brown color (related to horses)

she was a a sorrel mare with four white socks.

Question 33

suffuse (past suffused)

Answer 33

to overspread

• the first half of the poem is suffused with idealism.*

Question 34

incredulous (adj)

Answer 34

sceptical

he looked at her with an incredulous stare.

Question 35

inscrutable (adj)

Answer 35

not easily understood

Guy looked blankly inscrutable.

Question 36

lethargic (adj)

Answer 36

slow, drowsy, tired

I felt tired and a little lethargic.

Question 37

Lilliputian

Answer 37

diminutive, small in size

Question 38

lye (n)

Answer 38

soap

they used lye for washing and cleansing

Question 39

tawdry (adj)

Answer 39

showy, gaudy, cheap

they donned tawdry jewellery.

Question 40

whippoorwill

Answer 40

a nocturnal songbird

Question 41

cravat (n)

Answer 41

tie

he wore a red cravat around his neck (auf Deutsch Krawatte)

Question 42

exultant (adj)

Answer 42

triumphant

he waved to the exultant crowds.

Question 43

partisan

Answer 43

(adj) relating to a specific party

Question 44

shoat

Answer 44

a young pig

the pink shoat was really cute

Question 45

convolution (n)

Answer 45

the turn of a coil

the crosses are adorned with elaborate convolutions.

Question 46

tepid (adj)

Answer 46

lukewarm

• the applause was tepid.*

The tepid water was just warm enough for the baby, but not hot enough to burn it.

Question 47

batten (past battened) v

Answer 47

to grow fat

thrive or prosper at the expense of: multinational monopolies batten on the working classes.

Question 48

bequeath (past bequeathed) v

Answer 48

to pass down

• he bequeathed his art collection to the town*
• he ditched the unpopular policies bequeathed to him.*

Question 49

burlesque (adj)

Answer 49

racy

• burlesque clubs.*

1 an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody: a novel which is a burlesque of the literary life | [mass noun] : the argument descends into music-hall burlesque.

Question 50

fidelity (adj)

Answer 50

loyalty

faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support: his fidelity to liberal ideals.