English 11 - list #3

Question 1

accretion

Answer 1

n. a growth in size , an increase in amount

Question 2

anomaly

Answer 2

n. a deviation from the common rule; something that is difficult to classify

Question 3

avuncular

Answer 3

adj. like an uncle in behavior especially in kindness and warmth

Question 4

bucolic

Answer 4

adj. of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen, pastoral; relating to or typical of rural life

Question 5

captious

Answer 5

adj. marked by the tendency to point out trivial faults; intended to confuse in an argument

Question 6

concomitant

Answer 6

adj. existing or happening concurrently

Question 7

doctrinaire

Answer 7

adj. rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic

Question 8

euthanasia

Answer 8

n. the practice of ending the life of terminally ill individuals; assisted suicide

Question 9

hiatus

Answer 9

n. a gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity

Question 10

interlocutor

Answer 10

n. one who takes part in conversation

Question 11

libertine

Answer 11

n. a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint

Question 12

malapropism

Answer 12

n. the accidental, often comical use of a word that resembles the other one intended but has a different often contradictory meaning

Question 13

misanthrope

Answer 13

n. a person who hates or mistrusts

Question 14

obfuscate

Answer 14

v. to confuse, to make obscure

Question 15

opine

Answer 15

v. the express an opinion

Question 16

pandemic

Answer 16

adj. occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting a large portion of the population

Question 17

polyglot

Answer 17

n. a speaker of many languages

Question 18

treacle

Answer 18

n. something (as a tone of voice) heavily sweet and cloying

Question 19

wanton

Answer 19

adj. undisciplined, unrestrained; reckless

Question 20

zephyr

Answer 20

n. a gentle breeze; something airy or unsubstantial