English 11 - set 16

Question 1

altruist

Answer 1

n. one who is concerned
for the welfare of
others; a selfless
person

Question 2

apropos

Answer 2

adj. appropriate, pertinent

Question 3

arable

Answer 3

adj. fit for cultivation, as in
arable land

Question 4

bellicose

Answer 4

adj. warlike in manner or
temperament;
pugnacious

Question 5

clairvoyant

Answer 5

adj. having the power to
perceive things that
are out of the range of
human senses

Question 6

concilliate

Answer 6

v. to overcome the
distrust or animosity
of; placate

Question 7

consolidate

Answer 7

v. 1. to make firm or
coherent; form into a
compact mass; 2. to
strengthen; to make
strong or stable; 3. to
unite into one system or
body; combine

Question 8

debacle

Answer 8

n.1. a sudden, disastrous collapse,
downfall or defeat; rout; 2. a total,
often ludicrous failure; 3. the
breaking up of ice on a river; 4. a
violent flood

Question 9

despotic

Answer 9

adj. characteristic of a ruler
with absolute power; a
ruler who wields
power oppressively or
tyrannically

Question 10

eclectic

Answer 10

adj. 1. choosing from
diverse sources, systems
or styles; 2. consisting
of components selected
from diverse sources

Question 11

effusive

Answer 11

adj. unrestrained or
excessive in
emotional expression;
gushy

Question 12

goad

Answer 12

v. to give impetus (a
stimulus, impulse) to;
to incite

Question 13

hegemony

Answer 13

n. preponderant
influence (social,
cultural, ideological,
or economical) or
authority over others

Question 14

invidious

Answer 14

adj. 1. tending to cause
discontent, animosity
or envy; 2. envious;
3. of an unpleasant or
objectionable nature

Question 15

jingoistic

Answer 15

adj. having extreme
chauvinism (excessive
or blind patriotism) or
nationalism marked
esp. by a belligerent
foreign policy

Question 16

melodramatic

Answer 16

adj. exaggeratedly
emotional or
sentimental; histrionic

Question 17

overwrought

Answer 17

adj. 1. excessively nervous or
excited; agitated; 2.
extremely elaborate or
ornate; overdone

Question 18

palliative

Answer 18

adj. tending or serving to
make (an offense or
crime) seem less
serious; extenuating

Question 19

solipsism

Answer 19

n. the philosophical theory
that only the self exists
or can be proved to exist