Exercise 47 and 48

Question 1

Deign

Answer 1

To do something that one considers beneath one’s dignity

Question 2

Wry

Answer 2

Using dry humor to mock

Question 3

Divest

Answer 3

To strip someone of the power, possession or rights

Question 4

Aver

Answer 4

To say that something is certainly true

Question 5

Improbity

Answer 5

Lack of honesty and moral integrity