Group 2 (p. 19)

Question 1

baffle

baffling

Answer 1

v.
bewilder; perplex; fill with confusion; puzzle; frustrate
adj.
frustrating; bewildering

Question 2

cinema

cinematography

Answer 2

n.
movies; motion-picture industry
n.
art of making motion pictures

Question 3

despise

Answer 3

v.

look down on with contempt or disgust; loath; regard as inferior

Question 4

despicable

Answer 4

adj.

worthy of contempt; conemptible

Question 5

ebullient

Answer 5

adj.

overflowing with enthusiasm; exuberant; effervescent; high-spirited; vivacious

Question 6

ebullience

Answer 6

n.

exuberance

Question 7

exaggerate

Answer 7

v.

overstate; go beyond the limits of the actual truth’ magnify

Question 8

exhort

Answer 8

v.

arouse by words; advise strongly; urge

Question 9

exhortation

Answer 9

n.

urgent recommendation or advice

Question 10

expertiese

Answer 10

n.

specialized skill or technical knowledge; know-how

Question 11

finicky

Answer 11

adj.

excessively concerned with trifles or details’ hard to please; particular; fastidious; persnickety

Question 12

gall v.

Answer 12

v.
make sore; irritate mentally; annoy; vex
Our two-term senator’s absenteeism ___s the voters– so polls show.

Question 13

inane

Answer 13

adj.
lacking significance or sense; pointless; silly; insipid; jejune; vapid

I asked him how the water was, and he said “wet.” Now isn’t that ___?

Question 14

inanity

Answer 14

n.

foolishness; shallowness

Question 15

indemnify

Answer 15

v.
compensate for loss, damage, or injury; reimburse; repay

Some of the tenants were not ___ed for their losses in the fire, as they carried no insurance.

Question 16

occident

Answer 16

n.

west; countries of America and Europe

Question 17

peruse

Answer 17

v.

read; look at fairly attentively; study

Question 18

perusal

Answer 18

n.

reading; study

Question 19

scuffle

Answer 19

v.
struggle at close quarters in a rough and confused manner; wrestle; grapple
n.
brawl, fight

Question 20

spurn

Answer 20

v.
thrust aside with disdain or contempt; reject
We wanted to assist, but they ___ed all offers of aid.

Question 21

stipend

Answer 21

n.

fixed pay for services; salary; regular allowance awarded a scholarship winner

Question 22

surveillance

Answer 22

n.

close watch over a person, group or area; supervision

Question 23

tepid

Answer 23

adj.
moderately warm; lukewarm
The soup was served hot, but I didn’t get to it for about 5 min, and by then it was ___.

Question 24

tepidly

Answer 24

adv.

unenthusiastically; lukewarmy

Question 25

wager v.

Answer 25

risk (something) on the outcome of a contest or uncertain event; gamble; bet
Those who had ___ we would win are out of some money; we lost the game.

Question 26

wane

Answer 26

v.

decrease in power or size; dwindle; decline; sink

Question 27

gall n.

Answer 27

brazen boldness; nerve

Question 28

wager n.

Answer 28

bet

Question 29

laudable

Answer 29

worthy of praise; commendable

Question 30

trifles

Answer 30

n.

something of little value, substance, or importance

Question 31

meek

Answer 31

having or showing a quiet and gentle nature : not wanting to fight or argue with other people

1: enduring injury with patience and without resentment (mild)
2: deficient in spirit and courage (submissive)
3: not violent or strong (moderate)

Question 32

disdain

Answer 32

a feeling of strong dislike or disapproval of someone or something you think does not deserve respect

a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior