Group 3

Question 1

abhorrent

adj.

Answer 1

(followed by to) in conflict; utterly opposed; loathsome; repugnant; odious; abominable

Please do not ask me to tell an untruth; lying is ____ to me.

Question 2

repugnant

adj.

Answer 2

causing a strong feeling of dislike or disgust

Question 3

odious

adj.

Answer 3

causing hatred or strong dislike

Question 4

abominable

adj.

Answer 4

very bad or unpleasant

Question 5

admirable

Answer 5

deserving the highest esteem; deserving to be admired

Question 6

abhor

v.

Answer 6

utterly detest; loathe, hate

Question 7

admonish

v.

Answer 7

reprove gently but seriously; warn of a fault; caution

The teacher commended me on my improvement in writing, but ____ me for my lateness to class.

Question 8

commend

Answer 8

to praise (someone or something) in a serious and often public way

to mention (someone or something) as deserving attention or approval

Question 9

admonition

n.

Answer 9

gentle warning; friendly reproof

Question 10

reproof

n.

Answer 10

criticism or blame for a fault

a statement that criticizes or blames someone

Question 11

ambrosial

adj.

Answer 11

extremely pleasing to taste or smell; delicious; like ambrosia (the food of the gods); heavenly

Taste this ripe pineapple; it has an _____ flavor.

Question 12

confine

v.

Answer 12

shut up; keep in narrow, cramped quarters

On July 14, 1789, a Paris mob freed the prisoners ____ in the Bastille.

Question 13

confinement

n.

Answer 13

imprisonment

Question 14

decade

n.

Answer 14

period of 10 years

Question 15

detonate

v.

Answer 15

explode with suddenness and violence; cause (something) to explode

Question 16

detonation

n.

Answer 16

explosion

Question 17

ephemeral

adj.

Answer 17

lasting one day only; fleeting; transitory; short lived; transient

Day-lily blossoms are ____; they last only for a day.

Question 18

gullible

adj.

Answer 18

easily deceieved or cheated; credulous

Question 19

gull

v.

Answer 19

deceive; cheat

Question 20

haggle

v.

Answer 20

dispute or argue over a price in a petty way; bargain; wrangle

Question 21

immerse

v.

Answer 21

1. plunge or place into a liquid; dip; duck

2. engross; absorb

Question 22

immersion

n.

Answer 22

state of being deeply engrossed; absorption

Question 23

insomnia

n.

Answer 23

inability to sleep; abnormal wakefulness; sleeplessness

Question 24

lapse

n.

Answer 24

1. slip; error; accidental mistake; trivial fault

2. interval

Question 25

lapse

v.

Answer 25

cease being in force; become invalid

Question 26

probe

n.

Answer 26

critical inquiry into suspected illegal activity; investigation

Question 27

proper

n.

Answer 27

investigator

Question 28

render

v.

Answer 28

hand down officially; deliver (as a verdict); give

Question 29

rendering

n.

Answer 29

presentation; interpretation

The most famous ____ of the “Last Supper” was pained by Leonardo.

Question 30

repast

n.

Answer 30

food for one occasion of eating; meal

Question 31

replenish

v.

Answer 31

bring back to condition of being full; refill

Question 32

score

n.

Answer 32

group or set of twenty; twenty

Question 33

snub

n.

Answer 33

(treating with contempt); rebuff; slight; insult

Question 34

rebuff

v.

Answer 34

to refuse (something, such as an offer or suggestion) in a rude way

Question 35

suture

n.

Answer 35

strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body; also, stitch made with such material

Question 36

unwittingly

adv.

Answer 36

unintentionally; by accident; inadvertently; unknowingly

Question 37

inadvertent

adj.

Answer 37

not intended or planned