Group 8

Question 1

Engender

Answer 1

Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition)

Question 2

Fanatic

Answer 2

A person filled with excessive and single minded zeal

Question 3

Reticent

Answer 3

Not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily

Question 4

Pragmatic

Answer 4

Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way based on practical rather than theoretical considerations

Question 5

Negligence

Answer 5

Failure to take proper care in doing something

Question 6

Deride

Answer 6

Express contempt for; ridicule

Question 7

Novel

Answer 7

New and different from what has been known before

Question 8

Fervor

Answer 8

Intense and passionate feeling

Question 9

Didactic

Answer 9

Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as ulterior motive

Question 10

Vacillate

Answer 10

Alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive

Question 11

Acclaim

Answer 11

Praise enthusiastically and publicly

Question 12

Solemn

Answer 12

Formal and dignified

Question 13

Scanty

Answer 13

Small or insufficient in quantity or amount

Question 14

Deference

Answer 14

Humble submission and respect

Question 15

Endorse

Answer 15

Declare one’s public approval or support of

Question 16

Lethargic

Answer 16

Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic

Question 17

Ambivalent

Answer 17

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

Question 18

Dispassionate

Answer 18

Not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial

Question 19

Alleviate

Answer 19

Make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe

Question 20

Conspicuous

Answer 20

Standing out so as to be clearly visible