Lesson 1

Question 1

aberration

(n.) ab·​er·​ra·​tion, /a-bə-ˈrā-shən/

Answer 1

a derivation from what is normal

1590s, “a wandering, act of straying,” from Latin aberrationem (nominative aberratio) “a wandering,” noun of action from past-participle stem of aberrare “to wander out of the way, lose the way, go astray,” literally and figuratively, from ab “off, away from” (see ab-) + errare “to wander, stray, roam, rove” (see err).

Question 2

bequeath

verb

Answer 2

to leave to another by will after one’s death (law usage);

to hand down

Question 3

capitulate

verb

Answer 3

to surrender

Question 4

debilitate

verb

Answer 4

to make febble; to weaken

Question 5

ensconce

verb

Answer 5

to settle down in a safe, snug, or hidden place

Question 6

felicity

verb

Answer 6

1. great happiness
2. a pleasing manner or style

Question 7

glutton

noun

Answer 7

a person who eats or consumes to excess; a person who engages in a particular activity to excess

Question 8

hamlet

noun

Answer 8

a small village

Question 9

implausible

adjective

Answer 9

dificult to believe; unlikely

Question 10

loathe

verb

Answer 10

to dislike intensely

Question 11

malice

noun

Answer 11

a desire to cause harm to others

Question 12

nostalgia

noun

Answer 12

a sentimental longing for things of the past

Question 13

pilfer

verb

Answer 13

to steal, especialy in small amounts

Question 14

recompense

noun

Answer 14

payment in return for something especially damages

Question 15

recompense

verb

Answer 15

to pay or to pay for

Question 16

volition

noun

Answer 16

1. the ability to choose willfully
2. a choice; the act of making a choice