Lesson 10

Question 1

attest

Answer 1

v. to declare or be evidence of something as true, genuine, or accurate

Question 2

axiom

Answer 2

n. a statement or principle that requires no proof because its truth is obvious

Question 3

churlish

Answer 3

adj. lacking good manners; rude, impolite

Question 4

concoct

Answer 4

v. to make up, prepare, or invent

Question 5

derivative

Answer 5

n. something that grows out of or results from an earlier form or condition
adj. based on what has gone before; lacking originality

Question 6

differentiate

Answer 6

v. to see the difference; to distinguish

v. to be or make different

Question 7

disparage

Answer 7

v. to criticize in a negative, disrespectful manner

Question 8

dissipate

Answer 8

v. to break up and spread out so thinly as to disappear; to scatter or be scattered
v. to spend or use foolishly

Question 9

esoteric

Answer 9

adj. not generally known or understood; familiar to only a relatively small number of people

Question 10

olfactory

Answer 10

adj. relating to the sense of smell

Question 11

plethora

Answer 11

n. too great a number; an excess

Question 12

refurbish

Answer 12

v. to make like new; to renovate

Question 13

secrete

Answer 13

v. to produce and give off

v. to place so as to be hidden from view; to conceal

Question 14

vagary

Answer 14

n. a departure from the normal, expected course; a whim or unpredictable action

Question 15

volatile

Answer 15

adj. evaporating quickly

adj. changing readily; explosive; unpredictable