Lesson 10

Question 1

disparity

Answer 1

inequality; difference; unlikeness

Question 2

dissent

Answer 2

v. to differ in opinion; to disagree; n. the refusal to conform to the beliefs of an established authority, such as the church or state; a difference of opinion

Question 3

distraught

Answer 3

in a state of mental conflict; agitated; crazed

Question 4

diurnal

Answer 4

occurring everyday; daily; occurring during the daytime

Question 5

doggerel

Answer 5

badly written verse, often with a singsong rhythm

Question 6

dogma

Answer 6

a belief or set of beliefs held to be true, especially by a church or other authority; a doctirne

Question 7

duress

Answer 7

the threat of force to compel someone to act in a certain manner; coercion

Question 8

effusion

Answer 8

a pouring forth; an unrestrained expressions of feeling in talking or writing

Question 9

elegy

Answer 9

a sad or mournful poem, often about someone who is dead

Question 10

elicit

Answer 10

to draw out; to bring forth; to evoke