Lesson 10 Definitions

Question 0

Adulation

Answer 0

Extreme praise or admiration

Question 1

Abstracted

Answer 1

Removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in one’s own mind

Question 2

Adversity

Answer 2

Misfortune, unfavorable happening

Question 3

Burgeon

Answer 3

To sprout, to newly emerge

Question 4

Chimera

Answer 4

A fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination

Question 5

Culpable

Answer 5

Deserving blame, guilty

Question 6

Decadent

Answer 6

Decaying

Question 7

Entreaty

Answer 7

A plea, an earnest request

Question 8

Fatuous

Answer 8

Foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, inane

Question 9

Humane

Answer 9

Kind, compassionate, sympathetic and considerate

Question 10

Indulgent

Answer 10

Lenient, especially toward oneself

Question 11

Ineptness

Answer 11

Lack of competence or judgement

Question 12

Ingrate

Answer 12

An ungrateful person

Question 13

Inundate

Answer 13

To flood, to overflow

Question 14

Miser

Answer 14

One who lives in wretched circumstances to save and hoard money

Question 15

Nefarious

Answer 15

Extremely wicked, evil, vicious

Question 16

Prattle

Answer 16

Meaningless sounds, babble

Question 17

Predilection

Answer 17

Preference

Question 18

Procrastinate

Answer 18

To defer action; to delay

Question 19

Stoic

Answer 19

A stoical person; not showing passion or feeling, indifference, impassive

Question 20

Suffrage

Answer 20

Right to vote

Question 21

Summon

Answer 21

To call together, to send for or request to appear

Question 22

Transparent

Answer 22

Quality of being able to be seen through, clear

Question 23

Turbulence

Answer 23

Wild or disturbing activity

Question 24

Viable

Answer 24

Capable of working, functioning, or developing adequately