Lesson 11

Question 0

Burgeon

Answer 0

To grow and expand rapidly; to flourish
Syn: fast growing
Ant: slow, sluggish

Question 1

Agrarian

Answer 1

Having to do with farming or agriculture
Syn: farmers, country
Ant: city, suburbs

Question 2

Cataclysm

Answer 2

A sudden and violent change, catastrophe
Syn: bombing, surprise
Ant: expected, calm

Question 3

Culinary

Answer 3

Having to do with cooking
Syn: making, barbecue
Ant: take-out, fast food

Question 4

Denigrate

Answer 4

To attack the reputation of; to criticize in a derogatory manner

Question 5

Gourmet

Answer 5

A person who likes fine food and is a good judge of its quality

Question 6

Grandiloquent

Answer 6

Using lofty or pompous speech or expression
Syn: metaphor, joke
Ant: straight up

Question 7

Hybrid

Answer 7

1. The offspring of two animals or pants of different species
2. Anything that is of mixed origin or composition

Question 8

Manifold

Answer 8

Having many different kinds, forms, or parts

Question 9

Palatable

Answer 9

Acceptable or pleasing, especially to the sense of taste

Question 10

Panacea

Answer 10

Something that is supposed to cure all ills or difficulties; a cure-all

Question 11

Plebeian

Answer 11

If it pertaining to the common people; common; unrefined

Question 12

Scourge

Answer 12

1. Something that causes great pain and suffering; a social evil
2. to punish severely, especially by whipping; to devastate

Question 13

Stalemate

Answer 13

A halt in a struggle because both sides are equally strong and neither side will give in a deadlock

Question 14

Temperate

Answer 14

Mild, moderate, restrained
Syn:
Ant: