Lesson #12

Question 1

pneumatic

Answer 1

adjective

1. of or relating to air, gases, or wind.
2. of or relating to pneumatics.
3. operated by air or by the pressure or exhaustion of air:

Question 2

pullulation

Answer 2

verb (used without object), pullulated, pullulating.

1. to send forth sprouts, buds, etc.; germinate; sprout.
2. to breed, produce, or create rapidly.
3. to increase rapidly; multiply.
4. to exist abundantly; swarm; teem.
5. to be produced as offspring.

Question 3

phosphorous

Answer 3

noun
the chemical element of atomic number 15, a poisonous, combustible nonmetal that exists in two common allotropic forms, white phosphorus, a yellowish waxy solid that ignites spontaneously in air and glows in the dark, and red phosphorus, a less reactive form used in making matches.

Question 4

facade

Answer 4

noun

1. the face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or open space
2. an outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality.

Question 5

deturgescene

Answer 5

The physiological process in which the stroma of the cornea is kept relatively dehydrated to maintain normal corneal clarity and transparency.

Question 6

incandescence

Answer 6

noun
1. the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature.
Compare luminescence.
2. the light produced by such an emission.
3. the quality of being incandescent

Question 7

atonement

Answer 7

noun

reparation for a wrong or injury.

Question 8

plagently

Answer 8

adjective

1. resounding loudly, especially with a plaintive sound, as a bell.

Question 9

quaff

Answer 9

verb (used without object)
1. to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment.
verb (used with object)
2. to drink (a beverage) copiously and heartily:
We spent the whole evening quaffing ale.

Question 10

imminent

Answer 10

adjective
1.
likely to occur at any moment; impending:
Her death is imminent.
2.
projecting or leaning forward; overhanging.