Lesson 15 + 16 (The Feet)

Question 1

expedient

Answer 1

adj. appropriate to a purpose or useful in achieving a goal

n. a means to an end

Question 2

expedite

Answer 2

v. to help or hurry the progress of something

v. of business, to perform business quickly

Question 3

impede

Answer 3

v. to hinder; to block the way of

Question 4

pedigree

Answer 4

n. a line or list of ancestors, especially of a distinguished kind
n. a recorded line of descent showing pure breeding of animals

Question 5

pedometer

Answer 5

n. a device that calculates distance traveled by counting the number of steps taken

Question 6

antipodes

Answer 6

n. any two places on opposite sides of the earth

n. something that is the exact opposite of or contrary to something else

Question 7

podiatry

Answer 7

n. the study and treatment of foot ailments

Question 8

podium

Answer 8

n. an elevated platform for an orchestra conductor or lecturer; a dais

Question 9

aggression

Answer 9

n. the act or habit of launching attacks; invasion

n. hostile action or behavior

Question 10

degradation

Answer 10

n. reduction in rank or status, especially of office or dignity
n. lowering of moral or intellectual character

Question 11

digress

Answer 11

v. to stray from the main topic in writing or speaking; to turn aside

Question 12

gradation

Answer 12

n. a systematic progression through a series of stages

Question 13

gradient

Answer 13

n. an incline or slope; the rate of incline

Question 14

regress

Answer 14

v. to go back; to return to a former or less developed condition

Question 15

ambulatory

Answer 15

adj. able to walk about
adj. pertaining to walking
n. a place for walking; an arcade; a cloister

Question 16

preamble

Answer 16

n. a preliminary statement in speech or writing; an introductory part

Question 17

recalcitrant

Answer 17

adj. stubbornly resistant to authority or guidance

adj. hard to manage

Question 18

constituent

Answer 18

adj. serving as a necessary part of a whole

n. a voter of a district represented by an elected official

Question 19

desist

Answer 19

v. to cease doing something; to forbear; to abstain

Question 20

destitute

Answer 20

adj. altogether lacking

adj. poverty-stricken

Question 21

interstice

Answer 21

n. intervening space; a chink; a crevice

Question 22

obstinate

Answer 22

adj. very stubborn; inflexible

adj. difficult to control or subdue

Question 23

oust

Answer 23

v. to force out of a position or place

Question 24

restitution

Answer 24

n. restoration of a thing to its proper owner or its original state
n. repayment or repair for injury or damage

Question 25

restive

Answer 25

adj. uneasy; restless

adj. unruly

Question 26

stance

Answer 26

n. the position of the body and the feet while standing

n. an emotional or mental attitude

Question 27

static

Answer 27

adj. at rest; unmoving
adj. pertaining to electric charges
n. interference in radio and television signals as a result of electrical disturbances

Question 28

subsist

Answer 28

v. to exist; to be

v. to be sustained; to live