Lesson 16

Question 1

Relevant /’re le vent/

Answer 1

Adj. Pertaining to the matter at hand

Question 2

Pleasant /’ple zent/

Answer 2

Adj. Agreeable, enjoyable

Question 3

Gradient /’gra de ent/

Answer 3

N. A slope

Question 4

Constant /’kong stant/

Answer 4

Adj. Faithfulness, consistent

Question 5

Adjacent /e ‘ja sent/

Answer 5

Adj. Nearby; connected at a point; adjoining

Question 6

Frequent /’fre kwent/

Answer 6

Adj. Happening often

Question 7

Reluctant /ri ‘luk tent/

Answer 7

Adj. Unwilling

Question 8

Applicant /’a pli Kent/

Answer 8

N. A person who applies for a job, candidate

Question 9

Absorbent /eb ‘sor bent/

Answer 9

Adj. The tendency to soak up

Question 10

Propel /pre ‘pel/

Answer 10

V. To move forward by a force ; drive

Question 11

Sculling /’sku ling/

Answer 11

N. A form rowing, scull racing

Question 12

Rhythm /ri them/

Answer 12

Adj. A movement with a recurring pattern of elements; repetition

Question 13

Strokes /’strokes/

Answer 13

N. Pl. plural of STROKE; unbroken movements

Question 14

Negotiate /ni ‘go she at/

Answer 14

V. To travel successfully along; to navigate

Question 15

Framework /’fram work/

Answer 15

N. A skeletal structure

Question 16

Construction /ken ‘struck shen/

Answer 16

N. The process of building something

Question 17

Confined /ken fined/

Answer 17

V. Past tense of confine, to have throughly kept within boundary

Question 18

Confinement / ken ‘fun ment/

Answer 18

N. That which is being throughly kept within a boundary

Question 19

Sedentary /’se den tar e/

Answer 19

Adj. Inclined to sit, inactive

Question 20

Supersede /soo Pur send/

Answer 20

V. To replace with higher qualities

Question 21

Resilient /ri ‘zi yent/

Answer 21

Adj, capable of recovering from misfortune

Question 22

Confident /’kon fe dent/

Answer 22

Adj, certain

Question 23

Significant /sig ‘ni Fi can’t/

Answer 23

Adj. Important

Question 24

Exaggeration /ex zag era tion/

Answer 24

: to think of or describe something as larger or greater than it really is

: to make (something) larger or greater than normal

Question 25

syn·co·pa·tion (sĭng′kə-pā′shən)

Answer 25

n.

1. Music A shift of accent in a passage or composition that occurs when a normally weak beat is stressed.
2. Something, such as rhythm, that is syncopated.
3. Grammar Syncope.