Lesson-16

Question 1

to paint coarsely or unskillfully; smear

Answer 1

daub

Question 2

to warn; to caution in counsel; advise; notify; warn

Answer 2

admonish

Question 3

a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect

Answer 3

obeisance

Question 4

a concealed store of goods or valuables; hoard; reserve

Answer 4

cache

Question 5

anything causing great suffering; difficulty; pain; burden

Answer 5

affliction

Question 6

a beggar

Answer 6

mendicant

Question 7

a concise statement of a truth or principle; adage; maxim; saying

Answer 7

aphorism

Question 8

to swing or move back and forth like a pendulum; vacillate; fluctuate; alternate

Answer 8

oscillate

Question 9

to take out; to remove; erase; cancel

Answer 9

delete

Question 10

to drive out; to expel; to deprive; eject

Answer 10

oust

Question 11

not permitting passage; impenetrable; impervious

Answer 11

impermeable

Question 12

a fervent expression, or song, of joy or praise; acclaim; tribute

Answer 12

paean

Question 13

excessively self-satisfied; complacent; conceited

Answer 13

smug

Question 14

careless or negligent; slack; neglectful

Answer 14

lax

Question 15

obvious; capable of being touched or felt; evident; conspicuous

Answer 15

palpable