lesson 18 vocab

Question 1

abroad

Answer 1

adv. Away from one’s own country.

Question 2

anguish

Answer 2

n. Extreme pain of the body or mind.

v. To suffer extreme doubts and uncertainties.

Question 3

commence

Answer 3

v. To start; to begin.

Question 4

commend

Answer 4

v. 1. To speak of with approval; to praise.

2. To put in the care of.

Question 5

controversy

Answer 5

n. A public dispute that arouses strong feelings.

controversial adj. Causing controversy.

Question 6

cordial

Answer 6

adj. Sincerely warm and friendly.

Question 7

dissent

Answer 7

v. To disagree.

n. The expression of a difference of opinion.

Question 8

earnest

Answer 8

adj. Serious and important; not light and playful.

Question 9

elicit

Answer 9

v. To draw out or to cause.

Question 10

exhilaration

Answer 10

n. Excitement; a state of elation.
exhilarating adj. Exciting; stimulating.
exhilarate v. To excite; to cause to feel lively.

Question 11

genuine

Answer 11

adj. 1. Real; being what it seems to be.

2. Honest; sincere.

Question 12

hoax

Answer 12

n. An act intended to fool or deceive others.

v. To fool; to play a trick on.

Question 13

manipulate

Answer 13

v. 1. To operate using the hands, especially in a skillful way.
2. to control in a secret or unfair way.

Question 14

recount

Answer 14

v. To give a detailed account of.

n. A second count, as of the vote in an election.

Question 15

skeptic

Answer 15

n. A person who is not easy to convince unless positive proof is offered.
skeptical adj. Showing doubt or unwillingness to believe.
skepticism n. An attitude of doubt or disbelief.