Lesson 2

Question 1

adjourn (v)

Answer 1

1. ) to close formally

2. ) to put off to another time; to move to another place

Question 2

adverse (adj)

Answer 2

hostile in purpose or effect; unfavorable

Question 3

advocate (v) (noun)

Answer 3

1. ) (v) to speak or argue in favor of; to give active public support to
2. ) (n) a person who pleads in the interest of a cause of individual

Question 4

aesthetic (adj)

Answer 4

pertaining to a sense of beauty; artistic

Question 5

affable (adj)

Answer 5

courteous and agreeable in manner; easy to talk to or approach

Question 6

affectation (n)

Answer 6

a pretentious display of manner or sentiments that are not genuine; a peculiar habit of dress or behavior that has been adopted to impress others

Question 7

affluent (adj)

Answer 7

prosperous, wealthy

Question 8

agenda (n)

Answer 8

a list or program of things to be done or acted upon

Question 9

aggregate (n) (adj) (v)

Answer 9

1. ) (n) the total amount or sum or the individual parts
2. ) (adj) total, collective
3. ) (v) to gather or merge into a singe whole; to amount to

Question 10

agile (adj)

Answer 10

swift and light in action, movement, or thought