Lesson 24

Question 1

ALLEVIATE

Answer 1

To make more bearable; relieve

Question 2

APOPLECTIC:

Answer 2

Causing stroke; greatly excited or angered

Question 3

BALEFUL:

Answer 3

Deadly or pernicious in influence; foreboding or threatening evil

Question 4

BURGEON

Answer 4

To send forth new growth; grow and expand rapidly

Question 5

CIRCUMSCRIBE:

Answer 5

To draw a line around; mark off, constrict the range or activity of

Question 6

CONTEMPTUOUS:

Answer 6

Feeling or expressing contempt or disdain

Question 7

DECRY:

Answer 7

To express strong disapproval of

Question 8

DIATRIBE:

Answer 8

A prolonged discourse; bitter and abusive speech or writing

Question 9

DOLEFUL

Answer 9

Causing grief or affliction; full of grief, mournful

Question 10

ENIGMA

Answer 10

Something hard to understand or explain; a mystery

Question 11

EXHAUSTIVE:

Answer 11

Testing all possibilities or considering all elements; thorough

Question 12

FLEDGLING:

Answer 12

A young bird with feathers; ready for flight; an untested person; a newcomer

Question 13

HAMPER:

Answer 13

To restrict the movement of; interfere with the operation of; hinder or impede

Question 14

IMPETUOUS:

Answer 14

Marked by impulsive passion or vcheniene

Question 15

INDULGENT:

Answer 15

Ready to overlook faults; permissive; lenient

Question 16

IRONY:

Answer 16

The use of words to express something other than or opposite of the literal meaning

Question 17

LUCID

Answer 17

Clear to the understanding; having full use of one’s faculties

Question 18

NEFARIOUS:

Answer 18

Flagrantly wicked; evil

Question 19

OBTUSE:

Answer 19

Blunt, not sharp; insensitive; dense; dim-witted

Question 20

PECUNIARY:

Answer 20

Of, concerning, or consisting of money

Question 21

PLETHORA:

Answer 21

Oversupply; glut; excess

Question 22

PROFLIGATE:

Answer 22

Recklessly extravagant; licentious

Question 23

REBUKE:

Answer 23

To reprove sharply; subject to censure

Question 24

RESOLVE:

Answer 24

Fixity of purpose; firm mental decision or intention

Question 25

SCANTY:

Answer 25

Less than enough; meager

Question 26

STALWART

Answer 26

Marked by outstanding strength or vigor; sturdy, courageous, or determined

Question 27

SYCOPHANT:

Answer 27

A self-seeking flatterer

Question 28

UNDULATE:

Answer 28

To form or move in waves; present a wavy appearance

Question 29

VIGNETTE:

Answer 29

A picture that shades off gradually; a short descriptive literary sketch

Question 30

ZEALOUS:

Answer 30

Marked by fervent partisanship