Lesson 4

Question 0

Affable
1 adj.
2 noun

Answer 0

1 pleasant; approachable; gracious

2 friendliness of manner

Question 1

Abhor
1 verb
2 adj.

Answer 1

1 to shrink from disgust; to detest

2 disgusting; causing loathing

Question 2

Amiss
1 adv.
2 adj.

Answer 2

1 in a wrong or imperfect way

2 out of order; wrong

Question 3

Despondent

Adj.

Answer 3

Depressed from loss of hope or confidence; utterly discouraged

Question 4

Entreat
1 verb
2 noun

Answer 4

1 to ask earnestly; to beg

2 A plea or earnest request

Question 5

Haunt

Verb

Answer 5

1 to stay in one’s mind continually
2 to visit frequently
3 to appear in the form of a ghost

Question 6

Impel

Verb

Answer 6

1 to drive or to propel

2 to urge or drive by force or moral pressure

Question 7

Interminable

Adj.

Answer 7

1endless; seeming to be without end

Question 8

Irascible

Adj.

Answer 8

1 Quick tempered; irritable

Question 9

Profound

Adj.

Answer 9

1 intense; deeply felt

2 having understanding or knowledge that goes beneath the surface, beyond the obvious

Question 10

Recluse
1 noun
2 adj.

Answer 10

1 A person who lives apart from society and often alone

2 withdrawn from society

Question 11

Reverberate

Verb

Answer 11

1 to be repeated in a series of echoes or vibrations

Question 12

Sage
1 adj.
2&3 noun

Answer 12

1 having wisdom and good judgment
2 A person known for wisdom and good judgment
3 an aromatic grayish green plant used in cooking

Question 13

Tirade

Noun

Answer 13

1 A long, angry speech

Question 14

Tremulous

Adj.

Answer 14

1 Marked by trembling or shaking

2 timid or fearful