Lesson 6

Question 1

ameliorate

Answer 1

v. to make better; to improve

Question 2

baleful

Answer 2

adj. expressing hatred or evil; harmful, ominous

Question 3

berate

Answer 3

v. to criticize vigorously

Question 4

circumvent

Answer 4

v. to avoid through craftiness

Question 5

compunction

Answer 5

n. a feeling of uneasiness caused by guilt

Question 6

condone

Answer 6

v. to overlook or accept without punishment; to pardon or excuse

Question 7

diminutive

Answer 7

adj. very small; tiny

Question 8

euphemism

Answer 8

n. a polite term used to avoid directly namely something considered unpleasant or offensive

Question 9

expendable

Answer 9

adj. able to be used up and then discarded or replaced

Question 10

heresy

Answer 10

n. the expression of unacceptable views, especially those that conflict with with established religious teaching

Question 11

infirmity

Answer 11

n. physical or mental weakness

Question 12

profane

Answer 12

v. to treat with scorn or irreverence

adj. disrespect for sacred things; not connected with religion

Question 13

recompense

Answer 13

v. to pay or compensate

n. payment, compensation

Question 14

repast

Answer 14

n. food and drink; a meal

Question 15

servitude

Answer 15

n. lack of freedom, forced labor