Lesson 63{definitions}

Question 0

baseness

BASE ness

Answer 0

The quality of lacking higher values

Question 1

analogous

uh NAHL uh gus

Answer 1

Alike or similar in certain respects that permits one to draw an analogy

Question 2

carnal

KAR nul

Answer 2

Marked by sexuality that is often frank and unrelieved by higher emotions

Question 3

convalescence

kon vuh LES uns

Answer 3

The gradual recovery of health and strength after illness

Question 4

derivative

deh RIV uh tiv

Answer 4

Something comes from another thing

Question 5

dub

DUB

Answer 5

To honor with a new title

Question 6

extrapolation

ik strap uh lay LAY shun

Answer 6

Inference or prediction based on past data

Question 7

fraught

FRAWT

Answer 7

Involving; full of; accompanied by

Question 8

Hermetic

hur MET ik

Answer 8

Airtight

Question 9

incrustation

in kruh STAY shun

Answer 9

Being covered with a crust, state of being encrusted

Question 11

inextricable

in EKS truh kuh bul

Answer 11

Not able to be disentangled

Question 12

maelstrom

MALE strum

Answer 12

A turbulent whirlpool

Question 13

mnenonic

nee MON ik

Answer 13

Assisting or intended to assist the memory

Question 14

pendant

PEN dunt

Answer 14

Something suspended, hanging down from something

Question 15

portal

PORE tul

Answer 15

A doorway (especially a large one)

Question 16

proselytizer

PROS uh leh tize ur

Answer 16

One who causes another to convert from one belief of faith to another

Question 17

saboteur

sab uh TUR

Answer 17

One that destroys property or normal operations (usually in a war effort)

Question 18

sleeper

SLEE pur

Answer 18

A possible winner of a contest that is given little chance to win

Question 19

subterranean

sub tuh RAY nee un

Answer 19

Below ground

Question 20

superlative

suh PUR luh tiv

Answer 20

Of the highest kind or order; surpassing all others

Question 21

tome

TUME

Answer 21

A book that is a large volume

Question 22

vacuity

va KYOO eh tee

Answer 22

Emptiness as in lack of intelligence

Question 23

wan

WAHN

Answer 23

Very pale and sickly

Question 24

wanderlust

WAHN dur lust

Answer 24

A strong impulse to travel

Question 26

jocose

joe KOSE

Answer 26

Given to jokes and jesting