Lesson 7 Definitions

Question 0

Accolade

Answer 0

Praise, an award

Question 1

Abhor

Answer 1

To regard w/extreme repugnance; detest utterly; to loathe

Question 2

Ascetic

Answer 2

One who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury

Question 3

Bequeath

Answer 3

To hand down, to give or leave in a will

Question 4

Charlatan

Answer 4

One who claims to know something that he does not, a quack

Question 5

Conflagration

Answer 5

A large fire

Question 6

Dearth

Answer 6

A lack, a scarcity

Question 7

Diffidence

Answer 7

Shyness, reserve, unassertivness

Question 8

Effervescent

Answer 8

Showing high spirits

Question 9

Ethereal

Answer 9

Heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible

Question 10

Expunge

Answer 10

To remove, to erase

Question 11

Quile

Answer 11

Deceitfulness, duplicity

Question 12

Implausible

Answer 12

Not believable

Question 13

Incongruity

Answer 13

Nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility

Question 14

Insularity

Answer 14

Qualities of an island; narrow-mindedness of opinion

Question 15

Morose

Answer 15

Being sullen or gloomy

Question 16

Placate

Answer 16

To appease or pacify by making concessions

Question 17

Poignant

Answer 17

Piercing, incisive, and keen

Question 18

Provincial

Answer 18

Lacking sophistication, narrow-minded

Question 19

Reiterate

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To repeat

Question 20

Spontaneous

Answer 20

Having no external cause, acting on impulse

Question 21

Synthesis

Answer 21

Combining parts into a whole

Question 22

Toxic

Answer 22

Poisonous

Question 23

Vigilant

Answer 23

Very alert, watchful

Question 24

Voluble

Answer 24

Ability to use words easily, fluent and glib