Lesson 8

Question 1

Impassive

Answer 1

Adj
Without emotion
The impassive killer wiped some tears for the first time when he took the order to murder someone close to him.

Question 2

Indefatigable

Answer 2

Adj
Incapable of being tired out
The indefatigable student worked until midnight

Question 3

Imperious

Answer 3

Adj
Domineering in a proud manner
The imperious curse is one of the unforgivable curses in the wizard world

Question 4

Prurient

Answer 4

Adj
Having or characterized by lustful thoughts, manners
Her mysterious private life had prompted prurient medias to spread many rumors

Question 5

Diaphanous

Answer 5

Adj
Delicately hazy
My father handed me the diaphanous weeding veil

Question 6

Staid

Answer 6

Adj
Settled or sedate characters
He is a staid boy who talked less and does not get excited often.

Question 7

Cupidity

Answer 7

N
Eager or excessive desire
His cupidity on food made him a fat man

Question 8

Quagmire

Answer 8

N
An area of miry
We found the dead body in the quagmire

Question 9

Credulity

Answer 9

N
Willingness to believe or trust
The credulity if the young girl gave her many disadvantages

Question 10

Inure

Answer 10

V
To accustom to hardship
The people who lived in Northern America are inured to cold

Question 11

Aspersion

Answer 11

N
Defamation
She ignored her aspersions in school

Question 12

Assiduous

Answer 12

Adj
Constant in effort
The assiduous student used all her freetime to read

Question 13

Rife

Answer 13

Adj
Of common or frequent occurence
The story of Robin hood was rife with thieves

Question 14

Manifold

Answer 14

Adj
Many kinds
He have manifold of problems to deal with

Question 15

Repudiate

Answer 15

V
To reject
The Pope repudiated Henry VIII ‘s annulment of his marrige

Question 16

Boon

Answer 16

N
Sth to be thankful for, blessing
His donation is a great boon to the poor kids

Question 17

Prescient

Answer 17

Adj
Having prescience or know things before they happen
The prescient girl prepared rainboot

Question 18

Conumdrum

Answer 18

N
Riddle
Sherlock have 2 days to solve the conundrum

Question 19

Cursory

Answer 19

Adj
Going rapidly over sth without noticing details
I took a cursory glance at the first question,’ nailed it!’

Question 20

Primeval

Answer 20

Adj
Relating to the first age
Moa–a kind of bird in New Zealand had appeared in Primeval era.