Lesson 8 Vocabulary 2/3/14

Question 0

V. To insult or to offend deliberately.

N. A deliberate insult or offensive act

Answer 0

Affront

Question 1

Adj. clever at dealing with difficult situations; adept; skillful.

Answer 1

Adroit

Question 2

N. An activity pursued for pleasure; hobby

Answer 2

Avocation

Question 3

N. A prolonged, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be just a cause.
V. To engage in such a struggle

Answer 3

Crusade

Question 4

Adj. supplying a final answer conclusive

Answer 4

Definitive

Question 5

N. Behavior; bearing

Answer 5

Demeanor

Question 6

Adj. having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned

Answer 6

Erudite

Question 7

V. To install in office, sometimes with a formal ceremony.

To admit to a society or a military service

Answer 7

Induct

Question 8

V. To fall or slip from a certain level of conduct and accomplishment
To come to an end; to expire
N. A minor mistake; a slip
A pause or interval

Answer 8

Lapse

Question 9

Adj. ready to fight, especially for a cause

N. One who is ready to fight for a cause

Answer 9

Militant

Question 10

N. A social outcast

Answer 10

Pariah

Question 11

N. A person who shows remarkable talent at an early age

An amazing or extraordinary thing or event

Answer 11

Prodigy

Question 12

N. On whose training or career is helped along by another.

Answer 12

Protégé

Question 13

Adj. rough and unpleasant to the ear

Answer 13

Raucous

Question 14

Adj. Expressed without words; implied

Answer 14

Tacit