Lesson 9

Question 1

defile

Answer 1

v. to make something dirty

The lake has been defiled by polluters.

Question 2

egregious

Answer 2

adj. very bad and easily noticed

The article contains a number of egregious.

Question 3

polemic

Answer 3

n. a strong written or spoken attack against someone else’s opinions beliefs,practices
Her book is a fierce polemic against the inequalities in our society.

Question 4

vitriolic

Answer 4

adj. harsh and angry words

She launched a vitriolic attack against us.

Question 5

turpitude

Answer 5

n. a very evil quality or way of behaving

He always been a moral turpitude.

Question 6

paucity

Answer 6

n. a small amount of something

There was a relative paucity.

Question 7

propensity

Answer 7

n. a strong natural tendency to do something

She has a propensity to assume the worst.

Question 8

mercurial

Answer 8

adj. changing mood often and quickly

She has a mercurial personality.

Question 9

solicitous

Answer 9

adj. showing concern or care for someone’s health, happiness.
I appreciated his solicitous inquiry about my health.

Question 10

pallid

Answer 10

adj. very pale in a way that suggests poor body.

She had a pallid face while she was sick.

Question 11

obdurate

Answer 11

adj. refusing to do what other people want

He is know for his obdurate determination.

Question 12

riscous

Answer 12

adj.thick or sticky not flowing easily

The riscous liquid stick on her dress.

Question 13

perfunctory

Answer 13

adj. used to describe somethihng that is done without energy
He made a perfunctory statement supporting the mayor.

Question 14

reprobate

Answer 14

n. a person who behaves in a morally wrong way

A reprobate will not be liked by others.

Question 15

quixotic

Answer 15

adj. hopeful or romantic in a way that is not practicle

They had quixotic dreams about the future.

Question 16

myriad

Answer 16

n. a very large number of things.

The car comes in a myriad of colors.

Question 17

palliate

Answer 17

v. to make the effects of (sth, such as illness) less painful, harmful or harsh
Treatments that can palliate the painful symptoms of the disease.

Question 18

platitude

Answer 18

n. a statement that expresses an idea that is not new.

His speech was filled with familiar platitudes about the value of hard word and dedication.

Question 19

tacit

Answer 19

adj. expressed or understood without being directly stated.

She felt that she had her parents’ tacit approval to borrow the car.

Question 20

serendipity

Answer 20

n. luck that takes the form of finding raluable or pleasant things that are not looked for.
They found each other by pure serendipity.