Lesson 9

Question 1

advent

Answer 1

n. a coming or arrival

Question 2

blase

Answer 2

adj. Indifferent to what others might find pleasurable or exciting because of excessive indulgence or enjoyment; unconcerned

Question 3

bravado

Answer 3

n. An ostentatious display of bravery; defiant or swaggering behavior

Question 4

disparate

Answer 4

adj. 1. Containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements.
2. Showing a marked difference or inequality

Question 5

domicile

Answer 5

n. One’s house or place of residence

Question 6

fabricate

Answer 6

n. 1. To make by putting parts together; to construct

2. To invent in order to decieve

Question 7

itinerant

Answer 7

adj. Traveling from place to place

Question 8

lilliputian

Answer 8

adj. Extremely small or appearing to be so

Question 9

phobia

Answer 9

n. A strong, irrational fear

Question 10

proclivity

Answer 10

n. A strong inclination towards something

Question 11

projectile

Answer 11

n. An object impelled with force or self-propelled through the air

Question 12

queasy

Answer 12

adj. 1. Causing nausea or tending to be nauseous

2. Causing or experiencing uneasiness; squeamish

Question 13

reciprocate

Answer 13

v. to exchange in kind; to repay

Question 14

relegate

Answer 14

v. 1. To put out of sight or mind; demote

2. To assign for a decision or further action

Question 15

vertigo

Answer 15

n. Dissiness or a tilting, spinning sensation