Lesson Words New

Question 1

benefactor

Answer 1

a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.

Question 2

feigned

Answer 2

not genuine or real

Question 3

terse

Answer 3

using few words

Question 4

ignominy

Answer 4

deep personal humiliation and disgrace, disgraceful or dishonorable conduct, quality, or action

Question 5

brash

Answer 5

audacious; done in haste without regard for consequences

Question 6

desultory

Answer 6

marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose

Question 7

notoriety

Answer 7

the quality or state of being notorious

Question 8

stopgap

Answer 8

something that serves as a temporary expedient

Question 9

edifice

Answer 9

: building; especially : a large or massive structure or a large abstract structure

Question 10

affront

Answer 10

to insult especially to the face by behavior or language He was affronted by her rudeness. or a deliberate offense

Question 11

foray

Answer 11

to make a raid or brief invasion

Question 12

detractor

Answer 12

a person who disparages someone or something.

Question 13

albeit

Answer 13

although

Question 14

posthumously

Answer 14

after the death of the originator:

Question 15

hapless

Answer 15

having no luck, unfortunate

Question 16

preeminent

Answer 16

surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way:

Question 17

ostensibly

Answer 17

apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually

Question 18

shiftless

Answer 18

lacking in resourcefulness, inefficient, lazy

Question 19

carousing

Answer 19

drink large amounts of alcohol

Question 20

singular

Answer 20

distinguished by superiority

Question 21

hyperbole

Answer 21

extravagant exaggeration

Question 22

steeped in conjecture

Answer 22

full of guessing and speculating

Question 23

logorrhea

Answer 23

excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness

Question 24

cursory

Answer 24

rapidly and often superficially performed or produced , hasty

Question 25

tertiary

Answer 25

third in order or level. Ex “most of the enterprises were of tertiary importance”

Question 26

gravitas

Answer 26

dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner.

“a post for which he has the expertise and the gravitas”

Question 27

svelte

Answer 27

(of a person) slender and elegant.

Question 28

triumvirate

Answer 28

a political regime ruled or dominated by three powerful individuals known as triumvirs

Question 29

vet

Answer 29

make a careful and critical examination of (something).

Question 30

unqualified

Answer 30

two opposite meanings for this word: not competent or sufficient or without reservation or limitation; total

Question 31

conspiratorial

Answer 31

relating to or suggestive of a secret plan made by a group of people to do something unlawful or harmful.

Question 32

blitzkrieg

Answer 32

an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory.

Question 33

salutary

Answer 33

(especially with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial.

Question 34

mollifying

Answer 34

appease the anger or anxiety of (someone).

Question 35

funereal

Answer 35

having the mournful, somber character appropriate to a funeral.

Question 36

vitiate

Answer 36

spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of

Question 37

extole

Answer 37

praise enthusiastically. “he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples”

Question 38

laud

Answer 38

praise (a person or their achievements) highly, especially in a public context.

Question 39

importunate

Answer 39

persistent, especially to the point of annoyance or intrusion.
“importunate creditors”

Question 40

erstwhile

Answer 40

former - “his erstwhile rivals”

Question 41

indignation

Answer 41

anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Question 42

commonsensical

Answer 42

exhibiting native good judgment

Question 43

extolled

Answer 43

praise enthusiastically. “he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples”

Question 44

Omniscient

Answer 44

Knowing everything - “the story is told by an omniscient narrator”

Question 45

quip

Answer 45

make a witty remark- “After all,” she quipped on her blog, “he considered Chef Boyardee ethnic food.”

Question 46

deign

Answer 46

do something that one considers to be beneath one’s dignity.

“she did not deign to answer the maid’s question”