Lessons 1-2

Question 1

apocryphal

Answer 1

adj. of dubious authenticity or origin; spurious

Question 2

arcane

Answer 2

adj. understood by only a few; mysterious

Question 3

convene

Answer 3

v. summon or cause to assemble; gather or assemble; meet formally

Question 4

expedient

Answer 4

adj. useful for some purpose; convenient; concerned primarily or exclusively with serving one’s own interests
n. a means employed to bring about a certain result

Question 5

exude

Answer 5

v. flow out slowly; ooze or emit; give forth; exhibit in abundance

Question 6

gesticulate

Answer 6

v. motion energetically with the body or limbs

Question 7

imperturbable

Answer 7

adj. calm and assured

Question 8

increment

Answer 8

n. increase, addition or gain, often by regular, consecutive amounts

Question 9

levity

Answer 9

n. excessive frivolity; a lack of seriousness; joking

Question 10

mortify

Answer 10

v. embarrass or humiliate

Question 11

periphery

Answer 11

n. area around the edges; outermost part

Question 12

raconteur

Answer 12

n. one who tells stories with skill and wit

Question 13

reiterate

Answer 13

v. say or do over again; repeat

Question 14

subterfuge

Answer 14

n. deceptive scheme or strategy

Question 15

vacillate

Answer 15

v. move back and forth from lack of balance; waver; alternate indecisively between opinion or courses of action

Question 16

accoutrements

Answer 16

n. pl. equipment or accessories

Question 17

aggrieved

Answer 17

adj. feeling or expressing a sense of injustice, injury, or offense

Question 18

choleric

Answer 18

adj. easily angered; quick-tempered

Question 19

comport

Answer 19

v. behave or conduct oneself; be in accord or agreement (used with with)

Question 20

disconcert

Answer 20

v. disrupt the self-possession or confidence of; perturb or fluster

Question 21

fauna

Answer 21

n. animals of a region or period; considered as a whole

Question 22

interpose

Answer 22

v. to put or come between; intervene or interrupt

Question 23

maraud

Answer 23

v. roam in search of plunder

Question 24

modicum

Answer 24

n. small amount

Question 25

opulent

Answer 25

adj. having or exhibiting great wealth or abundance

Question 26

patrician

Answer 26

n. member of the nobility

adj. of noble birth; showing refinement of taste or manners

Question 27

phlegmatic

Answer 27

adj. not given to action or reaction; sluggish or calm in temperament

Question 28

propensity

Answer 28

n. natural inclination or tendency

Question 29

therapeutic

Answer 29

adj. relating to the treatment of a disease; contributing to general well-being

Question 30

utilitarian

Answer 30

adj. practical; relating to usefulness rather than beauty