Lessons 11-12

Question 1

cacophony

Answer 1

n. harsh or jarring sound

Question 2

confrere

Answer 2

n. comrade; colleague

Question 3

convoke

Answer 3

v. summon or call together for a meeting

Question 4

filial

Answer 4

adj. of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter

Question 5

fractious

Answer 5

adj. tending to be troublesome; irritable

Question 6

fulminate

Answer 6

v. express with denunciation, often in an explosive way

Question 7

jocular

Answer 7

adj. given to or characterized by joking; playful; joyful

Question 8

nugatory

Answer 8

adj. having no force or effect

Question 9

obloquy

Answer 9

n. utterance of denunciation; condition of one who is held in contempt for a shameful action

Question 10

palpable

Answer 10

adj. easy to touch or feel; easy to see, hear, or recognize; obvious

Question 11

parity

Answer 11

n. equality of rank or value

Question 12

peruse

Answer 12

v. read through something, either casually or closely

Question 13

polemic

Answer 13

n. argument to refute a position or opinion; one who aggressively advocates a position

Question 14

supplicate

Answer 14

v. ask for humbly; plead or beg

Question 15

temporize

Answer 15

v. act evasively in order to achieve a compromise or to gain time

Question 16

appraise

Answer 16

v. make aware of; to inform

Question 17

beatific

Answer 17

adj. marked by a joyful appearance; blissful

Question 18

cogent

Answer 18

adj. forceful, to the point, and convincing

Question 19

colloquy

Answer 19

n. conversation of dialogue, especially on a serious subject

Question 20

deprave

Answer 20

v. corrupt morally; debase

Question 21

discrete

Answer 21

adj. unconnected to other parts; separate and distinct

Question 22

efface

Answer 22

v. remove clear evidence of; rub out or erase; make oneself inconspicuous

Question 23

elucidate

Answer 23

v. make clear by explanation; clarify

Question 24

inferno

Answer 24

n. hell or a fiery place that seems like hell; place of destruction or great suffering

Question 25

lachrymose

Answer 25

adj. tearful; tending to include tears; melancholic

Question 26

morbid

Answer 26

adj. marked by gloomy or unwholesome thoughts; affected by or caused by disease

Question 27

omniscient

Answer 27

adj. aware of everything that is going on; all-knowing

Question 28

palliative

Answer 28

adj. serving to make less painful or severe

Question 29

preternatural

Answer 29

adj. beyond what is normal or natural; incapable of being explained or understood

Question 30

salutory

Answer 30

adj. promoting a beneficial effect; healthful