Lessons 11-12

Question 1

agrarian

Answer 1

adj. having to do with farming or agriculture

Question 2

burgeon

Answer 2

v. grow and expand rapidly; flourish

Question 3

cataclysm

Answer 3

n. sudden and violent change; catastrophe

Question 4

culinary

Answer 4

adj. having to do with cooking

Question 5

denigrate

Answer 5

v. attack the reputation of; criticize in a derogatory manner

Question 6

gourmet

Answer 6

n. person who likes fine food and is a good judge of its quality

Question 7

grandiloquent

Answer 7

adj. using lofty or pompous speech or expression

Question 8

hybrid

Answer 8

n. offspring of two animals or plants of different species or varieties; anything that is of mixed origin or composition

Question 9

manifold

Answer 9

adj. having many different kinds, forms, or parts

Question 10

palatable

Answer 10

adj. acceptable or pleasing, especially to the sense of taste

Question 11

panacea

Answer 11

n. something that is supposed to cure all ills or difficulties; cure-all

Question 12

plebian

Answer 12

adj. of or pertaining to the common people; common; unrefined

Question 13

scourge

Answer 13

n. something that causes great pain and suffering; social evil
v. punish severely, especially by whipping; devastate

Question 14

stalemate

Answer 14

n. halt in a struggle because both sides are equally strong and neither side will give in; deadlock

Question 15

temperate

Answer 15

adj. mild, moderate; restrained

Question 16

aftermath

Answer 16

n. consequence or result, often a negative one

Question 17

aphorism

Answer 17

n. short statement of truth or principle; adage

Question 18

catharsis

Answer 18

n. releasing of the emotions, often through the arts, that brings about spiritual renewal or a relieving of tension

Question 19

cohort

Answer 19

n. group that is moving or working together

Question 20

culpable

Answer 20

adj. deserving blame or censure

Question 21

diabolical

Answer 21

adj. devilish; wicked or evil

Question 22

enormity

Answer 22

n. state or quality of being monstrous or outrageous; state or quality of being huge, immense

Question 23

gibe

Answer 23

v. utter taunting, sarcastic words

n. taunting, scornful remark

Question 24

innocuous

Answer 24

adj. harmless; unlikely to offend

Question 25

necessitate

Answer 25

v. require; make necessary

Question 26

odyssey

Answer 26

n. long adventurous journey; intellectual or spiritual quest

Question 27

partisan

Answer 27

n. strong supporter or advocate; armed fighter opposed to an occupying army
adj. strongly biased in favor of a particular party, cause, or position

Question 28

posterity

Answer 28

n. person’s descendants; future generations

Question 29

premeditated

Answer 29

adj. fully planned beforehand; deliberate

Question 30

scurrilous

Answer 30

adj. vulgar; coarsely abusive