Lessons 13-14

Question 1

adjunct

Answer 1

n. something or someone joined or added to something else but not essentially a part of it

Question 2

belie

Answer 2

v. give a false impression of; contradict

Question 3

carnage

Answer 3

n. great destruction of life; slaughter

Question 4

dilemma

Answer 4

n. problem that seems to have no satisfactory solution; difficult choice

Question 5

diverse

Answer 5

adj. differing from one another; having various or distinct parts

Question 6

eradicate

Answer 6

v. get rid of; uproot

Question 7

flout

Answer 7

v. ignore in a disrespectful or scornful way

Question 8

foment

Answer 8

v. stir up, rouse; instigate

Question 9

insurrection

Answer 9

n. open revolt against legal authority; rebellion

Question 10

mandatory

Answer 10

adj. ordered by an authority; required

Question 11

mitigate

Answer 11

v. make or become less serious or severe; ameliorate

Question 12

pretext

Answer 12

n. effort to conceal the real intention or state of affairs; an excuse

Question 13

singular

Answer 13

adj. denoting a single person or thing, contrasted to more than one; extraordinary; exceptional; strange or unusual

Question 14

somnolent

Answer 14

adj. tending to cause sleepiness; drowsy

Question 15

stalwart

Answer 15

adj. strong; sturdy; firm; resolute

Question 16

aberration

Answer 16

n. departure from the norm or what is considered right, natural, or normal; flaw or defect; failure of a mirror or lens to reproduce an image in focus

Question 17

antiquated

Answer 17

adj. grown old; out-of-date

Question 18

celestial

Answer 18

adj. of or relating to the skies or heavens; heavenly, divine, of the finest or highest kind

Question 19

certitude

Answer 19

n. state of being certain of the truth or rightness of something

Question 20

disburse

Answer 20

v. distribute something or pay out money, especially from a public or other fund

Question 21

galaxy

Answer 21

n. vast cluster of stars and other matter, billions of which make up the known universe; group of brilliant or notable people or things

Question 22

intractable

Answer 22

adj. hard to manage, tame, or control; stubborn; not easily cured

Question 23

juncture

Answer 23

n. joining or coming together; place where such a connection occurs; point in time made critical by the timing of the circumstances

Question 24

juxtapose

Answer 24

v. place side by side

Question 25

maelstrom

Answer 25

n. large and violent whirlpool or something resembling a whirlpool; place or state of great turmoil or confusion

Question 26

optimum

Answer 26

adj. best or most favorable

Question 27

pillory

Answer 27

v. expose to public scorn or contempt

Question 28

proliferate

Answer 28

v. grow, expand, or multiply at a rapid rate

Question 29

remiss

Answer 29

adj. negligent; careless; lax

Question 30

titanic

Answer 30

adj. marked by great strength, size, or influence