Lessons 13-14

Question 1

ardent

Answer 1

adj. intensely eager; passionate

(ardor) n. passionate intensity of feeling

Question 2

assail

Answer 2

v. attack violently or verbally; trouble in the mind

Question 3

asset

Answer 3

n. anything owned that is of value and can be sold or otherwise disposed of; quality that can be used to advantage

Question 4

barter

Answer 4

v. exchange goods or services without the use of money

n. exchange of goods or services without the use of money

Question 5

bonanza

Answer 5

n. source of great wealth; something that brings great riches

Question 6

contagious

Answer 6

adj. able to be passed easily from one person to another

Question 7

contemplate

Answer 7

v. give careful thought to; ponder; have plans to; intend

Question 8

deter

Answer 8

v. discourage or prevent from taking action

(deterrent) n. anything that prevents or discourages

Question 9

flair

Answer 9

n. natural gift or ability; talent

Question 10

forfeit

Answer 10

v. be forced to give up or lose

n. something lost or given up as a result of an error or failing

Question 11

innovation

Answer 11

n. something new; new way of doing something

(innovative) adj. marked by freshness or originality; willing to try new things

Question 12

mania

Answer 12

n. intense or extreme enthusiasm or excitement

Question 13

stymie

Answer 13

v. thwart; make difficult for or find problems with

Question 14

synonymous

Answer 14

adj. alike or close in meaning; closely related

Question 15

wrangle

Answer 15

v. quarrel in a noisy or angry way

Question 16

congenial

Answer 16

adj. getting along well with others; affable suited to one’s needs or tastes; agreeable

Question 17

decipher

Answer 17

v. convert from a code or secret writing into ordinary language; decode; interpret the meaning of something puzzling; solve

Question 18

dissect

Answer 18

v. cut into in order to study; study closely; analyze

Question 19

enigma

Answer 19

n. anything that is puzzling, mysterious, or hard to figure out
(enigmatic) adj. puzzling; mysterious

Question 20

ineffectual

Answer 20

adj. not bringing about the desired result, futile

Question 21

infallible

Answer 21

adj. incapable of making an error; never wrong; unlikely to fail or go wrong

Question 22

irrepressible

Answer 22

adj. incapable of being controlled or held back

Question 23

luminous

Answer 23

adj. giving off light; clear; easy to understand

Question 24

millennium

Answer 24

n. period of one thousand years

Question 25

mire

Answer 25

n. area of wet, swampy ground; deep mud

v. get stuck as if in a mire; unable to make progress

Question 26

pestilence

Answer 26

n. rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease

Question 27

stagnate

Answer 27

v. fail to develop, change, or move

(stagnant) adj. not moving, changing, or developing

Question 28

sublime

Answer 28

adj. great or noble in expression, thought, or manner; splendid

Question 29

vie

Answer 29

v. compete for, as in a contest

Question 30

voluminous

Answer 30

adj. having great bulk or volume; ample