Lessons 13-14

Question 1

blandishment

Answer 1

n. (often plural) that which is intended to coax or persuade, such as flattery; allurement

Question 2

deprecate

Answer 2

v. criticize or express disapproval of; represent as of little value

Question 3

discomfit

Answer 3

v. make uneasy by confusing or embarrassing a person

Question 4

meteoric

Answer 4

adj. coming into existence swiftly, suddenly, brightly, like a meteor

Question 5

overbearing

Answer 5

adj. acting in an arrogant, domineering way

Question 6

precocious

Answer 6

adj. showing exceptionally early development of abilities

Question 7

proffer

Answer 7

v. offer for acceptance or consideration

n. offer

Question 8

remonstrate

Answer 8

v. say in protest; raise an objection

Question 9

rift

Answer 9

n. split or crack; break in friendly relations

Question 10

solicitous

Answer 10

adj. showing interest and care; concerned

Question 11

succint

Answer 11

adj. expressed clearly and in few words; concise

Question 12

sylvan

Answer 12

adj. having to do with trees or wooded areas

Question 13

trepidation

Answer 13

n. apprehension; dread

Question 14

untoward

Answer 14

adj. not favorable; unlucky

Question 15

virtuoso

Answer 15

n. person with great skill in some art, especially music

adj. done with great skill and dash

Question 16

amass

Answer 16

v. gather or collect for one’s use or profit; accumulate

Question 17

articulate

Answer 17

v. pronounce distinctly; express one’s thoughts, feelings, or beliefs in words
(articulate) adj. able to speak in clear and effective language

Question 18

decimate

Answer 18

v. kill or destroy a large portion of a group

Question 19

dexterous

Answer 19

adj. skillful in the use of hands or mind

Question 20

garb

Answer 20

n. style of clothing; costume

v. clothe or dress

Question 21

gregarious

Answer 21

adj. enjoying the company of others; sociable

Question 22

inherent

Answer 22

adj. existing as a natural part of something

Question 23

maternal

Answer 23

adj. motherly; related to or inherited through one’s mother

Question 24

nurture

Answer 24

v. care for and give sustenance to

n. process of raising one’s young

Question 25

obtrusive

Answer 25

adj. tending to push oneself forward in an unwelcome manner; noticeable in an undesirable way

Question 26

parody

Answer 26

v. imitate the style of someone or something in order to make fun of it
n. imitation that exaggerates for comic effect

Question 27

pugnacious

Answer 27

adj. aggressive; eager to fight or quarrel

Question 28

reprehensible

Answer 28

adj. deserving blame or rebuke

Question 29

tractable

Answer 29

adj. easily managed or controlled

Question 30

zany

Answer 30

adj. comical because of strangeness; clownish