Lessons 13 -14

Question 1

allure

Answer 1

to influence, sway, or entice with some tempting appeal

Question 2

apathy

Answer 2

a lack of concern or feeling, indifference

Question 3

auspicious

Answer 3

favorable

Question 4

caricature

Answer 4

a portrayal where features are distorted, a parody

Question 5

cordial

Answer 5

courteous and gracious; friendly; warm

Question 6

cosmopolitan

Answer 6

dealing with the whole world

Question 7

deplore

Answer 7

to regret deeply or strongly; to feel or to express deep grief for

Question 8

discrepant

Answer 8

disagreeing, inconsistent

Question 9

ecstasy

Answer 9

extreme happiness

Question 10

empathy

Answer 10

understanding or identification with another’s feelings or situation

Question 11

equivocal

Answer 11

ambiguous (usually intended to mislead)

Question 12

expeditious

Answer 12

done with speed and efficiency

Question 13

galvanize

Answer 13

to stimulate or to excite as if by an electric shock

Question 14

implacable

Answer 14

incapable of being appeased

Question 15

inimitable

Answer 15

not able to be imitated

Question 16

mutability

Answer 16

the degree to which something is subject and likely to change

Question 17

odious

Answer 17

deserving hate or contempt

Question 18

parochial

Answer 18

limited in range or scope, narrow, provincial

Question 19

penchant

Answer 19

a strong inclination

Question 20

ponderous

Answer 20

very heavy, unwieldy from weight

Question 21

protract

Answer 21

to prolong

Question 22

replete

Answer 22

filled to capacity, abundantly supplied

Question 23

soporific

Answer 23

something that tends to cause sleep and to dull awareness or alertness

Question 24

strident

Answer 24

loud and harsh sounding

Question 25

treachery

Answer 25

violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason

Question 26

adulterate

Answer 26

to make impure by adding lesser substances; to corrupt

Question 27

animosity

Answer 27

harsh feelings, enmity, resentment, hatred

Question 28

apocryphal

Answer 28

of doubtful origin or authenticity, not genuine

Question 29

avarice

Answer 29

greed for wealth

Question 30

coalesce

Answer 30

to merge, to fuse, to join, or to unite

Question 31

collaborate

Answer 31

to work together

Question 32

cryptic

Answer 32

mysterious, secret

Question 33

desultory

Answer 33

jumping around, aimless, random

Question 34

dissipation

Answer 34

wasteful spending, squandering

Question 35

edifying

Answer 35

instructing and improving spiritually or morally

Question 36

equivocate

Answer 36

to attempt to lie, to mislead, or to hide the truth

Question 37

espousing

Answer 37

marrying, giving one’s loyalty; adopting or embracing a cause

Question 38

hedonist

Answer 38

one who seeks pleasure as the sole aim in life

Question 39

indefatigable

Answer 39

tireless, incapable of being fatigued

Question 40

interminable

Answer 40

having or seeming to have no end, wearisomely protracted

Question 41

naive

Answer 41

unsophisticated; inexperienced

Question 42

parody

Answer 42

humorous or ridiculous imitation

Question 43

peripheral

Answer 43

on the edge, not important

Question 44

portent

Answer 44

a sign or forewarning

Question 45

prodigious

Answer 45

extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree, great in size, enormous

Question 46

profane

Answer 46

showing contempt toward sacred things

Question 47

respite

Answer 47

a rest, a delay, a period of relief

Question 48

sordid

Answer 48

filthy, foul

Question 49

surfeited

Answer 49

fed or supplied to excess

Question 50

trifling

Answer 50

not significant, frivolous