Lessons 16-18

Question 1

Define:

conscientious

Answer 1

adj. showing serious purpose; one who works carefully and with enthusiasm
adv. conscientiously
Syn. meticulous

Question 2

Define:

convey

Answer 2

v. to make something known to others; to

communicate Syn. communicate

Question 3

Define:

encompass

Answer 3

v. to surround completely; to envelop

Syn. include

Question 4

Define:

expansion

Answer 4

n. the act of making larger
adj. expandable Syn. growth
v. expand n. expansion

Question 5

Define:

heighten

Answer 5

v. to cause to become greater
adj. heightened Syn. intensify
n. height

Question 6

Define:

highlight

Answer 6

v. to emphasize the part of a greater whole

n. highlight Syn. emphasize

Question 7

Define:

inadvertently

Answer 7

adv. by accident; without paying attention;
adj. inadvertent unexpectedly
Syn. carelessly

Question 8

Define:

inevitable

Answer 8

adj. something that cannot be prevented
adv. inevitably from happening
n. inevitability Syn. unavoidable

Question 9

Define:

infancy

Answer 9

n. in the beginning stages of development
adj. infantile Syn. beginning
n. infant

Question 10

Define:

miraculously

Answer 10

adv. caused by something that cannot be explained by the laws of nature.
adj. miraculous
n. miracle Syn. astonishingly

Question 11

Define:

retrieve

Answer 11

v. to find and bring back
adj. retrieve Syn. recover
n. retrieval

Question 12

Define:

systematically

Answer 12

adv. done according to a plan
adj. systematic Syn. methodically
n. system

Question 13

Define:

unlikely

Answer 13

adj. not probable

Syn. doubtful

Question 14

Define:

unwarranted

Answer 14

adj. without good reason or cause; inappropriate

Syn. unjustified

Question 15

Define:

Zenith

Answer 15

n. the highest point

Syn. apex

Question 16

Define:

agitate

Answer 16

v. to shake or move; to cause worry
n. agitation Syn. disturb
n. agitator

Question 17

Define:

confidential

Answer 17

adj. to be said or written in secret
v. confide Syn. secret
adj. confidential adv. confidentially n. confidant

Question 18

Define:

delighted

Answer 18

adj. to be satisfied; very happy

adv. delightfully Syn. elated adj. delightful n. delight

Question 19

Define:

discreetly

Answer 19

adv. in a careful, polite manner
adj. discreet Syn. cautiously
n. discretion

Question 20

Define:

documented

Answer 20

adj. proven with written evidence
adj. documentary Syn. proven
v. document n. documentation

Question 21

Define:

gradually

Answer 21

adv. slowly but surely

adj. gradual Syn. steadily

Question 22

Define:

influence

Answer 22

v. to have an effect on a person’s point of view or behavior; to change the course of events
adj. influential
n. influence Syn. affect

Question 23

Define:

inordinate

Answer 23

adj. a large amount or quality; more than reasonable
adv. inordinately
Syn. excessive

Question 24

Define:

instantly

Answer 24

adv. happening immediately; in a short period of time
adj. instantaneous
adj. instant Syn. immediately n. instant

Question 25

Define:

intentionally

Answer 25

adv. with definite purpose and planning
adj. intentional Syn. deliberately
n. intention n. intent

Question 26

Define:

intrinsic

Answer 26

adj. belonging to the essential nature of something

adv. intrinsically

Question 27

Define:

inundate

Answer 27

v. to flood

n. inundation Syn. overwhelm

Question 28

Define:

involve

Answer 28

v. to become concerned with or connected to
adj. involved Syn. include
n. involvement

Question 29

Define:

nominal

Answer 29

adj. very small; in form but not in substance

adv. nominally Syn. moderate

Question 30

Define:

presumably

Answer 30

adv. reported but not confirmed
adj. presumable Syn. supposedly
v. presume n. presumption

Question 31

Define:

absurd

Answer 31

adj. clearly false, without reason
adv. absurdly Syn. ridiculous
n. absurdity

Question 32

Define:

abuse

Answer 32

n. the act of using or treating things in an incorrect way
adv. abusively
adj. abusive
v. abuse Syn. misuse

Question 33

Define:

allocation

Answer 33

n. a share; a part set aside for a special purpose; an assignment of portions
adj. allocated
v. allocate Syn. distribution

Question 34

Define:

balanced

Answer 34

adj. a state where everything is of the same size or weight; an element on one side that counters an equal element on the other
v. balance
n. balance Syn. equalized

Question 35

Define:

conservation

Answer 35

n. the act of using carefully; setting aside for future use
v. conserve
n. conservative* * favoring traditional values n. conservationist n. conservatism*
Syn. preservation

Question 36

Define:

fallacious

Answer 36

adj. having errors Syn. incorrect

adv. fallaciously n. fallacy

Question 37

Define:

feasible

Answer 37

adj. able to be done
adv. feasibly Syn. possible
n. feasibility

Question 38

Define:

lack

Answer 38

n. a need for; an insufficient amount

v. lack Syn. shortage

Question 39

Define:

limber

Answer 39

adj. to be stretched, easily shaped

Syn. flexible

Question 40

Define:

means

Answer 40

n. ways

Syn. methods

Question 41

Define:

narrow

Answer 41

adj. small from one side to the other; limited
adv. narrowly Syn. thin
n. narrowness

Question 42

Define:

preconception

Answer 42

n. an opinion formed in advance without experience or knowledge of something
adj. preconceived
v. preconceive Syn. bias

Question 43

Define:

robust

Answer 43

adj. showing good health; in good shape
adv. robustly Syn. energetic
n. robustness

Question 44

Define:

steady

Answer 44

adj. firm; in a fixed position; without change; reliable, dependable
adv. steadily v. steady
n. steadiness Syn. constant

Question 45

Define:

swift

Answer 45

adj. quick
adv. swiftly Syn. fast
n. swiftness