Lessons 17-18

Question 1

accord

Answer 1

n. feeling of agreement or harmony; formal agreement

Question 2

affirm

Answer 2

v. declare positively

Question 3

bequeath

Answer 3

v. pass on to others; leave to another in one’s will

(bequest) n. something bequeathed; legacy

Question 4

citadel

Answer 4

n. fortress on a hill; stronghold

Question 5

confer

Answer 5

v. grant or bestow; consult

Question 6

coup

Answer 6

n. successful action that brings about a striking change; overthrow of a government, especially by a group that has military or political power

Question 7

dignitary

Answer 7

n. person who holds a high rank or position of honor

Question 8

embroil

Answer 8

v. involve in an argument or conflict

Question 9

epoch

Answer 9

n. extended period of time marked by a series of related events

Question 10

impeccable

Answer 10

adj. free from fault or flaw; perfect

Question 11

institute

Answer 11

v. establish, organize, or put into effect; begin

n. organization is set up to promote education or a particular cause

Question 12

patriarch

Answer 12

n. male founder or ruler of a family or tribe

Question 13

rapport

Answer 13

n. feeling of harmonious connection between people or groups of people

Question 14

renounce

Answer 14

v. give up a right to, abandon; reject

(renunciation) n. act of renouncing

Question 15

rhetoric

Answer 15

n. art of using language skillful; exaggerrated or insincere language that is without real meaning or worth

Question 16

aperture

Answer 16

n. opening or hole

Question 17

cache

Answer 17

n. hiding or storage place, especially for food or valuables; anything hidden or stored in such a place

Question 18

combustible

Answer 18

adj. capable of catching fire or burning

Question 19

delegate

Answer 19

n. person appointed to act on behalf of others; representative
(delegate) v. assign or entrust to another

Question 20

inclement

Answer 20

adj. stormy; harsh; not merciful

Question 21

indelible

Answer 21

adj. not able to be erased; permanent

Question 22

malady

Answer 22

n. sickness or unhealthy condition

Question 23

memoir

Answer 23

n. account based on the author’s personal experiences

Question 24

paramount

Answer 24

adj. most important; chief

Question 25

rectify

Answer 25

v.correct or adjust

Question 26

requisite

Answer 26

adj. required; necessary

n. something that is required or necessary

Question 27

squeamish

Answer 27

adj. easily made to feel upset or sick to the stomach

Question 28

tract

Answer 28

n. area of land or water; system of organs in the body that performs some function together; pamphlet, often expressing religious or political ideas, that seeks to persuade

Question 29

tribulation

Answer 29

n. great trouble or suffering

Question 30

vignette

Answer 30

n. short sketch that provokes a clear picture