Lessons 19-20

Question 1

amenable

Answer 1

adj. responsive; willing to be controlled or to take advice

Question 2

ascribe

Answer 2

v. attribute to be a source or a cause

Question 3

charisma

Answer 3

n. special quality in a person that inspires devotion or fascination in others

Question 4

dearth

Answer 4

n. scarcity; shortage

Question 5

demoralize

Answer 5

v. destroy the morals or morale of someone; weaken the spirit or courage of someone

Question 6

ebullient

Answer 6

adj. bubbling with enthusiasm or high spirits

Question 7

entrepeneur

Answer 7

n. individual who manages and takes the risk of a business

Question 8

fatuous

Answer 8

adj. foolish; silly; stupid

Question 9

harbinger

Answer 9

n. person or thing that is a symbol of what is to come

Question 10

homogenous

Answer 10

adj. of a similar kind or nature; uniform throughout

Question 11

incumbent

Answer 11

n. one who occupies an office or position

adj. currently in office; (used with on or upon) resting upon as a duty or obligation

Question 12

matriarchy

Answer 12

n. society that is headed by a female

Question 13

neophyte

Answer 13

n. beginner; novice

Question 14

prerogative

Answer 14

n. special right limited to a person, group, or office; a privilege

Question 15

sibling

Answer 15

n. one of two or more people who have the same parents; brother or sister

Question 16

accost

Answer 16

v. approach and speak to in an aggressive or challenging way

Question 17

avarice

Answer 17

n. greed for wealth

Question 18

bilk

Answer 18

v. cheat out of what is due

Question 19

consummate

Answer 19

adj. extremely skilled; complete or perfect

v. bring to a satisfactory conclusion; complete

Question 20

conversant

Answer 20

adj. (used with with) having knowledge or experience; well-informed

Question 21

credulous

Answer 21

adj. willing to believe things with only slight or no evidence; easily convinced

Question 22

euphoria

Answer 22

n. feeling of great happiness or well-being

Question 23

fortuitous

Answer 23

adj. happening by lucky chance; accidental; luck or fortunate

Question 24

hypothetical

Answer 24

adj. based on something that is not actual but assumed or supposed
(hypothesis) n. supposition or tentative explanation for purposes of argument, further study, or investigation

Question 25

incoherent

Answer 25

adj. not connected; confused; rambling

Question 26

miniscule

Answer 26

adj. very small in size ori mportance

Question 27

pleasntry

Answer 27

n. agreeable, casual remark

Question 28

procrastinate

Answer 28

v. put off until later

Question 29

qualm

Answer 29

n. feeling of uneasiness as to whether what one is doing is right or wise; misgiving

Question 30

stigma

Answer 30

n. mark of shame or disgrace

(stigmatize) v. give a bad name to