Lessons 3-4

Question 1

consecrate

Answer 1

v. set apart as holy; dedicate to a cause; devote

Question 2

disseminate

Answer 2

v. scatter or spread widely

Question 3

allude

Answer 3

v. refer to an indirect way (used with to)

Question 4

dote

Answer 4

v. show excessive fondness for (used with on or upon)

Question 5

exhort

Answer 5

v. urge strongly; warn or appeal

Question 6

feckless

Answer 6

adj. careless or irresponsible

Question 7

implicate

Answer 7

v. show to be involved with something, especially something dishonest or illegal

Question 8

lament

Answer 8

v. feel or express grief

(lamentation) (lament) n. expression of sorry or grief in the form of a poem, song, etc.

Question 9

monetary

Answer 9

adj. of or relating to money or currency

Question 10

pensive

Answer 10

adj. deep in thought; dreamily thoughtful

Question 11

pomp

Answer 11

n. showy or dignified display

Question 12

stilted

Answer 12

adj. artificially stiff or formal in manner

Question 13

subjugate

Answer 13

v. bring under control; conquer

Question 14

trauma

Answer 14

n. severe bodily injury

Question 15

wanton

Answer 15

adj. ignoring what is right; excessive or unrestrained; playful or frolicsome

Question 16

adage

Answer 16

n. old saying that has come to be accepted as true; proverb

Question 17

camaraderie

Answer 17

n. good will and warm feelings among friends

Question 18

contend

Answer 18

v. struggle with; maintain or assert

(contention) n. conflict or struggle; point made in an argument

Question 19

extraneous

Answer 19

adj. not necessary; irrelevant

Question 20

hubbub

Answer 20

n. noisy confusion; uproar

Question 21

meander

Answer 21

v. follow a winding course; wander aimlessly

Question 22

odoriferous

Answer 22

adj. having or giving off a smell

Question 23

paraphernalia

Answer 23

n. personal belongings; equipment associated with a particular activity

Question 24

punctilious

Answer 24

adj. careful of and attentive to details, especially ones relating to good manners and behavior

Question 25

recuperate

Answer 25

v. regain health or strength

Question 26

regale

Answer 26

v. entertain or delight

Question 27

sedentary

Answer 27

adj. doing or requiring a lot of smiling

Question 28

Spartan

Answer 28

adj. marked by simplicity and lack of luxury

Question 29

temporal

Answer 29

adj. relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or eternal

Question 30

wry

Answer 30

adj. turned or bent to one side in distaste or humor; amusing in a quiet but sharp way