Lessons 3-4

Question 1

anonymous

Answer 1

adj. of an unknown source or unrevealed name

Question 2

anthology

Answer 2

n. collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, and poems

Question 3

conjecture

Answer 3

n. conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence

v. form an opinion while lacking insufficient evidence

Question 4

disposition

Answer 4

n. person’s usual mood; temperament; regular tendency or inclination

Question 5

encompass

Answer 5

v. enclose or encircle; include

Question 6

extricate

Answer 6

v. free from a difficult or tangled situation

Question 7

generation

Answer 7

n. one step in the line of descent of a family; all the people born and living about the same time; average span of time between the birth of parents and their children

Question 8

guile

Answer 8

n. cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery

Question 9

imperative

Answer 9

adj. urgent; pressing; having the power or authority to command

Question 10

instill, instil

Answer 10

v. introduce gradually in order to establish securely

Question 11

modify

Answer 11

v. make less extreme or severe; make changes in; in grammar, limit or restrict in meaning

Question 12

pivotal

Answer 12

n. small bar or rod on which something else turns; person or thing on which others depend; turn on or as if on a pivot
(pivotal) adj. virtually important; significance

Question 13

equivalent

Answer 13

adj. commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced

Question 14

recur

Answer 14

v. come up again or to happen again

(recurrence) n. act of recurring

Question 15

spontaneous

Answer 15

adj. voluntary and unplanned; occurring or produced without human labor
(spontaneity) n. quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way

Question 16

abhor

Answer 16

v. shrink from in disgust; detest

(abhorrent) adj. disgusting; causing loathing

Question 17

affable

Answer 17

adj. pleasant; approachable; gracious

(affability) n. friendliness of manner

Question 18

amiss

Answer 18

adv. in a wrong or imperfect way

adj. out of order; wrong

Question 19

despondent

Answer 19

adj. depressed from loss of hope or confidence; utterly discouraged

Question 20

entreat

Answer 20

v. ask earnestly; beg

(entreaty) n. plea or earnest request

Question 21

haunt

Answer 21

v. stay in one’s mind continually; visit frequently; appear in the form of a ghost

Question 22

impel

Answer 22

v. drive or propel; urge or drive by force or moral pressure

Question 23

interminable

Answer 23

adj. endless; seeming to be without end

Question 24

irascible

Answer 24

adj. quick-tempered; irritable

Question 25

profound

Answer 25

adj. intense; deeply felt; having understanding or knowledge that goes beneath the surface, beyond the obvious

Question 26

recluse

Answer 26

n. person who lives apart from society and often alone

(reclusive) adj. withdrawn from society

Question 27

reverbate

Answer 27

v. be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibrations

Question 28

sage

Answer 28

adj. having wisdom and good judgment

n. person known for wisdom and good judgment; an aromatic grayish-green plant used in cooking

Question 29

tirade

Answer 29

n. long, angry speech

Question 30

tremulous

Answer 30

adj. marked by trembling or shaking; timid or fearful