Lessons 5-6

Question 1

archaic

Answer 1

adj. related or belong to an older time

Question 2

carouse

Answer 2

v. take part in wild, noisy merrymaking

Question 3

chicanery

Answer 3

n. clever deception through the use of misleading or confusing words or acts

Question 4

contentious

Answer 4

adj. causing or marked by argument or conflict

Question 5

dissemble

Answer 5

v. conceal with an intent to decieve

Question 6

egregious

Answer 6

adj. conspicuously bad; flagrant

Question 7

execrate

Answer 7

v. utterly abhor; denounce as detestable

Question 8

fealty

Answer 8

n. faithfulness; allegiance

Question 9

microcosm

Answer 9

n. small system that operate or develops like a larger system; a miniature world

Question 10

paroxysm

Answer 10

n. sudden, violent, and uncontrollable action or occurence

Question 11

pecuniary

Answer 11

adj. having to do with money

Question 12

rectitude

Answer 12

n. high moral character

Question 13

stratagem

Answer 13

n. clever scheme for gaining an end

Question 14

stultify

Answer 14

v. render useless of ineffectual; weaken

Question 15

vendetta

Answer 15

n. blood feud; prolonged and bitter feud

Question 16

actuate

Answer 16

v. cause to put into mechanical motion; cause to take action

Question 17

brackish

Answer 17

adj. made up of a mixture of fresh water and seawater; having an unpleasant taste

Question 18

cognitive

Answer 18

adj. relating to mental processes such as awareness, remembering, and reasoning

Question 19

dissertation

Answer 19

n. length, usually written discussion of a topic, often for a college or university degree

Question 20

dolorous

Answer 20

adj. causing or marked by pain, misery, or sorrow

Question 21

endemic

Answer 21

adj. widespread or peculiar to a certain place or among a certain people

Question 22

fecund

Answer 22

adj. producing or capable of producing many offspring; intellectually or artistically productive; creative

Question 23

genealogy

Answer 23

n. history of a family and how its members are related to one another; also the study of such family histories

Question 24

inebriated

Answer 24

adj. deprived of good sense and judgment, especially as the result of imbibing alcohol

Question 25

insiduous

Answer 25

adj. seemingly harmless while actually being dangerous; treacherous or deceptive; spreading harmfully in a subtle or gradual way

Question 26

interloper

Answer 26

n. one who intrude on or interferes in the affairs of others

Question 27

precursor

Answer 27

n. person or thing that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a forerunner

Question 28

presentiment

Answer 28

n. feeling that something is about to occur

Question 29

ramification

Answer 29

n. outgrowth of a similar idea or plan; resulting development or consequence

Question 30

torpor

Answer 30

n. state of mental or physical sluggishness or inactivity