Lessons 5-6

Question 1

abstruse

Answer 1

adj. difficult to understand

Question 2

accrue

Answer 2

v. arise or increase as a natural result or growth (usually used with to or from); come as a regular addition

Question 3

acquiesce

Answer 3

v. accept as inevitable; comply passively

Question 4

besmirch

Answer 4

v. stain or tarnish; make dirty

Question 5

explicit

Answer 5

adj. fully and clearly expressed, leaving nothing merely implied

Question 6

histrionic

Answer 6

adj. purposely affected; theatrical

(histrionics) n. pl. exaggerated displays of emotion, intended to produce an effect or response

Question 7

impropriety

Answer 7

n. quality or state of being improper or unsuitable; something that is improper

Question 8

inveigle

Answer 8

v. lure or trick into doing something; obtain by flattery or trickery

Question 9

penitent

Answer 9

adj. sorry for having done wrong

Question 10

probity

Answer 10

n. honesty; trustworthiness; adherence to virture

Question 11

purport

Answer 11

v. give or present the often false impression of being someone or intending something

Question 12

repercussion

Answer 12

n. unforeseen or indirect result or effect of an event

Question 13

revelation

Answer 13

n. something that is made known or revealed, often coming as a surprise

Question 14

surfeit

Answer 14

n. overabundant supply, excess

Question 15

unsavory

Answer 15

adj. having an unpleasant look, taste or smell; morally offensive

Question 16

anathema

Answer 16

n. someone or something that is intensely disliked, cursed, or shunned

Question 17

assuage

Answer 17

v. satisfy; lessen or reduce the intensity of

Question 18

avuncular

Answer 18

adj. like a benevolent uncle; familiar and indulgent

Question 19

convivial

Answer 19

adj. sociable; concerned with good company and festivities

Question 20

eclectic

Answer 20

adj. combining elements from a variety of sources

Question 21

epigram

Answer 21

n. short, witty poem or saying

Question 22

expound

Answer 22

v. explain in detail; set forth

Question 23

intrinsic

Answer 23

adj. relating to the essential nature of something; real or actual

Question 24

inveterate

Answer 24

adj. habitual or deeply rooted; persistent

Question 25

mogul

Answer 25

n. very powerful or wealthy person; magnate

Question 26

munificent

Answer 26

adj. extremely generous; liberal in giving

Question 27

nascent

Answer 27

adj. beginning to exist; emerging

Question 28

perspicacious

Answer 28

adj. clear-sighted; shrewd

Question 29

philistine

Answer 29

n. one who is indifferent to or disdainful of intellectual values
adj. smugly ignorant of artistic or intellectual qualities

Question 30

propitious

Answer 30

adj. tending to favor or assist; encouraging