Lessons 5-6

Question 1

callow

Answer 1

adj. young and inexperienced; immature

Question 2

contemporary

Answer 2

n. person living during the same period as another

adj. existing or occurring at the same time

Question 3

cynical

Answer 3

adj. doubtful of the sincerity of other’s motives; skeptical

Question 4

despot

Answer 4

n. ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people

Question 5

enunciate

Answer 5

v. pronounce clearly

Question 6

impediment

Answer 6

n. anything that gets in the way; obstacle

Question 7

impoverish

Answer 7

v. make poor; take away

Question 8

indolent

Answer 8

adj. indulging in ease; avoiding exertion; lazy

Question 9

sagacious

Answer 9

adj. showing sound judgment; wise

Question 10

secular

Answer 10

adj. worldly; not connected with a church or religion

Question 11

speculate

Answer 11

v. think about or make guesses; engage in a risky business venture

Question 12

strife

Answer 12

n. conflict or struggle

Question 13

venerate

Answer 13

v. show great respect for

Question 14

voracious

Answer 14

adj. ravenous; desiring and eating a large amount of food;; greatly eager

Question 15

wane

Answer 15

v. get smaller, dimmer, or weaker; near an end

Question 16

apropos

Answer 16

adj. fitting the occasion; suitable or apt

Question 17

ascendancy

Answer 17

n. controlling influence; domination

Question 18

assess

Answer 18

v. analyze and determine the nature, value, or importance of

Question 19

aver

Answer 19

v. declare positively; state as the truth

Question 20

concede

Answer 20

v. admit to be true, often reluctantly; grant or let have

Question 21

deficient

Answer 21

adj. lacking

Question 22

dogma

Answer 22

n. unproven principle or belief held to be true

(dogmatic) adj. overly positive and assertive about something that cannot be proved

Question 23

embody

Answer 23

v. put an idea into a form that can be seen; make part of a system; incorporate; to symbolize

Question 24

impart

Answer 24

v. make known; disclose; bestow

Question 25

oratory

Answer 25

n. art of public speaking

(orator) n. public speaker

Question 26

propagate

Answer 26

v. reproduce; cause to reproduce; foster the spread of

Question 27

proponent

Answer 27

n. someone who proposes or supports an idea; advocate

Question 28

rudimentary

Answer 28

adj. not yet fully developed; elementary

Question 29

sojourn

Answer 29

n. visit or temporary stay

v. stay for a while

Question 30

vociferous

Answer 30

adj. making one’s feelings known in a loud way