Lessons 5-6

Question 1

adequate

Answer 1

adj. enough; sufficient

Question 2

administer

Answer 2

v. manage or direct; give out as treatment or assistance

Question 3

agitate

Answer 3

v. disturb or upset; move with an irregular, fast, or violent action; stir up interest in and support for a cause

Question 4

capitulate

Answer 4

v. give in; surrender

Question 5

citrus

Answer 5

n. fruit of the family that includes oranges, lemons, grapefruits, and limes; tree that produces these fruits
adj. of or relating to these fruits or trees

Question 6

disrupt

Answer 6

v. break up the orderly course of; interrupt; bring to a temporary halt
(disruptive) adj. causing confusion or disorder
(disruption) n. disturbance that interrupts or causes confusion

Question 7

hovel

Answer 7

n. unpleasant, cramped, and dilapidated place to live

Question 8

illiterate

Answer 8

adj. unable to read or write

(illiteracy) n. inability to read or write

Question 9

indifferent

Answer 9

adj. not concerned about; not caring; neither very good nor very bad; passable

Question 10

menial

Answer 10

adj. of or relating to low-level, humble work

Question 11

permanent

Answer 11

adj. lasting or expected to last for a long time

Question 12

respite

Answer 12

n. period of rest; pause

Question 13

strenuous

Answer 13

adj. needing much effort; using a lot of energy; very active; vigorous

Question 14

toil

Answer 14

v. work long and hard; make one’s way with difficulty

n. hard and tiring labor

Question 15

urgent

Answer 15

adj. needing quick action or attention

(urgency) n. need for quick action

Question 16

addict

Answer 16

n. person with a very strong desire for something that habit-forming and sometimes harmful; person who is a very enthusiastic fan
v. cause someone to have a very strong desire for something
(addiction) n. condition of being addicted
(addictive) adj. likely to cause addiction

Question 17

aspire

Answer 17

v. have a strong desire to get or do something; seek

(aspiration) n. strong desire to achieve something; ambition

Question 18

bias

Answer 18

n. preference that prevents one from being impartial

v. cause someone to have prejudice; influence

Question 19

blatant

Answer 19

adj. very obvious in an offense or shameless way

Question 20

candid

Answer 20

adj. expressed honestly and without holding back unpleasant truths

Question 21

confront

Answer 21

v. stand up; face boldly; put or bring face to face

(confrontation) n. hostile meeting between people who hold opposite views

Question 22

debut

Answer 22

n. first public appearance; make a first public appearance

Question 23

enroll

Answer 23

v. sign up to become a member of some group or activity; register
(enrollment) n. number of people enrolled

Question 24

fluster

Answer 24

v. make nervous, embarrassed, or confused

Question 25

impunity

Answer 25

n. freedom from being harmed or punished

Question 26

intensify

Answer 26

n. increase; strengthen or deepen

Question 27

intimidate

Answer 27

v. frighten, especially by frightening someone

(intimidation) n. act of intimidating

Question 28

obnoxious

Answer 28

adj. very unpleasant; disgusting

Question 29

retort

Answer 29

v. answer, especially in a quick or clever way

n. quick or clever reply

Question 30

stint

Answer 30

n. period of time devoted to a job or some task; limit or restriction
v. limit or restrict