Lessons 5-6

Question 1

audacious

Answer 1

adj. willing to take risks; daring; showing disrespect or a lack of courtesy
(audacity) n. willingness to take risks by showing excessive boldness

Question 2

confiscate

Answer 2

v. seize, by force if necessary; take possession of

Question 3

conscientious

Answer 3

adj. thorough; careful; honest; principled

Question 4

depict

Answer 4

v. give a picture of; describe

Question 5

embark

Answer 5

v. go on board a ship or airplane at the start of a voyage; start out; begin

Question 6

inkling

Answer 6

n. slight suspicion; vague idea

Question 7

lackadaisical

Answer 7

adj. showing little spirit or enthusiasm

Question 8

mutiny

Answer 8

n. deliberate refusal to obey orders given by those in command, especially by sailors
v. rebel openly against a commander

Question 9

pilfer

Answer 9

v. steal repeatedly small amounts or things that are of little value

Question 10

profusion

Answer 10

n. plentiful supply; great or generous amount

adj. given or occurring in generous amounts; abundant

Question 11

prudent

Answer 11

adj. very careful; showing judgment and wisdom

(prudence) n. avoidance of risk; carefulness in what one says or does

Question 12

rankle

Answer 12

v. cause continuing anger or irritation

Question 13

rebuke

Answer 13

v. criticize strongly; reprimand

n. sharp criticism

Question 14

serene

Answer 14

adj. calm and untroubled; peaceful

(serenity) n. calm and untroubled state

Question 15

slovenly

Answer 15

adj. untidy; carelessly done

Question 16

anarchy

Answer 16

n. total absence of government; lack of order; total confusion

Question 17

apprehend

Answer 17

v. seize; arrest; grasp the meaning of; understand

Question 18

arraign

Answer 18

v. bring before a court to face charges

Question 19

assimilate

Answer 19

v. absorb into a population; take in a part and absorb into the whole

Question 20

bizarre

Answer 20

adj. strikingly out of the ordinary; peculiar

Question 21

calamity

Answer 21

n. event that causes great suffering and harm; disaster

(calamitous) adj. diastrous

Question 22

conspire

Answer 22

v. plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal; join or act together
(conspiracy) n. joining with others to plan or carry out unlawful acts

Question 23

dissension

Answer 23

n. difference of opinion; disagreement

Question 24

elapse

Answer 24

v. pass or slip by (used with time)

Question 25

iminent

Answer 25

adj. about to happen; likely to occur in the very near future

Question 26

interrogate

Answer 26

v. ask questions of, especially in a thorough or formal manner
(interrogation) n. act of questioning

Question 27

lionize

Answer 27

v. treat as a celebrity

Question 28

meticulous

Answer 28

adj. extremely careful; attentive to small details

Question 29

shackle

Answer 29

n. ring or band put around the arm or leg to prevent free movement; something that prevents free action
v. prevent freedom of action

Question 30

swelter

Answer 30

v. suffer from or to be overcome by great heat

(sweltering) adj. very hot and humid; uncomfortable because of extremely hot weather