Lessons 7-8

Question 1

castigate

Answer 1

v. punish by criticizing sharply; berate

Question 2

colloquial

Answer 2

adj. characterized by informal language

Question 3

epitaph

Answer 3

n. words carved on a tombstone in memory of the deceased

Question 4

exodus

Answer 4

n. mass departure

Question 5

inter

Answer 5

v. put in a grave; bury

Question 6

lacerate

Answer 6

v. tear or cut roughly

Question 7

largesse

Answer 7

n. act of giving generously; gifts

Question 8

obituary

Answer 8

n. notice of someone’s death, such as in an newspaper, usually with a brief summary of that person’s life

Question 9

omnivorous

Answer 9

adj. eating all kinds of food, including both animal and vegetable food; taking in everything available

Question 10

permeate

Answer 10

v. spread throughout; pass through

Question 11

rendition

Answer 11

n. interpretation or translation; performance

Question 12

resurgence

Answer 12

n. rising again to life, use, acceptance, prominence; revival

Question 13

stereotype

Answer 13

n. generalization that is used to characterize a person without acknowledging individual differences
v. make judgments that ignore individual differences

Question 14

stipend

Answer 14

n. regular and fixed amount of pay for work done or to help cover living or work expenses

Question 15

subservient

Answer 15

adj. serving or acting in a subordinate manner; servile

Question 16

adjacent

Answer 16

adj. near or next to; adjoining

Question 17

beset

Answer 17

v. surround or attack repeatedly; trouble or weigh down

Question 18

cede

Answer 18

v. give up or transfer, especially by treaty or formal agreement

Question 19

circuitous

Answer 19

adj. roundabout; indirect

Question 20

desultory

Answer 20

adj. proceeding or carried out in an aimless or random way

Question 21

galvanize

Answer 21

v. excite or arouse action

Question 22

implement

Answer 22

n. tool or instrument

v. carry out

Question 23

inconsequential

Answer 23

adj. lacking importance or worth; unable to make an impact; trivial

Question 24

magnitude

Answer 24

n. greatness of size, power, or influence

Question 25

materialize

Answer 25

v. become real or actual; appear in physical form, especially suddenly

Question 26

muster

Answer 26

n. gathering, usually of military forces

v. summon or call forth; gather

Question 27

prohibitive

Answer 27

adj. serving to restrain action or discourage use of

Question 28

reminisce

Answer 28

v. to think or talk about one’s past
(reminiscence) n. act of remembering; recollection
(reminiscent) adj. suggestive of something else

Question 29

vanguard

Answer 29

n. leading or forward position in a movement

Question 30

visionary

Answer 30

n. person who is given to ideas that are not currently realistic; dreamer
adj. able to see what might be accomplished in the future