Lessons 7-8

Question 1

amorous

Answer 1

adj. expressing love or the state of being in love

Question 2

belittle

Answer 2

v. present or speak of as unimportant or of little value

Question 3

censure

Answer 3

v. blame or find fault with

n. severe criticism or harsh judgment

Question 4

deem

Answer 4

v. consider; believe

Question 5

divulge

Answer 5

v. make known something secret; reveal

Question 6

exorbitant

Answer 6

adj. exceeding normal bounds; greater or more than seems reasonable

Question 7

expostulate

Answer 7

v. argue earnestly in an attempt to dissuade or show strong disapproval

Question 8

fateful

Answer 8

adj. having great or significant consequences

Question 9

ingrate

Answer 9

n. ungrateful person

Question 10

injunction

Answer 10

n. order or command; court order prohibiting someone from doing something

Question 11

moribund

Answer 11

adj. close to death; in a dying state

Question 12

motif

Answer 12

n. theme or idea in a work of art or literature that is developed or repeated; figure or design repeated in the decoration of something, such as a building or textile

Question 13

subsidize

Answer 13

v. support by giving financial aid

(subsidy) n. grant of money, often provided by a government to a group or individual

Question 14

sumptuous

Answer 14

adj. extravagantly splendid or costly; luxurious

Question 15

voluble

Answer 15

adj. characterized by a ready flow of words; talkative

Question 16

adroit

Answer 16

adj. clever at dealing with difficult situations; adept; skillful

Question 17

affront

Answer 17

v. insult or offend deliberately

n. deliberate insult or offensive act

Question 18

avocation

Answer 18

n. activity pursued for pleasure; hobby

Question 19

crusade

Answer 19

n. prolonged; impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause
v. engage in such a struggle

Question 20

definitive

Answer 20

adj. supplying a final answer; conclusive

Question 21

demeanor

Answer 21

n. behavior; bearing

Question 22

erudite

Answer 22

adj. having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned

Question 23

induct

Answer 23

v. install in office, sometimes with a formal ceremony; admit to a society or to a military service

Question 24

lapse

Answer 24

v. fall or slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment; come to an end; expire
n. minor mistake; slip; pause or interval

Question 25

militant

Answer 25

adj. ready to fight, especially for a cause

Question 26

pariah

Answer 26

n. social outcast

Question 27

prodigy

Answer 27

n. person who shows remarkable talent at an early age; amazing or extraordinary thing or event

Question 28

protege

Answer 28

n. one whose training or career is helped along by another

Question 29

raucous

Answer 29

adj. rough and unpleasant to the ear; boisterous and disorderly

Question 30

tacit

Answer 30

adj. expressed without words; implied