Lessons 9-10

Question 1

apposite

Answer 1

adj. highly relevant; apt

Question 2

calumny

Answer 2

n. false accusation meant to hurt someone’s reputation; slander

Question 3

domain

Answer 3

n. area or territory over which control is exercised; field of activity, knowledge or concern

Question 4

dorsal

Answer 4

adj. of, an, or near the back

Question 5

enervate

Answer 5

v. lessen the vigor or strength of; enfeeble

Question 6

epicure

Answer 6

n. one with discriminating taste, especially but not exclusively to food and drink

Question 7

exculpate

Answer 7

v. clear from alleged guilt or fault

Question 8

heterogenous

Answer 8

adj. differing in kind or parts; varied

Question 9

infinitesimal

Answer 9

adj. extremely small in size or quantity

Question 10

lateral

Answer 10

adj. of, at, from, or towards the side

Question 11

primeval

Answer 11

adj. of or relating to the earliest ages; primitive

Question 12

quintessence

Answer 12

n. best or most typical example

Question 13

serrated

Answer 13

adj. having a saw-toothed or notched edge

Question 14

veritable

Answer 14

adj. being, in fact, the thing named or described; literally so (often used to emphasize the aptness of a metaphor)

Question 15

viparous

Answer 15

adj. producing living young instead of eggs, in the manner of most mammals and some reptiles and fishes

Question 16

acumen

Answer 16

n. keenness of the mind; shrewdness

Question 17

apotheosis

Answer 17

n. elevation of a person or thing to divine status; highest point or best example

Question 18

askew

Answer 18

adj. turned or twisted to one side; out of line

Question 19

chasten

Answer 19

v. correct or improve by disciplining; to cause to be more careful or restrained

Question 20

demarcation

Answer 20

n. act or process of setting a boundary; the boundary itself; separation; distinction

Question 21

dictum

Answer 21

n. statement or pronouncement

Question 22

erstwhile

Answer 22

adj. of an earlier time; former

Question 23

forte

Answer 23

n. activity at which a person excels

Question 24

habitue

Answer 24

n. person who regularly goes to a particular place

Question 25

nonplus

Answer 25

v. cause to be at a loss as to what to say or do

Question 26

peripatetic

Answer 26

adj. of or relating to going from place to place, especially on foot

Question 27

prodigal

Answer 27

n. one who spends lavishly or wastefully

Question 28

sycophant

Answer 28

n. one who uses flattery to win favor or to ingratiate him or herself

Question 29

vacuous

Answer 29

adj. lacking intelligence or ideas; intellectual emptiness

Question 30

wraith

Answer 30

n. shadowy or ghost-like figure