Lessons 9-10

Question 1

advent

Answer 1

n. coming or arrival; the beginning

Question 2

blase

Answer 2

adj. indifferent to what others might find pleasurable or exciting because of excessive indulgence or enjoyment; unconcerned

Question 3

bravado

Answer 3

n. ostentatious display of bravery; defiant or swaggering behavior

Question 4

disparate

Answer 4

adj. containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements; showing a marked difference or inequality

Question 5

domicile

Answer 5

n. one’s house or place of residence

Question 6

fabricate

Answer 6

n. make by putting parts together; construct; invent in order to deceive

Question 7

itinerant

Answer 7

adj. traveling from place to place

n. one who goes from place to place

Question 8

lilliputian

Answer 8

adj. extremely small appearing to be so

Question 9

phobia

Answer 9

n. strong, irrational fear

Question 10

proclivity

Answer 10

n. strong inclination towards something

Question 11

projectile

Answer 11

n. object impelled with force or self-propelled through the air

Question 12

queasy

Answer 12

adj. causing nausea or tending to be nauseous; causing or experiencing uneasiness; squeamish

Question 13

reciprocate

Answer 13

v. exchange in kind; repay

Question 14

relegate

Answer 14

v. put out of sight or mind; demote; assign for a decision or further action

Question 15

vertigo

Answer 15

n. dizziness or a tilting, spinning sensation

Question 16

amnesia

Answer 16

n. loss of memory, usually caused by shock or injury; gap in one’s memory

Question 17

appease

Answer 17

v. bring to a state of peace or quiet; pacify an adversary, often by making concessions

Question 18

attrition

Answer 18

n. gradual reduction in numbers or loss of strength; weakening resulting from pressure or harrassment

Question 19

debacle

Answer 19

n. sudden collapse, downfall, or failure

Question 20

defoliate

Answer 20

v. strip a plant of leaves, thereby damaging or destroying it

Question 21

equestrian

Answer 21

adj. having to do with horseback riding

n. one who rides on horseback

Question 22

expunge

Answer 22

v. obliterate or erase completely

Question 23

hackneyed

Answer 23

adj. commonplace; trite; lacking force or significance because of overuse

Question 24

vertex

Answer 24

n. point opposite and farthest from the base; summit

Question 25

verdant

Answer 25

adj. green with vegetation; covered with green plants

Question 26

upbraid

Answer 26

v. scold or criticize severely; find fault with

Question 27

tactile

Answer 27

adj. relating to or perceptible by the sense of touch

Question 28

sully

Answer 28

v. soil, tarnish, besmirch

Question 29

proviso

Answer 29

n. statement that makes a condition, qualification, or restriction

Question 30

opprobrium

Answer 30

n. scornful treatment or contempt, especially as a result of disgraceful behavior