Lessons 9-10

Question 1

abet

Answer 1

v. encourage or assist in some activity, especially a questionable one

Question 2

agile

Answer 2

adj. able to move quickly and easily; nimble; able to think quickly
(agility) n. quickness of mind or body

Question 3

allot

Answer 3

v. assign or distribute as a portion or share

Question 4

balmy

Answer 4

adj. soothing, mild

Question 5

congregate

Answer 5

v. come together in a group; assemble

Question 6

divert

Answer 6

v. turn aside; entertain or amuse

(diversion) n. act of turning from a course or concern; something amuses or entertains

Question 7

humdrum

Answer 7

n. lacking excitement; boring or monotonous

Question 8

influx

Answer 8

n. flowing or pouring in; arrival in massive numbers

Question 9

intricate

Answer 9

adj. complicated; having many related details or parts

Question 10

memento

Answer 10

n. something kept as a reminder of a past event; souvenir

Question 11

query

Answer 11

n. question

v. ask or ask about

Question 12

sporadic

Answer 12

adj. happening occasionally; not regularly

Question 13

staple

Answer 13

n. basic food that is used frequently and in large amounts; u-shaped fastener with sharp ends
v. attach with staples
adj. most important, principal

Question 14

tumult

Answer 14

n. noisy excitement; uproar or disturbance

(tumultuous) adj. marked by uproar or excitement, turbulent

Question 15

unseemly

Answer 15

adj. not suitable; improper or inappropriate

Question 16

abject

Answer 16

adj. most miserable; wretched

Question 17

advocate

Answer 17

v. plead in favor of; defend

n. one who argues for or defends a person, group, or idea

Question 18

atrocity

Answer 18

n. act of great cruelty and wickedness

(atrocious) adj. very brutal, wicked, or cruel; appallingly bad; outrageous

Question 19

commemorate

Answer 19

v. serve as a memorial to; remember in a solemn manner

Question 20

dialect

Answer 20

n. form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary

Question 21

dire

Answer 21

adj. having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate

Question 22

elite

Answer 22

n. group that enjoys superior status to others

adj. considered superior to others

Question 23

enhance

Answer 23

v. make greater or better

Question 24

flagrant

Answer 24

adj. clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right

Question 25

languish

Answer 25

v. lose hope, strength, or vitality because of neglect or bad conditions

Question 26

mute

Answer 26

v. soften or tone down the sound of

adj. not speaking or not able to speak; silent

Question 27

raze

Answer 27

v. level to the ground; destroy completely

Question 28

reprisal

Answer 28

n. retaliation for an injury

Question 29

turmoil

Answer 29

n. state of confusion or agitation; tumult

Question 30

wreak

Answer 30

v. bring about or inflict; express or vent