List #4

Question 1

Bastions-

Answer 1

1. a projecting part of a fortification
2. a fortified area or position
   The military soldiers made an attempt to storm the bastions.

Question 2

Callous-

Answer 2

1. being hardened and thickened
2. feeling no emotion
3. feeling or showing no sympathy for others
   The girl felt callous when she was not accepted to her dream school.

Question 3

Deception-

Answer 3

1. the act of making someone believe something that is not true : the act of deceiving someone
2. the act of making someone believe something that is not true : the act of deceiving someone
   The magician’s deception in the form of a card trick fooled everyone in the audience.

Question 4

Efficacy-

Answer 4

1. the power to produce a desired result or effect
   The chef practiced creating the dish over and over again, until he had the perfect efficacy they imagined in their minds.

Question 5

Farce-

Answer 5

1. a light dramatic composition marked by broadly satirical comedy and improbable plot
   The actor’s farce was amusing to the director at the audition for the movie.

Question 6

Gamut-

Answer 6

1. the whole series of recognized musical notes
2. an entire range or series
3. the entire range or extent
   My neighbor owns the whole gamut of Mozart’s work.

Question 7

Haggard-

Answer 7

1. not tamed
2. a) wild in appearance b) having a worn or emancipated appearance
   Joey’s haggard dog has attacked me numerous amounts of time since I met him.

Question 8

Illustrious-

Answer 8

1. notably or brilliantly outstanding because of dignity or achievements or actions
2. a) shining brightly with light b) clearly evident
   The illustrious soldier was applauded as he walked in the parade.

Question 9

Judiciously-

Answer 9

1. having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
2. having, using, or showing good judgement
   It was said that the judge had made a decision judiciously when it came to the murder case.

Question 10

Lethal-

Answer 10

1. a) of, relating to, or causing death b) capable of causing death
2. gravely damaging or destructive
3. very potent or effective
   After the young man went through military training, he was considered lethal.

Question 11

Malice-

Answer 11

1. desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another
2. intent to commit an unlawful act or cause harm without legal justification or excuse
3. evil intent
   It was clear that the arrested man needed to be placed in the mental hospital for his place.

Question 12

Nebulous-

Answer 12

1. of, relating to, or resembling a nebula
2. indistinct, vague
3. unclear
   The astronauts went through a dangerous phase of nebulous mass, but made it out safely.

Question 13

Omen-

Answer 13

1. an occurrence or phenomenon believed to foretell foretell a future event, either good or evil
   It is the popular omen that says that if you break a mirror, you will have seven years of bad luck.

Question 14

Pallid-

Answer 14

1. deficient in color
2. lacking sparkle or liveliness
   The couple did not realize that their new apartment seemed so pallid until after the renovations were done.

Question 15

Paradox-

Answer 15

1. a tenet contrary to received opinion
2. a) a statement that is contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true b) a self contradictory statement that at first seems true c) an argument that apparently derives self-contradictory conclusions by valid deduction from acceptable premises
3. One (as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
   It took the students a long time to understand the new math concept because it was such s paradox to what they had previously learned.
   3.

Question 16

Passivity-

Answer 16

1. also, passiveness the state or condition of being passive
2. chemical inactivity, esp. the resistance to the corrosion of certain metals
3. GRAM: denoting the voice of a verb whose subject is the subject is the recipient to the action
   My passivity to the situation where my friend drove under the influence, turned out to cause her to lose her leg.

Question 17

Paucity-

Answer 17

1. smallness of number
2. smallness of quantity
   The Tesoro High School had such a paucity of senior students that year, that there was only a class average of twenty-three students in each class.

Question 18

Philanthropy-

Answer 18

1. goodwill to fellow members of the human race; especially: active effort to promote human welfare
2. a) an act or gift done or made for humanitarian purposes b) an organization distributing or supported by funds set aside for humanitarian purposes
   Joining the Lion’s Heart organization helped me improve my philanthropy throughout the rest of my life.,

Question 19

Portends-

Answer 19

1. to give an omen or anticipatory sign of
2. indicate, signify
   After walking underneath a ladder and receiving bad luck, I potent to all my friends that the superstition must be true.

Question 20

Precarious-

Answer 20

1. not safe, strong, or steady
2. depending on the will or pleasure of the other
3. dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions or uncertain developments
   Secret agent Fox walked cautiously into the precarious situation, where the criminal was hiding.

Question 21

Profound-

Answer 21

1. having or showing a great deal of knowledge or understanding; having intellectual depth and insight
2. extending far below the surface
3. characterized by intensity of feeling or quality
   Albert Einstein’s profound knowledge of math and physics allowed him to come up with and test his different theories pertaining to time, matter, space, energy, and gravity.

Question 22

Prevalent-

Answer 22

1. accepted, done, or happening often or over a large area at a particular time: common or widespread
2. ARCHAIC: powerful
3. generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored
   After a law is passed it is generally prevalent by the general public and only a few individuals challenge it.

Question 23

Realism-

Answer 23

1. concern for the fact or really and rejection of the impractical and individuals
2. a theory that objects of sense perception or cognition exist independently of the mind
3. a style of art or literature that shows or describes people and things as they are in real life
   For some people the straight forward realism of art can be easier to interpret than abstract art where you make your own meaning of the artist’s original image.

Question 24

Subsidiary-

Answer 24

1. a) furnishing aid or support b) secondary in importance
2. owned or controlled by another company
3. of, relating to? or constituting a subsidy (subsidiary=a grant or gift of money)
   The way Kennedy displayed her filet mignon and mashed potatoes was subsidiary to the overall taste of the dish.

Question 25

Abduct-

Answer 25

1. to seize and take away (as a person) by force
2. to draw or spread away (as a limb or the fingers) from a position near or parallel to the median axis of the body or from the axis of a limb.
   The child was screaming when he was abducted by the evil man.