List #7

Question 1

Beguiled-

Answer 1

1. to lead by deception
2. hoodwinked
3. to while away esp. by some agreeable occupation
   The computer hacker, sly as a fox, beguiled unwary internet surfers with pop up ads for free smart phones, leading them into giving away credit card info.

Question 2

Centrifugal-

Answer 2

1. proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
2. using or acting by centrifugal force
3. efferent
   Launching the probe sent it in a centrifugal route, away from Earth, to explore the final frontier.

Question 3

Delegate-

Answer 3

1. a) representative to a convention or conference b) representative of a U.S. territory in the House of Reps c) member of a lower house of the legislature of MD, VA, or WV
2. to appoint as one’s representative
3. to entrust each other
   Delegates from all of the clubs in the school came together for a club meeting.

Question 4

Embossed-

Answer 4

1. to raise the surface of into bosses esp. to ornate with raised work
2. to raise in relief from a surface
3. to drive (as a hunted animal) to by its exhaustion
   After attaching the wages to the oxen, the prospector embossed the poor things by making them haul his gold.

Question 5

Fathomable-

Answer 5

1. to fathom
2. to take surroundings
3. a unit of length equal to six feet

Question 6

Geology-

Answer 6

1. a science that deals with the history of the earth and its life esp. as recorded in rocks
2. a study of the solid matter of a celestial body
3. geological features
   After finding a deep abyss, the geologist found a fossil larger than any recorded in geology textbooks.

Question 7

Hectic-

Answer 7

1. of, retaliating to, or being a fluctuating but persistent fever (as in tuberculosis)
2. having a fever
3. red, flushed
4. characterized by activity, excitement or confusion
   Rushing around all day, my mom had a hectic afternoon.

Question 8

Impulsive-

Answer 8

1. having the power of or actually driving or compelling
2. a) arising from impulse b) prone to acting on impulse
3. acting momentarily
   Running out of the temple, the impulsive adventurer dashed through all the traps.

Question 9

Kindred-

Answer 9

1. a) a group of related individuals b) ones relatives
2. family relationship
   For Thanksgiving, the family’s kindred got together to feast.

Question 10

libation-

Answer 10

1. a) an act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice (as to a deity) b) a liquid (as wine) used in a libation
2. a) an act or instance of drinking often ceremoniously b) a drink containing alcohol
   During happy hour, the bar served libations for a discount

Question 11

Meander-

Answer 11

1. a winding path or course
2. a turn or winding of a stream
   Rocking with the rapids, the raft floated violently around the meander of the river.

Question 12

Nocturnal-

Answer 12

1. of, relating to, or occurring in the night
2. active at night
   While hiking in the cold creepy cave, the tour group watched the nocturnal bats sleep.

Question 13

Omnipresent-

Answer 13

1. present in all places at all times

Always at her side, the helicopter mom was omnipresent in her daughter’s life.

Question 14

Parricide-

Answer 14

1. one that murders his mom, dad, or other relative
2. the act of parricide
   Darth Vater almost committed a parricide on his son.

Question 15

Dilettantism-

Answer 15

1. an admirer or lover of the arts
2. a person having a superficial interest in art or branch of knowledge
   Boasting his little knowledge about the arts, it was obvious he was not a dilettantism.

Question 16

Disparagement-

Answer 16

1. the lowering of a rank or reputation
2. a) to depreciate by indirect means b) speak slightly about
   TGE community no longer like the politician after he made disparaging comments about his opponents.

Question 17

Diversity-

Answer 17

1. a) the condition of having or composed of differing elements b) the inclusion of different types of people in a group or organization
2. a) an instance of being composed of differing elements or qualities b) an instance of being diverse
   Segregation in the 1950s caused no racial diversity in schools.

Question 18

Encroachment-

Answer 18

1. to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
2. to advance beyond the usual or proper limits
   Government laws allow encroachment into rural areas to extend the suburbs.

Question 19

Equable-

Answer 19

1. to make level or equal
2. marked by lack of noticeable unpleasant, or extreme variation of inequality
   Feminists want equable representation of women in society.

Question 20

Equilibrium-

Answer 20

1. a) a state of intellectual or emotional balance b) a state of adjustment between opposing or divergent influences or elements
2. a state of balance between opposing forces or actions that is either static or dynamic
3. balance
   After meeting a psychiatrist, his emotional equilibrium was balanced.

Question 21

Esthetics-

Answer 21

1. a set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty, especially in art
2. the branch of philosophy that deals with the principles of beauty and artistic taste
   She worried the esthetic of the ratty house would ruin the photo shoot.

Question 22

Extortion-

Answer 22

1. the practice of obtaining something esp. money, through the acts of threats, or blackmail
2. the crime of getting money from someone by the use of force or threats
   After stealing money, she was charged of extortion.

Question 23

Eulogy-

Answer 23

1. a commendatory oration or writing esp. in honor of one deceased
2. a speech that praises someone who has died
3. high praise
   The powerful eulogy brought the funeral crowd to tears.

Question 24

Honorific-

Answer 24

1. giving or expressing honor or respect
2. conferring or conveying honor
3. belonging to or constituting a class of grammatical forms used in speaking to or about a social superior
   A letter from the president was honorific to the veterans.

Question 25

Abominable-

Answer 25

1. worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
2. quite disagree or unpleasant
   Trotting through the deep, white snow, the abominable snowman subtly stalked the climbers as they ascended the mountain.