List F

Question 1

eschews

Answer 1

to avoid using; abstain from

The Theater of the Absurd eschews traditional theater plots.

Question 2

delineate

Answer 2

describe something precisely

OR- indicate the exact location of a boundary

Question 3

insidious

Answer 3

threatening in a gradual, subtle way

Growing cancer is insidious,

Question 4

cathartic

Answer 4

providing psychological relief through releasing strong emotions, a medicine that causes purging

Taylor Swift is not the type of doctor you would want in an emergency, unless your specific emergency is desperately needing to hear a song with a catchy hook and cathartic bridge line.

Question 5

unsolicited

Answer 5

adj. not asked for, given or done voluntarily

During the commencement speech, Taylor Swift was forced to give unsolicited advice to her fellow graduates impromptu.

Question 6

endorsed

Answer 6

declaring public approval

This is exactly the sort of message Johnston endorsed, for, ultimately, Johnston was far more concerned with showing an idealized country than a realized one.

Question 7

unscrupulous

Answer 7

having or showing no moral principles

Peter Van Hounten was an unscrupulous drunken old man

Question 8

indispensable

Answer 8

absolutely necessary

Healthcare is indispensable, which is why Americans are forced to pay for overpriced healthcare services.

Question 9

writhe

Answer 9

twisting, squirming movements

Before the British regular died, his was writhing uncontrollably from the musket ball that tore his guts. Curzon and Eben could just watch.

Question 10

abate

Answer 10

to let up, cause to be less intense

After Hazel took phalanxifor to treat the growing cancer in her lungs, the illness abated.