New Words

Question 1

Diffidence

Answer 1

shy, modest

Example sentence: She spoke with diffidence in front of the large audience.

Question 2

Elicited

Answer 2

evoke or draw out an answer

Example sentence: The teacher elicited responses from the students by asking thought-provoking questions.

Question 3

Conceit

Answer 3

excesively proud

Example sentence: His conceit often rubbed others the wrong way.

Question 4

Bruin

Answer 4

bear

Question 5

Blithely

Answer 5

happy, carefree (sometimes considered callous)

Example sentence: She blithely ignored the consequences of her actions.

Question 6

Abjure

Answer 6

solemnly renounce

Question 7

Asceticism

Answer 7

severe self discipline, renouncing any form of indulgence, esp for religious reasons

Question 8

Attendant

Answer 8

occurring with or as a result of. “the sea and its attendant attractions”

Example sentence: The storm and its attendant destruction left the town in ruins.

Question 9

Supplicant

Answer 9

making an earnest plea to someone in power

Question 10

Somatic

Answer 10

of, related to, or affecting the body

Question 11

Abetted

Answer 11

encourage someone to do something wrong

Question 12

Sepulchre

Answer 12

a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried.

Question 13

Solipsism

Answer 13

the quality of being very self-centred or selfish.

Question 14

Diatribe

Answer 14

a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

Question 15

Oeuvre

Answer 15

the body of work of a painter, composer, or author.

Question 16

Draughtsman

Answer 16

1.
a person who makes detailed technical plans or drawings.

Question 17

Morphology

Answer 17

Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words and forms a core part of linguistic study today

Question 18

draughtsman

Answer 18

a person who makes detailed technical plans or drawings.

Question 19

Phantasmagorical

Answer 19

very strange, like something in a dream

Question 20

Atavistic

Answer 20

happening because of a very old habit from a long time ago in human history, not because of a conscious decision or because it is necessary now

Question 21

Lucent

Answer 21

luminous” or “radiant,” glowing with a soft, bright light

Question 22

Numinous

Answer 22

having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity.

Question 23

Divined

Answer 23

1. discover (something) by guesswork or intuition.
   “mum had divined my state of mind”
2. have supernatural or magical insight into (future events).

Question 24

Epithet

Answer 24

an adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.

Question 25

Abstention

Answer 25

an instance of declining to vote for or against a proposal or motion.

Question 26

Hagiographic

Answer 26

very admiring of someone and representing the person as perfect or much better than they really are

Question 27

Onerous

Answer 27

task/responsibility of great effort

Question 28

Lacerating

Answer 28

severely critical or hurtful

Question 29

Latent

Answer 29

of a state or qualify existing but not yet manifest/concealed

Question 30

Prodigal

Answer 30

wastefully extravagant

Question 31

Enlarge on

Answer 31

Mspeak on something in great detail

Question 32

Inkling

Answer 32

a slight knowledge or suspicion

Question 33

Inkling

Answer 33

a slight knowledge or suspicion

Question 34

Apprise

Answer 34

inform or tell (someone).
“I thought it right to apprise Chris of what had happened”

Question 35

Expiation

Answer 35

atonement, making amends or reparations for guilt

Question 36

Expiation

Answer 36

atonement, making amends or reparations for guilt

Question 37

Concatenation

Answer 37

a series of interconnected things

Question 38

Limber

Answer 38

supple or nimble

Question 39

Limber

Answer 39

supple or nimble

Question 40

Out of Kilter

Answer 40

out of balance

Question 41

Empirical

Answer 41

verifiable through experience and observations (not through logic)