Part 3

Question 1

inter

Answer 1

to bury

Question 2

interregnum

Answer 2

a period between reigns

Question 3

invective

Answer 3

abusive language

Question 4

investiture

Answer 4

ceremony conferring authority; inauguration

Question 5

invidious

Answer 5

likely to promote ill-will; envious; obnoxious; offensive

Question 6

itinerant

Answer 6

wandering from place to place

Question 7

jettison

Answer 7

to discard; to get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering

Question 8

jingoism

Answer 8

belligerent support of one’s country; chauvinist

Question 9

kindle

Answer 9

to set fire to or ignite; to excite or inspire

Question 10

kinetic

Answer 10

relating to motion

Question 11

knell

Answer 11

sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure

Question 12

lachrymose

Answer 12

tearful

Question 13

lampoon

Answer 13

to ridicule with satire

Question 14

lapidary

Answer 14

relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them

Question 15

larceny

Answer 15

theft of property

Question 16

largess

Answer 16

generous giving to others (money)

Question 17

latent

Answer 17

potentially available but not readily available

Question 18

legerdemain

Answer 18

trickery

Question 19

levity

Answer 19

inappropriate lack of seriousness; an overly casual atmosphere; humor

Question 20

lissome

Answer 20

easily flexed; limber; agile; graceful (lissome yoga instructor)

Question 21

livid

Answer 21

discolored from a bruise; pale; reddened with anger

Question 22

Maelstrom

Answer 22

whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind

Question 23

magnate

Answer 23

powerful or influential person

Question 24

mannered

Answer 24

artificial in character

Question 25

martinet

Answer 25

one who rigidly follows rules