Persuasion II

Question 1

Means introducing with a theatrical sense of grandeur.

Answer 1

Heralding

Question 2

Means to improve or restore

Answer 2

Ameliorate

Question 3

is a word from Jonathan Swift’s 18th century novel Gulliver’s Travels. It means gigantic

Answer 3

Brobdignagian

Question 4

Means large but not in a physical sense. It could for example refer to someone’s intellect or their musical talent

Answer 4

Prodigious

Question 5

Means surprised, and usually mildly or pleasantly surprised

Answer 5

Startling

Question 6

means magical

Answer 6

Thaumaturgical

Question 7

means without delay

Answer 7

Expeditious

Question 8

Means easy

Answer 8

Facile

Question 9

means difficult in a negative way, as in punishment

Answer 9

Onerous

Question 10

Means luck or good fortune

Answer 10

Fortuity

Question 11

Means not reciprocated

Answer 11

Unrecompensed

Question 12

Means a financial debt that hasn’t been paid

Answer 12

Unremunerated

Question 13

Means without cost

Answer 13

Gratis

Question 14

Means freely or without connection or association, as in a gratuitous complement

Answer 14

Gratuitous

Question 15

Means happy greetings

Answer 15

Felicitations

Question 16

Means intense emotion or affection

Answer 16

Fervor

Question 17

Means friendship

Answer 17

Amity

Question 18

Means with love

Answer 18

Amorous

Question 19

Means inspiring to action

Answer 19

Animating

Question 20

Means unique to an individual, or “on of a kind.”

Answer 20

Idiosyncratic

Question 21

Means distinctive or the intention to emphasize something that’s distinctive

Answer 21

Diacritical

Question 22

Means unique or outside the norm

Answer 22

Anomalous

Question 23

Is a whimsical action or thought

Answer 23

Caprice

Question 24

is a tempting or convincing illusion

Answer 24

A Chimera

Question 25

Is an illusion from a dream or fantasy

Answer 25

Figment

Question 26

is an imaginary monster or threatening being

Answer 26

Bogy