The Law Of Success By Napoleon Hill. Chapter XII: Concentration

Question 1

remedy

Answer 1

a medicine or treatment for a disease or injury.

Question 2

exclusion

Answer 2

the process or state of excluding or being excluded.

Question 3

crease

Answer 3

a line or ridge produced on paper or cloth by folding, pressing, or crushing it.

Question 4

to soil

Answer 4

make dirty.

Question 5

shabby

Answer 5

in poor condition through long or hard use or lack of care.

Question 6

drudgery

Answer 6

hard, menial, or dull work.

Question 7

menial

Answer 7

(of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige.

Question 8

derelict

Answer 8

a person without a home, job, or property.

Question 9

lofty

Answer 9

of imposing height.

Question 10

lodestone

Answer 10

a piece of magnetite or other naturally magnetized mineral, able to be used as a magnet.

Question 11

to dissipate

Answer 11

disperse or scatter.

Question 12

sprig

Answer 12

a small stem bearing leaves or flowers, taken from a bush or plant.

Question 13

conceivable

Answer 13

capable of being imagined or grasped mentally.

Question 14

agitation

Answer 14

a state of anxiety or nervous excitement.

Question 15

berth

Answer 15

a job; position.

Question 16

nigh

Answer 16

near.

Question 17

irksome

Answer 17

irritating; annoying

Question 18

formidable

Answer 18

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

Question 19

desultory

Answer 19

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.

Question 20

leash

Answer 20

a strap or cord for restraining and guiding a dog or other animal.

Question 21

zest

Answer 21

great enthusiasm and energy.

Question 22

promiscuous

Answer 22

implying an unselective approach;

Question 23

couth

Answer 23

cultured, refined, and well mannered.

Question 24

mountaineering

Answer 24

the sport or activity of climbing mountains.

Question 25

to repute

Answer 25

be generally said or believed to do something or to have particular characteristics.

Question 26

prowess

Answer 26

bravery in battle.

Question 27

mourner

Answer 27

a person who attends a funeral as a relative or friend of the dead person.

Question 28

to avow

Answer 28

assert or confess openly.

Question 29

ardent

Answer 29

enthusiastic or passionate.

Question 30

sullen

Answer 30

bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy.

Question 31

conscientious

Answer 31

(of a person) wishing to do what is right, especially to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly.

Question 32

vise

Answer 32

a metal tool with movable jaws that are used to hold an object firmly in place while work is done on it, typically attached to a workbench.

Question 33

to caress

Answer 33

touch or stroke gently or lovingly.

Question 34

lettered

Answer 34

formally educated.

Question 35

amenable

Answer 35

(of a person) open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled.

Question 36

frenzy

Answer 36

a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior.

Question 37

emeritus

Answer 37

(of the former holder of an office, especially a college professor) having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor.

Question 38

to revere

Answer 38

feel deep respect or admiration for (something).

Question 39

zeal

Answer 39

great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.

Question 40

effusion

Answer 40

an instance of giving off something such as a liquid, light, or smell.

Question 41

steadfast

Answer 41

resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering.

Question 42

prostrate

Answer 42

lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downward.

Question 43

assemblage

Answer 43

a collection or gathering of things or people.

Question 44

to imbue

Answer 44

inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality.

Question 45

insidious

Answer 45

proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.

Question 46

pernicious

Answer 46

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

Question 47

discernment

Answer 47

the ability to judge well.

Question 48

rung

Answer 48

a horizontal support on a ladder for a person’s foot.

Question 49

ferocious

Answer 49

savagely fierce, cruel, or violent.

Question 50

to beget

Answer 50

(typically of a man, sometimes of a man and a woman) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction.

Question 51

paramount

Answer 51

more important than anything else; supreme.

Question 52

bellwether

Answer 52

the leading sheep of a flock, with a bell on its neck.

Question 53

stampede

Answer 53

a sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals.