Unit 11

Question 1

aesthetic

Answer 1

Pleasing in appearance

Synonym: artistic

Question 2

brevity

Answer 2

shortness in duration or expression

Synonym: Conciseness

Question 3

concur

Answer 3

to express agreement

Synonym: agree

Question 4

crucial

Answer 4

important or necessary

Synonym: vital

Question 5

decorum

Answer 5

good taste in conduct or appearance

Synonym: respectability

Question 6

demonstrative

Answer 6

to express one’s care or love for another

Synonym: affectionate

Question 7

devolve

Answer 7

to pass by succession

Synonym: transfer

Question 8

dilemma

Answer 8

an unpleasant choice or problem

Synonym: predicament

Question 9

disconsolate

Answer 9

dejected or downcast

Synonym: melancholy

Question 10

epigram

Answer 10

a clever saying or short poem

Synonym: witticism; proverb; saying

Question 11

fastidious

Answer 11

difficult to please, having high standards

Synonym: fussy

Question 12

immaterial

Answer 12

of no substantial consequence

Synonym: irrelevant

Question 13

imposition

Answer 13

something forced

Synonym: burden

Question 14

impromptu

Answer 14

made, done or forced on the spur of the moment

Synonym: spontaneous

Question 15

Infuse

Answer 15

to cause to be introduced to something, normally changes for the better

Question 16

insatiable

Answer 16

incapable of being satisfied

Synonym: voracious

Question 17

quaff

Answer 17

to drink deeply

Synonym: guzzle

Question 18

requisition

Answer 18

the act of requiring something

Synonym: demand

Question 19

strapping

Answer 19

vigorous or sturdy

Synonym: burly

Question 20

wreak

Answer 20

to cause the infliction of

Synonym: inflict