Unit 11

Question 0

Ambient

Answer 0

Completely surrounding, encompassing

Question 1

Abrogate

Answer 1

To repeal, cancel, declare null and void

Question 2

Asperity

Answer 2

Roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness

Question 3

Burnish

Answer 3

To make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; gloss, brightness, luster

Question 4

Cabal

Answer 4

A small group working in secret

Question 5

Delectable

Answer 5

Delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; an appealing or appetizing food or dish

Question 6

Deprecate

Answer 6

To express mild disapproval; to belittle

Question 7

Detritus

Answer 7

Bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction

Question 8

Ebullient

Answer 8

Overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling

Question 9

Eclectic

Answer 9

Drawn from different sources; one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources

Question 10

Flaccid

Answer 10

Limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness

Question 11

Impecunious

Answer 11

Having little or no money

Question 12

Inexorable

Answer 12

Inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding

Question 13

Moribund

Answer 13

Dying, on the way out

Question 14

Necromancer

Answer 14

One who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard

Question 15

Onerous

Answer 15

Burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty

Question 16

Rife

Answer 16

Common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete

Question 17

Rudiments

Answer 17

The parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything

Question 18

Sequester

Answer 18

To set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody

Question 19

Winnow

Answer 19

To get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sit through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chest from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan