Unit 11B

Question 1

(adj) using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible

Answer 1

judicious

Question 2

(v) to bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between; (adj) occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary

Answer 2

mediate

Question 3

(n) the setting, surroundings, environment

Answer 3

milieu

Question 4

(adj) strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking; out-of-the-way, geographically remote; exceeding reasonable limits

Answer 4

outlandish

Question 5

(adj) domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant

Answer 5

overbearing

Question 6

(adj) high-spirited; lively; bold, saucy; jaunty

Answer 6

pert

Question 7

(n) a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn

Answer 7

quirk

Question 8

(v) to feast, entertain agreeably

Answer 8

regale

Question 9

(adj) lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient

Answer 9

shiftless

Question 10

(n) a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor; (v) to stain or contaminate

Answer 10

taint