Unit 2

Question 1

Aegis

Answer 1

protection patronage sponsorship

Question 2

Apprise

Answer 2

to inform of . to make aware off by giving oral or written notice

Question 3

Bibulous

Answer 3

fond of or inclined to drink. absorbent

Question 4

Claque

Answer 4

People who applaud another. Fan club.

Question 5

Derscinate

Answer 5

Uproot

Question 6

Exegesis

Answer 6

Explanation or critical interpretation of a text, especially

Question 7

Indigenous

Answer 7

Native people

Question 8

Lachrymose

Answer 8

Given to tears or weeping. Causing tears. Lugubrious.

Question 9

Lexicon

Answer 9

A language.

Question 10

Melee

Answer 10

Chaos.

Question 11

Microcosm

Answer 11

Miniature world or universe. Group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system.

Question 12

Minuscule

Answer 12

Tiny

Question 13

Obfuscate

Answer 13

Darken or obscure

Question 14

paternalism

Answer 14

the policy of practice of treating a governing people in the manner of a father doing with his children

Question 15

polarize

Answer 15

cause or concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions. cause light to vibrate in a pattern

Question 16

Purview

Answer 16

limit

Question 17

sanguine

Answer 17

having a Ruddy complexion. cheerful confident optimistic outlook

Question 18

Solecism

Answer 18

substandard or ungrammatical usage a breach of etiquette impropriety or mistake

Question 19

Vassal

Answer 19

A person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance. Subordinate

Question 20

Verisimilitude

Answer 20

Likely