Unit 2 Lesson 18

Question 0

Dirge

Answer 0

A funeral hymn; a slow, sad song, poem or musical composition; a lament.

Question 1

Conclave

Answer 1

A private or secret meeting; an assembly or gathering, especially one with authority, power and influence.

Question 2

Draconian

Answer 2

Harsh or vigorous; a law or code of extreme severity

Question 3

Epicurean

Answer 3

Devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food, comfort and ease.

Question 4

Gossamer

Answer 4

Soft, sheer, gauzy fabric; fine film of cobwebs seen in autumn; anything delicate, light or insubstantial.

Question 5

Immolate

Answer 5

To kill, as a sacrifice; to destroy or renounce for the sake of something else.

Question 6

Juggernaut

Answer 6

Anything that exacts blind devotion or terrible sacrifice; any terrible, irresistible force.

Question 7

Junket

Answer 7

A party, banquet or outing; a trip taken by an official and paid for with public funds.

Question 8

Ostracism

Answer 8

A rejection or exclusion from a group or society by general consent

Question 9

Proletariat

Answer 9

The working class; the unpropertied class

Question 10

Rigmarole

Answer 10

Confused, incoherent a, foolish talk; a complicated and petty procedure

Question 11

Rubric

Answer 11

A title, heading or direction in a book, written or printed in red or otherwise distinguished from the rest of the text; an established custom or rule of procedure.
A short commentary or explanation covering a broad subject.

Question 12

Socratic

Answer 12

Pertaining to Socrates or his philosophical method of repeated questioning to elicit truths implicit in all rational beings.

Question 13

Sycophant

Answer 13

A self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite; one who attempts to win favor or advance himself by flattering persons of influence.