Unit 3

Question 1

prevaricate

Answer 1

(verb) speak or act in an evasive way

Question 2

antediluvian

Answer 2

(adj) of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood
(adj) ridiculously old-fashioned.
(noun) biblical flood

Question 3

doctrinaire

Answer 3

(adj or noun) -a person who- seeking to impose a doctrine in all circumstances without regard to practical considerations

Question 4

halcyon

Answer 4

(adj) denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful

Question 5

nonplussed

Answer 5

(adj) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react.

Question 6

expunge

Answer 6

(verb) erase or remove completely

Question 7

maelstrom

Answer 7

(noun) a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river

Question 8

hoi polloi

Answer 8

(noun) the masses; the common people

Question 9

draconian

Answer 9

(adj)- of laws- excessively harsh and severe

Question 10

probity

Answer 10

(noun) the quality of having strong moral principles; decency

Question 11

avuncular

Answer 11

(adj) relating to an uncle

Question 12

effusive

Answer 12

(adj) expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner

Question 13

simian

Answer 13

(adj or noun) -resembling- an ape or monkey

Question 14

plinth

Answer 14

(noun) a heavy base supporting a statue or vase

Question 15

parsimony

Answer 15

(noun) extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources

Question 16

vestigial

Answer 16

(adj) forming a very small remnant of something that was once much larger or more noticeable

Question 17

intuit

Answer 17

(verb) understand or work out by instinct.

Question 18

debunk

Answer 18

(verb) expose the falseness

Question 19

artifice

Answer 19

(noun) clever or cunning devices or expedients, used to deceive

Question 20

prodigious

Answer 20

(adj) remarkably great in extent, size, or degree.