Unit 36-40

Question 1

gainsay

Answer 1

to deny; dispute; oppose

Question 2

garrulous

Answer 2

very talkative; wordy

Question 3

gauche

Answer 3

clumsy; coarse and uncouth

Question 4

goad

Answer 4

to prod (poke with a finger; nudge); urge on

Question 5

gouge

Answer 5

to scoop out; tear out; overcharge

Question 6

grandiloquent

Answer 6

pompous; bombastic

Question 7

gregarrious

Answer 7

sociable

Question 8

guileless

Answer 8

free of cunning or deceit; artless

Question 9

gullible

Answer 9

easily deceived

Question 10

harangue

Answer 10

long, pompous speech; tirade

Question 11

orthodox

Answer 11

widely accepted (not unorthodox; heterodox)

Question 12

harrowing *

Answer 12

extremely distressing; terrifying

Question 13

homogeneous

Answer 13

composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

Question 14

hyperbole

Answer 14

purposeful exaggeration for effect

Question 15

iconoclastic

Answer 15

attacking cherished traditions

Question 16

idolatry

Answer 16

idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

Question 17

immutable

Answer 17

unchangeable

Question 18

impair

Answer 18

to injure; damage

Question 19

impassive

Answer 19

showing no emotion

Question 20

impede

Answer 20

to hinder; block

Question 21

impermeable

Answer 21

impossible to penetrate

Question 22

imperturbable

Answer 22

not easily disturbed

Question 23

impervious

Answer 23

impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected or influenced

Question 24

implacable

Answer 24

inflexible; incapable of being pleased

Question 25

implicit

Answer 25

implied; understood but not stated

Question 26

implode

Answer 26

collapse inward violently