unit 4

Question 1

affinity

Answer 1

a natural attraction to a person, thing, or activity

Question 2

bilious

Answer 2

peevish or irritable; sickeningly unpleasant

Question 3

cognate

Answer 3

closely related in origin, essential nature, or function

Question 4

corollary

Answer 4

a proposition that follows from one already proven; a natural consequence or result

Question 5

cul-de-sac

Answer 5

blind or dead end street, an impasse

Question 6

derring-do

Answer 6

valor or heroism; daring deeds or exploits

Question 7

divination

Answer 7

the art or act of predicting the future or discovering hidden knowledge

Question 8

elixir

Answer 8

a potion once thought capable or curing all ills and maintaining life indefinitely ; a panacea

Question 9

folderol

Answer 9

foolish talk, ideas, or procedures; nonsense; a trifle

Question 10

gamut

Answer 10

an entire range or series

Question 11

hoi polloi

Answer 11

the common people, the masses

Question 12

ineffable

Answer 12

not expressible in words; too great or too sacred to be uttered

Question 13

lucubration

Answer 13

laborious study or thought, especially at night; the result of such work

Question 14

mnemonic

Answer 14

relating to or designed to assist the memory

Question 15

obloquy

Answer 15

public abuse indicating strong disapproval or censure; the disgrace resulting from such treatment

Question 16

parameter

Answer 16

a determining or characteristic element; a factor that shapes the total outcome

Question 17

pundit

Answer 17

a learned person, one who gives authoritative

Question 18

risible

Answer 18

pertaining to laughter; able or inclined to laugh

Question 19

symptomatic

Answer 19

typical or characteristic, being or concerned

Question 20

volte-face

Answer 20

an about-face a complete reversal