Unit 8

Question 1

Lachrymose

Answer 1

(adj) tearful or given to weeping, inducing tears; sad

Question 2

immure

Answer 2

(verb) enclose or confine (someone) against their will

Question 3

chary

Answer 3

(adj) cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something

Question 4

cynosure

Answer 4

(noun) a person/ thing at the center of attention or admiration

Question 5

Discommode

Answer 5

(verb) cause (someone) trouble or inconvenience

Question 6

Incommode

Answer 6

(verb) inconvenience (someone)

Question 7

calumny

Answer 7

(noun) false and defamatory statements about someone in order

Question 8

jocund

Answer 8

(adj) cheerful and lighthearted

Question 9

Xenophobia

Answer 9

(noun) dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries

Question 10

Mendacious

Answer 10

(adj) not telling the truth; lying

Question 11

Abasement

Answer 11

(noun) the action of debasing, humiliation or degradation

Question 12

Palpable

Answer 12

(adj) so intense as to seem almost tangible, plain to see or comprehend, able to be touched or felt

Question 13

Progenitor

Answer 13

(noun) a person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent

Question 14

Paradigm

Answer 14

(noun) a typical example or pattern of something; a model

Question 15

Dearth

Answer 15

(noun) a scarcity or lack of something

Question 16

Evocative

Answer 16

(adj) bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind

Question 17

Equivocation

Answer 17

(noun) the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication

Question 18

spurious

Answer 18

(adj) not being what it purports to be; false or fake

Question 19

fervid

Answer 19

(adj) intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree, burning, hot, or glowing

Question 20

Ignominy

Answer 20

(noun) public shame or disgrace