unit20

Question 1

nominal

Answer 1

(1) Existing in name or form only and not in reality. (2) So small as to be unimportant; insignificant.

Question 2

nomenclature

Answer 2

(1) A name or designation, or the act of naming. (2) A system of terms or symbols used in biology, where New Latin names are given to kinds and groups of animals and plants.

Question 3

ignominious

Answer 3

(1) Marked with shame or disgrace; dishonorable. (2) Humiliating or degrading.

Question 4

misnomer

Answer 4

A wrong name, or the use of a wrong name.

Question 5

patrician

Answer 5

A person of high birth or of good breeding and cultivation; an aristocrat.

Question 6

patriarchy

Answer 6

(1) A family, group, or government controlled by a man or a group of men. (2) A social system in which family members are related to each other through their fathers.

Question 7

expatriate

Answer 7

A person who has moved to a foreign land.

Question 8

paternalistic

Answer 8

Tending to supply the needs of or regulate the activities of those under one’s control.

Question 9

legate

Answer 9

An official representative, such as an ambassador.

Question 10

legacy

Answer 10

(1) Something left to a person in a will. (2) Something handed down by an ancestor or predecessor or received from the past.

Question 11

delegation

Answer 11

A group of people chosen to represent the interests or opinions of others.

Question 12

relegate

Answer 12

(1) To remove or assign to a less important place. (2) To refer or hand over for decision or for carrying out.

Question 13

aggregate

Answer 13

A collection or sum of units or parts.

Question 14

congregation

Answer 14

(1) A gathering of people, especially for worship or religious instruction. (2) The membership of a church or temple.

Question 15

egregious

Answer 15

Standing out, especially in a bad way; flagrant.

Question 16

segregate

Answer 16

(1) To separate from others or from the general mass; isolate. (2) To separate along racial lines.

Question 17

affluence

Answer 17

An abundance of wealth.

Question 18

effluent

Answer 18

Polluting waste material discharged into the environment.

Question 19

confluence

Answer 19

(1) A coming or flowing together at one point. (2) A place of meeting, especially of two streams.

Question 20

mellifluous

Answer 20

Flowing like honey; sweetened as if with honey.

Question 21

prehensile

Answer 21

Adapted for grasping, especially by wrapping around.

Question 22

apprehend

Answer 22

(1) Arrest, seize. (2) Understand.

Question 23

comprehend

Answer 23

(1) To grasp the meaning of; understand. (2) To take in or include.

Question 24

reprehensible

Answer 24

Deserving stern criticism or blame.

Question 25

temper

Answer 25

To dilute, qualify, or soften by adding something more agreeable; to moderate.

Question 26

temperance

Answer 26

(1) Moderation in satisfying appetites or passions. (2) The drinking of little or no alcohol.

Question 27

intemperate

Answer 27

Not moderate or mild; excessive, extreme.

Question 28

distemper

Answer 28

(1) A highly contagious viral disease, especially of dogs. (2) A highly contagious and usually fatal viral disease, especially of cats, marked by the destruction of white blood cells.

Question 29

purge

Answer 29

(1) To clear of guilt or sin. (2) To free of something unwanted or considered impure.

Question 30

expurgate

Answer 30

To cleanse of something morally harmful or offensive; to remove objectionable parts from.

Question 31

purgative

Answer 31

(1) Cleansing or purifying, especially from sin. (2) Causing a significant looseness of the bowels.

Question 32

purgatory

Answer 32

(1) According to Roman Catholic doctrine, the place where the souls of those who have died in God’s grace must pay for their sins through suffering before ascending to heaven. (2) A place or state of temporary suffering or misery.