unit24

Question 1

mandate

Answer 1

(1) A formal command. (2) Permission to act, given by the people to their representatives.

Question 2

mandatory

Answer 2

Required.

Question 3

commandeer

Answer 3

To take possession of something by force, especially for military purposes.

Question 4

remand

Answer 4

(1) To order a case sent back to another court or agency for further action. (2) To send a prisoner back into custody to await further trial or sentencing.

Question 5

undulant

Answer 5

(1) Rising and falling in waves. (2) Wavy in form, outline, or surface.

Question 6

inundate

Answer 6

(1) To cover with a flood or overflow. (2) To overwhelm.

Question 7

redound

Answer 7

(1) To have an effect for good or bad. (2) To rebound or reflect.

Question 8

redundancy

Answer 8

(1) The state of being extra or unnecessary. (2) Needless repetition.

Question 9

sanction

Answer 9

To give approval to.

Question 10

sanctimonious

Answer 10

Pretending to be more religiously observant or morally better than other people.

Question 11

sacrosanct

Answer 11

(1) Most sacred or holy. (2) Treated as if holy and therefore immune from criticism or disturbance of any kind.

Question 12

sanctuary

Answer 12

(1) A holy place, such as a church or temple, or the most holy part of one. (2) A place of safety, refuge, and protection.

Question 13

colloquium

Answer 13

A conference in which various speakers take turns lecturing on a subject and then answering questions about it.

Question 14

soliloquy

Answer 14

A dramatic speech that represents a series of unspoken thoughts.

Question 15

colloquial

Answer 15

Conversational in style.

Question 16

loquacious

Answer 16

Apt to talk too much; talkative.

Question 17

virility

Answer 17

Energetic, vigorous manhood; masculinity.

Question 18

triumvirate

Answer 18

(1) A commission or government of three. (2) A group or association of three.

Question 19

virago

Answer 19

A loud, bad-tempered, overbearing woman.

Question 20

virtuosity

Answer 20

Great technical skill, especially in the practice of a fine art.

Question 21

valor

Answer 21

Personal bravery in the face of danger.

Question 22

equivalent

Answer 22

(1) Equal in force, amount, value, area, or volume. (2) Similar or virtually identical in effect or function.

Question 23

prevalent

Answer 23

Widely accepted, favored, or practiced; widespread.

Question 24

validate

Answer 24

(1) To make legally valid; give official approval to. (2) To support or confirm the validity of.

Question 25

crescent

Answer 25

(1) The moon between the new moon and first quarter, and between the last quarter and the next new moon. (2) Anything shaped like the crescent moon.

Question 26

accretion

Answer 26

(1) Growth or enlargement by gradual buildup. (2) A product of such buildup.

Question 27

excrescence

Answer 27

(1) A projection of growth, especially when abnormal. (2) A disfiguring, unnecessary, or unwanted mark or part.

Question 28

increment

Answer 28

(1) Something gained or added, especially as one of a series of regular additions or as a tiny increase in amount. (2) The amount or extent of change, especially the positive or negative change in value of one or more variables.

Question 29

transfusion

Answer 29

(1) The process of transferring a fluid and especially blood into a blood vessel. (2) Something transfused.

Question 30

effusive

Answer 30

(1) Given to excessive display of feeling. (2) Freely expressed.

Question 31

profusion

Answer 31

Great abundance.

Question 32

suffuse

Answer 32

To spread over or fill something, as if by fluid or light.