unit5

Question 1

a sermon stresing moral principles, a tedious moralizing lecture or discourse

Answer 1

homily

Question 2

an enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan

Answer 2

aficiionado

Question 3

a quick raid, especially for plunder; a venture into some field or endeavor

Answer 3

foray

Question 4

blithely indifferent or unconcerned, carefree

Answer 4

insouciant

Question 5

in intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner, to bully

Answer 5

browbeat

Question 6

profit derived from an office or position or from employment, a fee or salary

Answer 6

emolument

Question 7

to enclose or confine within walls, to imprision

Answer 7

immure

Question 8

equal in size, extent duration, or importance

Answer 8

commensurate

Question 9

very sheer and light, almost transparent

Answer 9

diaphanous

Question 10

very sacred or holy, inviolable, set apart or immune form questioning

Answer 10

sacrosanct

Question 11

a change, variation, or alteration

Answer 11

vicissitude

Question 12

a mold, the surrounding situation or enviroment

Answer 12

matrix

Question 13

of or pertaining to the entire body, relating to a system or systems

Answer 13

systemic

Question 14

funeral rites or ceremonies

Answer 14

obsequies

Question 15

indented to promote a particular point of view, doctrine, or cause

Answer 15

tendentious

Question 16

a character in a novel or play, the outward character or role that a person assumes

Answer 16

persona

Question 17

a confident and stylish manner, dash, a strikingly elaborate or colorful display

Answer 17

panache

Question 18

having lustful desires or interests, tending to arouse sexual desire

Answer 18

purient

Question 19

a bitter verbal attack

Answer 19

philippic

Question 20

a type, class, or variety, especially a distinctive category of literary composition

Answer 20

genre