Units 36-40

Question 1

*gainsay, v.

Answer 1

to deny; dispute; oppose

Question 2

gambol, v.

Answer 2

to frolic; leap playfully

Question 3

*garrulous, adj.

Answer 3

very talkative; wordy

Question 4

gauche, adj.

Answer 4

coarse and uncouth; clumsy

Question 5

geniality, n.

Answer 5

cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability

Question 6

gerrymander, v.

Answer 6

to divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party

Question 7

glib, adj.

Answer 7

fluent in an insincere way; offhand

Question 8

goad, v.

Answer 8

to prod; urge on

Question 9

gossamer, adj.

Answer 9

sheer; light and delicate, like cobwebs

sheer, adj., nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis). (especially of a cliff or wall) perpendicular or nearly so. n., a very fine or diaphanous fabric or article.

Question 10

gouge, v.

Answer 10

to tear out; scoop out; overcharge

Question 11

*grandiloquent, adj.

Answer 11

pompous; bombastic

Question 12

*gregarious, adj.

Answer 12

sociable

Question 13

grouse, v.

Answer 13

to complain

Question 14

*guileless, adj.

Answer 14

free of cunning or deceit; artless

artless, adj., without guile or deception. without effort or pretentiousness; natural and simple. without skill or finesse.

Question 15

guise, n.

Answer 15

outward appearance; false appearance; pretense

Question 16

*gullible, adj.

Answer 16

easily deceived

Question 17

gustatory, adj.

Answer 17

affecting the sense of taste

Question 18

halcyon, adj.

Answer 18

calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous

Question 19

hallowed, adj.

Answer 19

holy; sacred

Question 20

*harangue, n.

Answer 20

long, pompous speech; tirade

Question 21

harrowing, adj.

Answer 21

extremely distressing; terrifying

Question 22

herbivorous, adj.

Answer 22

relating to a herbivore, an animal that feeds mainly on plants

Question 23

hermetic, adj.

Answer 23

tightly sealed; magical

Question 24

*heterodox, adj.

Answer 24

unorthodox; not widely accepted

Question 25

hieroglyphics, n.

Answer 25

a system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meaning or sounds; writing or symbols that are difficult to decipher; the symbols used in advanced mathematics

Question 26

hirsute, adj.

Answer 26

covered with hair

Question 27

*histrionic, adj.

Answer 27

relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical arts or performances

Question 28

homeostasis, n.

Answer 28

automatic maintenance by an organism of normal temperature, chemical balance, etc. within itself

Question 29

*homily, n.

Answer 29

sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; platitude

Question 30

*homogeneous, adj.

Answer 30

composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

Question 31

*hyperbole, n.

Answer 31

purposeful exaggeration for effect

Question 32

*iconoclastic, adj.

Answer 32

attacking cherished traditions

Question 33

*ideological, adj.

Answer 33

relating to ideology, the set of ideas that form the basis of a political or economic system

Question 34

*idolatry, n.

Answer 34

idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

Question 35

*igneous, adj.

Answer 35

produced by fire; volcanic

Question 36

imbroglio, n.

Answer 36

complicated situation; an entanglement

Question 37

*immutable, adj.

Answer 37

unchangeable

Question 38

*impassive, adj.

Answer 38

showing no emotion

Question 39

impecunious, adj.

Answer 39

poor; having no money

Question 40

impede, v.

Answer 40

to hinder; block

Question 41

*impermeable, adj.

Answer 41

impossible to penetrate

Question 42

*imperturbable, adj.

Answer 42

not easily disturbed

Question 43

*impervious, adj.

Answer 43

impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

Question 44

impinge, v.

Answer 44

to strike; encroach

Question 45

*implacable, adj.

Answer 45

inflexible; incapable of being pleased

Question 46

implausible, adj.

Answer 46

unlikely; unbelievable

Question 47

*implicit, adj.

Answer 47

implied; understood but not stated

Question 48

implode, v.

Answer 48

collapse inward violently

Question 49

imprecation, n.

Answer 49

curse

Question 50

impute, v.

Answer 50

to relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault to; assign as a characteristic