Verbal Lesson 5

Question 0

Lewd
Example
He made lewd remarks/comments to the woman at the bar.

Answer 0

Sexual in an offensive or rude way

Question 1

Guileless
Example:
she was an easygoing, guileless young woman who was comfortable just being herself

Answer 1

Very innocent

Naive

Question 2

Pervasive

Answer 2

Existing in every part of something : spreading to all parts of something

Question 3

Disingenuous

Answer 3

Not truly honest or sincere : giving the false appearance of being honest or sincere

Question 4

Unnerve
Examples
the riding accident so unnerved me that for a while I was afraid to get back on a horse
a figure skater can’t afford to be unnerved by an occasional slipup

Answer 4

To make (someone) feel afraid or upset and unable to think clearly

Question 5

Enervated

Answer 5

To make (someone or something) very weak or tired
Syno: unnerve

Question 6

Discomfit

Answer 6

To make (someone) confused or upset

Question 7

Mollify
Examples
an apology would probably mollify your friend
a friendly gesture that did a lot to mollify their suspicions about the new neighbor

Answer 7

To make (someone) less angry : to calm (someone) down

Question 8

Bemuse

Answer 8

To cause (someone) to be confused and often also somewhat amused

Question 9

Sprawling

Answer 9

: to lie or sit with your arms and legs spread wide apart

: to spread or develop in an uneven or uncontrolled way

Question 10

Impecunious

Answer 10

Having little or no money

Question 11

Resilient

Answer 11

: able to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens
: able to return to an original shape after being pulled, stretched, pressed, bent, etc.

Question 12

Provincial

Answer 12

: a person who lives in or comes from a place that is far away from large cities

Question 13

Ambitious

Answer 13

: having ambition : having a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous
: not easily done or achieved : requiring or showing ambition

Question 14

Perennial

Answer 14

of a plant : living for several years or for many years : having a life cycle that is more than two years long
: existing or continuing in the same way for a long time
: happening again and again

Question 15

Nascent

Answer 15

: beginning to exist : recently formed or developed

Question 16

Hackneyed

Answer 16

: not interesting, funny, etc., because of being used too often : not fresh or original

Question 17

Intermittent

Answer 17

: starting, stopping, and starting again : not constant or steady
Ocassional