Vocab Section

Question 1

Burnish

Answer 1

Polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing.

Question 2

Belligerent

Answer 2

Hostile and aggressive.

Question 3

Egress

Answer 3

N. The action of going out of or leaving a place

V. Go out of or leave (a place).

Question 4

Epoch

Answer 4

A period of time in history or a person’s life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics.

Question 5

Discreet

Answer 5

Careful and circumspect in one’s speech or actions, especially in order to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage.

Question 6

Maneuver

Answer 6

Noun.

1. A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.
2. A large-scale military exercise of troops, warships, and other forces.

Question 7

Facsimilie

Answer 7

An exact copy, especially of written or printed material.

Question 8

Unique

Answer 8

Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.

Question 9

Repudiate

Answer 9

V.

1. Refuse to accept or be associated with
2. Deny the truth or validity of

Question 10

Corpulent

Answer 10

Adj.

Fat.

Question 11

Flue

Answer 11

N.

A duct for smoke and waste gases produced by a fire, a gas heater, a power station, or other fuel-burning installation.

Question 12

Founder

Answer 12

N.

A person who manufactures articles of cast metal; the owner or operator of a foundry.

Question 13

Extol

Answer 13

V.

Praise enthusiastically.

Question 14

Androgynous

Answer 14

Adj.

partly male and partly female in appearance; of indeterminate sex.

Question 15

Scull

Answer 15

N.
1. Each of a pair of small oars used by a single rower.
an oar placed over the stern of a boat to propel it by a side-to-side motion, reversing the blade at each turn.
2. A light, narrow boat propelled with a scull or a pair of sculls.