Week 1

Question 1

assimilate

Answer 1

to take in and incorporate as one’s own, to absorb; make similar; become similar to one’s environment

Question 2

begrudge

Answer 2

to give reluctantly, to envy a possession or one’s enjoyment

Question 3

bulwark

Answer 3

a strong defense or something that defends

Question 4

commodious

Answer 4

affording ample space and room; adapted to or suitable for use

Question 5

conglomerate

Answer 5

a mixture of many things

Question 6

dissolution

Answer 6

disintegration, decomposition and dispersion

Question 7

dither

Answer 7

a state of trembling excitement or fear; vacillation; act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain

Question 8

evocative

Answer 8

calling forth, calling to mind; when you want to describe something that reminds you of something else

Question 9

frenetic

Answer 9

frenzied, frantic

Question 10

intercede

Answer 10

to intervene and to act as a mediator; to help people work out their differences or achieve something

Question 11

grisly

Answer 11

ghastly, inspiring fear; shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

Question 12

lugubrious

Answer 12

Excessively mournful, sad, or gloomy

Question 12

ignoble

Answer 12

of lowly origin, without honor

Question 13

impel

Answer 13

to urge or to drive forward (usually with moral pressure)

Question 14

verdant

Answer 14

Fresh and green, often used to describe lush plant life.

Question 14

perennial

Answer 14

Describing things that are lasting, constant, or repeated for many years

Question 14

paragon

Answer 14

A model of excellence or perfection in a specific quality or trait.

Question 14

potent

Answer 14

Powerful or having a strong effect, influential.

Question 14

pucker

Answer 14

To gather into wrinkles or irregular folds, as in puckering lips.

Question 14

zany

Answer 14

Comical and outlandish, goofy, wacky, and clownish.

Question 14

retrograde

Answer 14

Moving backward or in a reverse direction, regressive.

Question 14

skewed

Answer 14

Not straight, crooked, slanting; biased or favoring one person or side over another.

Question 14

translucence

Answer 14

The quality of allowing the passage of light but not a clear view, partially transparent.

Question 14

supersede

Answer 14

To replace or cause to be displaced or set aside by something newer or better.

Question 15

mutinous

Answer 15

Rebellious or unruly behavior, often associated with a revolt.