Week 2

Question 1

append

Answer 1

to add in a supplementary manner; fix to; attach

Question 2

apprise

Answer 2

to inform or to give notice

Question 3

ardent

Answer 3

expressing strong feelings, impassioned, zealous; passionate about something

Question 4

cloister

Answer 4

to seclude or to confine

Question 5

constrict

Answer 5

to tighten or to make narrow; to squeeze uncomfortably

Question 6

disentangle

Answer 6

to unravel, extricate; free from a snarl

Question 7

fanaticism

Answer 7

enthusiasm or zeal that is excessively irrational; occurs when someone is unwilling or unable to accept a differing point of view

Question 8

feint

Answer 8

a false appearance, a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real blow

Question 9

ferment

Answer 9

state of agitation, commotion; turbulent change or development

Question 10

gnarl

Answer 10

to twist extensively

Question 10

forestall

Answer 10

keep from happening or arising; make impossible; deal with ahead of time

Question 11

infernal

Answer 11

relating to hell

Question 11

hoary

Answer 11

showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; ancient

Question 12

jaunty

Answer 12

stylish and lively in manner or appearance; having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air

Question 13

malefactor

Answer 13

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Question 14

multifarious

Answer 14

great in variety, diverse; having many aspects

Question 14

matriarchy

Answer 14

a family or state headed or ruled by a female; a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line

Question 15

musty

Answer 15

smelling of damp or decay, malodorous

Question 16

obstreperous

Answer 16

marked by aggressive noisiness; stubbornly defiant

Question 17

precipice

Answer 17

a very steep cliff or mass of rock, the brink of something dangerous

Question 18

precipitous

Answer 18

done or acting too quickly and without enough thought; geography-very high and steep

Question 19

progeny

Answer 19

children, descendants, offspring

Question 20

replicate

Answer 20

to repeat, to copy, or to duplicate

Question 21

ruminate

Answer 21

to consider for a long time at a slow pace, to ponder; reflect deeply on a subject

Question 22

unobtrusive

Answer 22

not readily noticeable, inconspicuous