Week #22

Question 1

Define

Juxtapose

(juksˊ tə pōzˊ)

Answer 1

To place side by side

If we were to juxtapose our philosophies your
materialism would conflic

Question 2

Define

Plight

(plīt)

Answer 2

Predicament, dangerous situation

The plight of the refugees who wandered about in a
desultory fa

Question 3

Define

Covert

(kōvˊərt)

Answer 3

Secret, hidden

Woodrow Wilson stated that he found covert
agreements to be reprehensi

Question 4

Define

Cope

(kōp)

Answer 4

To be a match for to be able to handle

Just how our Club’s president is able to cope with so
many disparate p

Question 5

Define

Incompatibility

(in kəm patˊə bilˊə tē)

Answer 5

Quality of being mismated, lack of harmony

Judge Felder commented with asperity upon the wife’s
charge of incompat

Question 6

Define

Barmecide Feast

Answer 6

Pretended generosity, a feast w/no food

The committee always boasts about its luncheon, but
to my way of think

Question 7

Define

Incapacitated

(inˊkə pasˊə tāt id)

Answer 7

Disabled, made unfit

He was ashamed to admit that a pesky skin rash
incapacitated him for w

Question 8

Define

Fabricate

(fabˊrə kāt)

Answer 8

To lie, concoct

Dave’s metamorphosis from an honest person to one
who could fabricate

Question 9

Define

Connubial

(kə nüˊbi əl)

Answer 9

Related to marriage

The widow grew maudlin as she reminisced about her
former connubial bli

Question 10

Define

Demur

(di merˊ)

Answer 10

To object

I will have to demur even if I receive a bona fide
invitation to run f

Question 11

Define

Appellation

(apˊə lāˊshən)

Answer 11

A name

Because he was the scion of the richest family on our
block, Lenny was

Question 12

Define

In Apple-Pie Order

Answer 12

In neat order, good condition

The house was in dreadful condition when Mrs Maslow
arrived, but when

Question 13

Define

Escalation

(esˊ kə lāˊ shən)

Answer 13

An increase, intensification

Many derogatory statements wer heard from those
who were opposed to fur

Question 14

Define

Indifference

(in difˊ ər əns)

Answer 14

Lack of concern

With complete indifference toward his personal safety,
Lt. Regan openl

Question 15

Define

Potential (adj)

(pə tenˊshəl)

Answer 15

Possible

When destitution grips an area, there is excellent
potential for troub

Question 16

Define

Cumulative

(kūˊmū lə tiv)

Answer 16

Accumulated

The cumulative effect of the summer’s sultry weather
was to shorten eve

Question 17

Define

Recondite

(rekˊən dīt)

Answer 17

Secret, hidden, obscure

The poet’s recondite language precluded any
understanding of his theme

Question 18

Define

Apple-Polishing

Answer 18

Trying to gain favor by gifts or flattery

If the way to advancement in this company is through
apple-polishing,

Question 19

Define

Palliate

(palˊi āt)

Answer 19

Alleviate, relieve w/o curing

The drugs could only palliate the symptoms, not
provide a cure.

Question 20

Define

Delude

(di lüdˊ)

Answer 20

To fool

We must not allow fulsome praise to delude us about
our actual abilitie

Question 21

Define

Prelude

(prelˊūd)

Answer 21

Introduction

As a prelude to his performance, the bullfighter vowed
to do penance fo

Question 22

Define

Chimerical

(kə merˊə kəl)

Answer 22

Visionary, imaginary, fantastic

The scheme sounded chimerical, but we were
indoctrinated to believe tha

Question 23

Define

Acknowledge

(ak nolˊij)

Answer 23

Admit

Monte refused to acknowledge the extrinsic pressures
which were causin

Question 24

Define

The Draconian

Answer 24

A very severe set of rules

The head counselor ran our camp according to his own
Draconian Code.