Week #25

Question 1

Define

Awesome

(əˊsəm)

Answer 1

Inspiring terror, weird

Many of those who witnessed the first atomic
explosion reported that it

Question 2

Define

Eruption

(i rupˊshən)

Answer 2

Bursting out

Fred had been known for his gentle ways; so his
friends were stunned by

Question 3

Define

Puny

(pūˊni)

Answer 3

Weak, unimportant

We were surprised by the puny resistance put up by
the voracious tiger

Question 4

Define

Debris

(də brēˊ)

Answer 4

Ruins, fragments

After her house had burned to the ground, Mrs Wiley
searched through th

Question 5

Define

Dispersed

(dis pirsdˊ)

Answer 5

Scattered, spread, broken up

The fluffy seeds of the milkweed are dispersed by the
wind.

Question 6

Define

As Broad As It Is Long

Answer 6

It makes very little difference

Since both jobs pay $1.75 an hour and are equally
boring, it is about a

Question 7

Define

Obliterate

(əb litˊər āt)

Answer 7

Erase, wipe out

When a dog buries a bone, he goes to a great deal of
trouble to oblite

Question 8

Define

Deplorable

(di plôrˊə bəl)

Answer 8

Sad, pitiable

The home-town fans thought the umpires’ decision
was deplorable.

Question 9

Define

Initiate

(i nishˊi āt)

Answer 9

Start, set going

She could not imagine how she was going to get him
to initiate a conver

Question 10

Define

Conflagration

(konˊ flə grāˊshən)

Answer 10

Great fire

Who could imagine a more bizarre story than the one
having to do with a

Question 11

Define

Rue

(rü)

Answer 11

Regret

You will rue that display of histronics when I asked you
to help.

Question 12

Define

Blow Hot and Cold

Answer 12

Swing for and against something

I told Charile to give up his summer job and come
cross-coutnry biking

Question 13

Define

Congenial

(kən jēnˊyel)

Answer 13

Sympathetic, agreeable

The tree in front of my house has the dubious honor of
being the spot v

Question 14

Define

Hoard (v)

(hôrd)

Answer 14

Hide, store, accumulate

Isn’t it a pity we can’t hoard the ideal days of autumn?

Question 15

Define

Sage

(sāj)

Answer 15

Wise man, philospher

A man may be a sage everywhere, but at home he’s
called a “square” by h

Question 16

Define

Aegis

(ēˊjis)

Answer 16

Shield, protection, sponsorship

It was fortuitous that at the last moment the mayor
offered the aegis o

Question 17

Define

Detriment

(detˊ rə mənt)

Answer 17

Injury, damage, hurt

A settlement that causes detriment to neither side is
imperative.

Question 18

Define

In The Doldrums

Answer 18

In a bored or depressed state

Mary has been in the doldrums since her best friend
moved away.

Question 19

Define

Longevity

(lon jevˊə ti)

Answer 19

Long duration of life

He came for a family noted for its longevity, and all
four of his grand

Question 20

Define

Imbibe

(im bībˊ)

Answer 20

Drink

-If you imbibe, don’t drive.

Question 21

Define

Virile

(virˊəl)

Answer 21

Masterful, manly

The boys struck up virile poses to attract the girls on
the beach.

Question 22

Define

Senile

(sēˊnīl)

Answer 22

Infirm, weak from old age

Far from being senile, the old man was considered the
sage of the neigh

Question 23

Define

Doddering

(dodˊər ing)

Answer 23

Trembling, shaking

It was deplorable for us to see him doddering around
the house with th

Question 24

Define

Burn The Midnight Oil

Answer 24

Study or work late into the night

If I’m going to pass the test tomorrow, I will have to
burn the midnigh