Week 3 - Deck 1

Question 1

chasten

chase-en

Answer 1

v. [with obj.] (usu. be chastened)
(of a reproof or misfortune) have a restraining or moderating effect on:
“The director was somewhat ~ by his recent flops”
(as adj. ) “a ~ing experience”
[]archaic (esp. of God) discipline; punish.

Question 2

misogynist

Answer 2

n. a man who hates women.

adj. reflecting or inspired by a hatred of women:
“a ~ attitude”

Question 3

chagrin

she-grin

Answer 3

n. distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated:
“Jeff, much to his ~, wasn’t invited.”

v. (be ~ed) feel distressed or humiliated:
“He was ~ed when his friend poured scorn on him.”

Question 4

timely

Answer 4

adj. done or occurring at a favorable or useful time; opportune:

“a ~ warning”

Question 5

excoriate

ex-core-ee-ate

Answer 5

v. [with obj.] formal censure or criticize severely:

“The papers that had been ~ing him were now lauding him.”

Question 6

forlorn

Answer 6

adj. 
1 pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely:
"~ figures at bus stops"
2 (of an aim or endeavor) unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled; hopeless:
"a ~ attempt to escape"

Question 7

recompense

Answer 7

v. [with obj.] make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate:
“offenders should ~ their victims”
“he was ~ed for the wasted time”

n. compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or effort made:
“substantial damages were pain in ~”

Question 8

cataract

Answer 8

n.
1 a large waterfall.
[] a sudden rush of water; a downpour:
“the rain enveloped us in a deafening ~”

2 a medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision:
“she had ~s in both eyes”

Question 9

opaque

Answer 9

adj. not able to be seen through; not transparent:
“the windows were ~ with steam”
[] (esp. of language) hard or impossible to understand; unfathomable:
“technical jargon that was ~ to her”

Question 10

sylvan

Answer 10

adj. (chiefly literary)
consisting of or associated with woods; wooded:
“trees and contours all add to a ~ setting”

[] pleasantly rural or pastoral:
“vistas of ~ charm”

Question 11

repose

Answer 11

n. a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility:
“in ~ her face looked relaxed”

v. [no obj.] be lying, situated, or kept in a particular place:
“The diamond now ~s in the Louvre.”

[] lie down in rest:
“how sweetly he would ~ in the four-poster bed.”

Question 12

copse

Answer 12

n. a small group of trees

Question 13

approbation

Answer 13

n. (formal) approval or praise:

“The opera met with high ~.”

Question 14

macabre

ma-ca-brah

Answer 14

adj. disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of injury and death:
“a ~ series of murders”