Week 4

Question 1

abrasive

Answer 1

harsh, causing irritation, rough; anything that grates or irritates — physically or metaphorically

Question 2

appease

Answer 2

to pacify, to be conciliatory in a manner that sacrifices principles

Question 3

cleft

Answer 3

a space or opening made by cleavage, a split; a long narrow opening

Question 3

bewail

Answer 3

to deplore, to express deep sorrow; regret strongly

Question 4

defraud

Answer 4

to deal with deceptively; deprive of by deceit

Question 5

countermand

Answer 5

to revoke, to cancel, or to reverse; cancel officially

Question 6

disavowal

Answer 6

Denial of any connection with or knowledge of

Question 7

eclipse

Answer 7

to cast a shadow upon; to darken; to make dim or obscure by comparison; the phenomenon when one celestial body obscures another

Question 8

ellipsis

Answer 8

omission of words necessary for complete construction

Question 8

fussbudget

Answer 8

One who worries about unimportant things; thinks about unfortunate things that might happen

Question 9

idolatry

Answer 9

worship of idols, excessive devotion; the worship of images that are not God

Question 10

malicious

Answer 10

motivated by hate or deliberate intent to harm

Question 11

optimum

Answer 11

most favorable, best or greatest degree attainable; best condition or highest extent of something

Question 11

mote

Answer 11

a particle or speck of dust; a tiny piece of anything

Question 12

pertinacity

Answer 12

stubborn persistence or act of refusing to yield on an opinion or belief

Question 13

personification

Answer 13

attribution of personal qualities; a person who represents an abstract quality

Question 14

prate

Answer 14

to talk idly or foolishly at great length; speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Question 15

precept

Answer 15

a rule guiding conduct or imposing a standard

Question 16

repulse

Answer 16

to repel or to rebuff (usually with rudeness); force or drive back

Question 17

scribe

Answer 17

a journalist, a public secretary or clerk; someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

Question 18

venturesome

Answer 18

being bold and taking risks

Question 18

supplication

Answer 18

begging, humbly asking for a favor

Question 19

sophistry

Answer 19

practice of intentionally misleading arguments that seem to be plausible; a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

Question 20

traducer

Answer 20

one who slanders or speaks falsely about someone

Question 21

waylay

Answer 21

to ambush or to attack unexpectedly; wait in hiding to attack