Week 5

Question 1

Beatific (adjective)

Answer 1

blissfully happy:

Question 2

Epistle (noun)

Answer 2

a poem or other literary work in the form of a letter or series of letters.

Question 3

Extricate (verb)

Answer 3

free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty:

Question 4

Obfuscate (verb)

Answer 4

to be evasive, unclear, or confusing

Question 5

Petulant (adjective)

Answer 5

childishly sulky or bad-tempered:

Question 6

Profane (adjective)

Answer 6

not respectful of orthodox religious practice; irreverent.
(verb) treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect:

Question 7

Quixotic (adjective)

Answer 7

exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical:

Question 8

Treatise (noun)

Answer 8

a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject:

Question 9

Venerable (adjective)

Answer 9

calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments conveying an impression of aged goodness and benevolence
impressive by reason of age

Question 10

Zeitgeist (noun)

Answer 10

the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time: