Week 5: Feb 13-19

Question 1

Extemporaneous (adj)

Answer 1

spoken or done without preparation; impromptu

Question 2

Philology (n)

Answer 2

the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature

Question 3

Recalcitrant (adj)

Answer 3

obstinately defiant of authority or restraint; not obedient or compliant

Question 4

Recapitulate (v)

Answer 4

to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize

Question 5

Concomitant (adj)

Answer 5

existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser way; accompanying

Question 6

Exacerbate (v)

Answer 6

to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of; aggravate

Question 7

Culpable (adj)

Answer 7

deserving blame or censure; blameworthy

Question 8

Enjoin (v)

Answer 8

to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis

Question 9

Manifold (adj)

Answer 9

of many kinds; numerous and varied

Question 10

Unremitting (adj)

Answer 10

not slackening or abating; incessant

Question 11

Impute (v)

Answer 11

to attribute or ascribe, often falsely or unjustly

Question 12

Commiserate (v)

Answer 12

to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity

Question 13

Perdition (n)

Answer 13

utter destruction; eternal damnation

Question 14

Vitiate (v)

Answer 14

to impair the quality of; to make faulty

Question 15

Purvey (v)

Answer 15

to provide or supply usually as a business or service