Week 7

Question 1

To jibe

Answer 1

intransitive ​verb

: to be in accord : AGREE —usually used with with

Ex: a story that doesn’t jibe with the facts

Question 2

Alacrity

Answer 2

promptness in response : cheerful readiness

Ex: accepted the invitation with alacrity

Question 3

Ilk

Answer 3

: SORT, KIND

Ex: politicians and their ilk

Question 4

To besmirch

Answer 4

transitive ​verb

: to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : SULLY, SOIL

Ex: besmirching her reputation

High ideals were besmirched by cruelty and greed …

Question 5

Sycophantic

Answer 5

courting favor by a cringing or flattering manner

Question 6

Impetuous

Answer 6

marked by impulsive vehemence or passion

Ex: an impetuous temperament

Question 7

Virago

Answer 7

: a woman of great stature, strength, and courage

Question 8

Dashing

Answer 8

marked by smartness especially in dress and manners

Ex: She married a dashing young lawyer from the city.

a brave and dashing soldier

Question 9

Gestalt

Answer 9

the general quality or character of something

Ex: When new employees are recruited fresh out of college and can look forward to working for the same company for 40 years, it changes the gestalt of management.

Ex: the Old Hollywood gestalt, where daughters adored and romanticized their charismatic, powerful, often unavailable fathers.

Question 10

To dote

Answer 10

2 : to be lavish or excessive in one’s attention, fondness, or affection —usually used with on

Ex: doted on her only grandchild