Week 8

Question 1

Smorgasbord

Answer 1

2 : an often large heterogeneous mixture : MÉLANGE

Ex: every day the director has to first deal with a smorgasbord of problems before he can begin filming

Question 2

Gamesmanship

Answer 2

the use of ethically dubious methods to gain an objective

Ex: They blur the line between gamesmanship and cheating.

Question 3

Inducement

Answer 3

1 : a motive or consideration that leads one to action or to additional or more effective actions

Ex: Was his decision influenced by any illegal financial inducements?

Employees were offered a bonus as an inducement to finish the project on schedule.

The low interest rate was little inducement for individuals to save money.

Question 4

Jocular

Answer 4

said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : PLAYFUL

Ex:jocular remarks

Question 5

Taciturn

Answer 5

Ex: temperamentally disinclined to talk

Ex: a somewhat taciturn young man

a taciturn man, he almost never initiates a conversation

Question 6

Stalwart

Answer 6

an unwavering partisan

Question 7

Ad Infinitum

Answer 7

without end or limit

Question 8

Entreaty

Answer 8

an act of entreating : PLEA

Ex: our entreaties to give us another few minutes to answer the test questions fell on deaf ears

Question 9

Habeas corpus

Answer 9

the right of a citizen to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as a protection against illegal imprisonment

Question 10

To the hilt

Answer 10

with nothing lacking

Ex: played the role to the hilt