Week 8

Question 1

abscond

Answer 1

(verb) to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

She absconded with the remaining thousand dollars

Question 2

cacophony

Answer 2

(noun) harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance

A cacophony of deafening alarm bells

Question 3

caustic

Answer 3

(adj) burning or stinging; causing corrosion

A caustic cleaner

Question 4

luminous

Answer 4

(adj) characterized by brightness and the emission of light

The luminous dial on his watch

Question 5

proliferate

Answer 5

(verb) to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

The science fiction magazines that proliferated in the 1920s

Question 6

propagate

Answer 6

(verb) to cause to spread, multiply, or reproduce

Try propagating your own houseplants from cuttings

Question 7

rarefy

Answer 7

(verb) to make or become thin, less dense; to refine

The steam will alternately compress and rarefy in the bell, creating the sound

Question 8

vigor

Answer 8

(noun) active bodily or mental strength or energy; force

They set about the new task with vigor