Week 8: CPD+ C,

Question 1

Amity

Answer 1

Friendship; peaceful harmony.
Benevolence, Goodwill.
The amity between the couple made me envious: I have never felt as happy as they seem to be feeling.
CPD + C

Question 2

Arduous

Answer 2

Requiring great exertion, energy, and vigor.
Burdensome, Strenuous.
Relying on the steroids to take most of the load off, Lee had no trouble in this otherwise arduous activity.
Present Participle

Question 3

Gestalt

Answer 3

A configuration pattern; a unified whole.
Configuration, Structure.
Jonathan loved the whole gestalt of quantum physics: its unique properties allowed for future innovations.
CPD+C

Question 4

Inundate

Answer 4

To flood or cover with water.
Overwhelm, Immerse.
I felt inundated with her love: the chocolates and letters overwhelmed me.

Question 5

Perjury

Answer 5

The willful giving of false testimony under oath.
Falsification, Untruthfulness.
His perjury at court will not go unpunished.

Question 6

Perspicuity

Answer 6

Clearness or lucidity, as of a statement.
Clearness, Lucidity.
I will reduce it for you to the perspicacity of my vision.

Question 7

Preposterous

Answer 7

Completely contrary to nature, common sense, or reason.
Absurd, Laughable.
His idea of having babies fight our wars with their wailing cries sounds preposterous.

Question 8

Trepidation

Answer 8

Trembling with fear, alarm, or agitation.
Apprehension, Anxiety.
I trembled with trepidation when I realized we had a vocabulary test for Morrison today.

Question 9

Voluble

Answer 9

Characterized by a continuous flow of words.
Garrulous, Loquacious.
Her voluble nature contrasted his silent demeanor .

Question 10

Acquiesce

Answer 10

To submit or comply silently without protest.
To accede, To concur.
Hoping to go to prom without any trouble, Johnny acquiesced to cut the gras.
Present Participle