Week 8: Mar 20-26

Question 1

Reticent (adj)

Answer 1

disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved

Question 2

Epistolary (adj)

Answer 2

contained in or carried on by letters

Question 3

Voluble (adj)

Answer 3

characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; talkative

Question 4

Insular (adj)

Answer 4

of or relating to an island or islands

Question 5

Hegemony (n)

Answer 5

leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation

Question 6

Expiate (v)

Answer 6

atone for guilt or sin

Question 7

Tautology (n)

Answer 7

needless repetition of an idea; circular reasoning

Question 8

Diaspora (n)

Answer 8

any group migration or flight from a country or region

Question 9

Sundry (adj)

Answer 9

various or diverse

Question 10

Consternation (n)

Answer 10

feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected

Question 11

Promulgate (v)

Answer 11

to make known by open declaration; publish

Question 12

Foment (v)

Answer 12

to instigate or foster; promote the growth or development of

Question 13

Assuage (v)

Answer 13

to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease

Question 14

Anathema (n)

Answer 14

a person or thing detested or loathed

Question 15

Adjunct (n)

Answer 15

something added to another thing but not essential to it