Word List 11 E-I

Question 1

enmity

Answer 1

hatred, hostility

Question 2

exhaustive

Answer 2

complete, thorough

Question 3

exoneration

Answer 3

freedom from blame

Question 4

expound

Answer 4

to explain in detail

Question 5

fathom

Answer 5

1. a measure of depth in the ocean
2. to understand
3. to measure the depth of

Question 6

feral

Answer 6

wild, untamed

Question 7

flaccid

Answer 7

not firm, soft

Question 8

forbearance

Answer 8

tolerate, patience

Question 9

foreboding

Answer 9

sign of future trouble

Question 10

forestall

Answer 10

to prevent

Question 11

founder

Answer 11

1. a person who establishes an institution
2. to stumble or fall
3. to sink a ship
4. to fail completely

Question 12

grandiloquence

Answer 12

arrogant speech, speech full of big words

Question 13

gridlock

Answer 13

a traffic jam caused by cars stopped in an intersection

Question 14

heckle

Answer 14

to harass a speaker

Question 15

heedless

Answer 15

ignoring advice, careless

Question 16

hiatus

Answer 16

break, pause

Question 17

imbued

Answer 17

filled (as with color or a feeling)

Question 18

imitable

Answer 18

able to be imitated

Question 19

immaterial

Answer 19

1. having no physical substance

2. unimportant

Question 20

impasse

Answer 20

1. a road that cannot be traveled

2. a standstill between negotiating parties

Question 21

insolent

Answer 21

rude

Question 22

interpolation

Answer 22

1. insertion of comments into a text or a conversation

2. estimate

Question 23

inveterate

Answer 23

habitual