Wordly Wise 8

Question 1

adroit

Answer 1

Clever at dealing with difficult situations; adept; skillful.

Question 2

affront

Answer 2

To insult or to offend deliberately.

Question 3

avocation

Answer 3

An activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby.

Question 4

crusade

Answer 4

A prolonged impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause. To engage in such a struggle.

Question 5

definitive

Answer 5

Supplying a final answer; conclusive.

Question 6

demeanor

Answer 6

Behavior; bearing.

Question 7

erudite

Answer 7

Having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned.

Question 8

induct

Answer 8

To install in office, sometimes with a formal ceremony. To admit to a society or a military service.

Question 9

lapse

Answer 9

To fall or slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment. To come to an end; expire. A minor mistake; a slip. A pause or interval.

Question 10

militant

Answer 10

Ready to fight, especially for a cause.

Question 11

pariah

Answer 11

A social outcast.

Question 12

protege

Answer 12

Rough and unpleasant to the ear. Boisterous and disorderly.

Question 13

tacit

Answer 13

Expressed without words; implied.

Question 14

ambl, ambul

Answer 14

walk, move/go

Question 15

cumber

Answer 15

hinder, hinderance

Question 16

cur, curr, curs, corr, cours

Answer 16

run, hasty, path

Question 17

cur, sur

Answer 17

care, attention

Question 18

extr, exter

Answer 18

outside, beyond

Question 19

migr

Answer 19

move/travel

Question 20

mov, mob, not

Answer 20

move, drive

Question 21

ob, o, oc, of, op

Answer 21

against, bad, not, very/to

Question 22

per, perl

Answer 22

through, each, very, bad

Question 23

puls, pel, pell

Answer 23

push/drive, beat

Question 24

sta, stan, stat, sti, stit, sist

Answer 24

stand/stop, set up, be made of

Question 25

tort, tors, tor

Answer 25

twist/turn, crooked