Wordly Wise Lesson 14

Question 1

congenial

Answer 1

adj. 1. getting along well with others; affable

2. suited to one’s needs or tastes; agreeable

Question 2

decipher

Answer 2

v. 1. to convert from a code or secret writing into ordinary language; to decode

2. to interpret the meaning of something puzzling; to solve

Question 3

dissect

Answer 3

v. 1. to cut into in order to study

2. to study closely; to analyze

Question 4

enigma

Answer 4

n. anything that is puzzling, mysterious, or hard to figure out

Question 5

ineffectual

Answer 5

adj. Not bringing about the desired result, futile.

Question 6

infallible

Answer 6

adj. 1. incapable of making an error; never wrong

2. unlikely to fail or go wrong

Question 7

irrepressible

Answer 7

adj. Incapable of being controlled or held back

Question 8

luminous

Answer 8

adj. 1. giving off light

2. clear; easy to understand

Question 9

millenium

Answer 9

(n.) a period of one thousand year

Question 10

mire

Answer 10

n. an area of wet, swampy ground; deep mud

v. to get stuck as if in a mire; unable to make progress

Question 11

pestilence

Answer 11

n. a rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease

Question 12

stagnante

Answer 12

v. to fail to develop, change, or move

Question 13

sublime

Answer 13

adj. great or noble in expression, thought, or manner; splendid

Question 14

vie

Answer 14

v. to compete for, as in a contest

Question 15

voluminous

Answer 15

adj. having great bulk or volume; ample