Wordly Wise Lesson 8

Question 1

Adept

Answer 1

adj. Highly skilled; expert

Question 2

Audible

Answer 2

adj. Capable of being heard

Question 3

Azure

Answer 3

n. and adj. The blue color of a cloudless sky

Question 4

Banter

Answer 4

v. To exchange playful, teasing remarks

Question 5

Capacious

Answer 5

adj. Able to hold a large amount; roomy

Question 6

Copious

Answer 6

adj. Large in quantity; abundant

Question 7

Crucial

Answer 7

adj. extremely important; vital in resolving something

Question 8

Decelerate

Answer 8

v. Cause to slow down

Question 9

Deploy

Answer 9

v. 1. To arrange troops or equipment in position for battle.

2. To put into use.

Question 10

Facilitate

Answer 10

v. To make easier

Question 11

Fastidous

Answer 11

adj. 1. Paying close attention to detail.

2. Difficult to please.

Question 12

Fitful

Answer 12

adj. Not steady; irregular

Question 13

Grapple

Answer 13

v. 1. To struggle with in close combat; to wrestle.

2. To come to grips with.

n. An iron shaft with a claw for grasping and holding things.

Question 14

Pang

Answer 14

n. A sudden sharp feeling of pain

Question 15

Precede

Answer 15

v. To go or come before in time, rank or position