Words to Lean pt. I

Question 1

1.) to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship.

2.) to express a servile attitude.

Answer 1

Genuflecting

Question 2

1.) based on the first impression; accepted as correct until proved otherwise.

Answer 2

Prima Facie

Question 3

1.) swollen; distended; tumid.

2.) inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic: turgid language.

Answer 3

Turgid

Question 4

1.) capable of holding much; spacious or roomy: a capacious storage bin.

Answer 4

Capacious

Question 5

1.) utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent.

2.) very bad: an execrable stage performance.

Answer 5

Execrable

Question 6

1.) the initial lesion of syphilis and certain other infectious diseases, commonly a more or less distinct ulcer or sore with a hard base.

Answer 6

Chancre

Question 7

Copulate —

Answer 7

1.) to engage in sexual intercourse.
2.) connected; joined.

Question 8

Convalesce —

Answer 8

1.) to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health.

Question 9

Larruping —

Answer 9

1.) very; exceedingly:
That was a larruping good meal.

Question 10

Metier —

1.) a field of work or other activity in which one has special ability or training; forte.

2.) a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.

Answer 10

1.) a field of work or other activity in which one has special ability or training; forte.

2.) a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.

Question 11

1.) a frame or structure of latticework; lattice.

2.) a framework of this kind used as a support for growing vines or plants.

3.) a summerhouse, gazebo, arch, etc., made chiefly or completely of latticework.

4.) a charge of bendlets overlying bendlets sinister, the whole being cloué at the crossings.

Answer 11

Trellis

Question 12

Aplomb —

Answer 12

1.) imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.

2.) the perpendicular, or vertical, position.

Question 13

1.) having an offensive odor; stinking.

Question 14

1.) Sociology
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.

2.) Hinduism
any of the social divisions into which Hindu society is traditionally divided, each caste having its own privileges and limitations, transferred by inheritance from one generation to the next; jati.

3.) any class or group of society sharing common cultural features:
low caste; high caste.

4.) Entomology.
one of the distinct forms among polymorphous social insects, performing a specialized function in the colony, as a queen, worker or soldier.

Answer 14

Caste

Question 15

Florid —

Answer 15

1.) reddish; ruddy; rosy:
a florid complexion.

2.) flowery; excessively ornate; showy:
florid writing.

Question 16

Garrulous —

Answer 16

1.) excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters.

2.) wordy or diffuse:
a garrulous and boring speech.

Question 17

Convivial —

Answer 17

1.) friendly; agreeable:
a convivial atmosphere.

2.) fond of feasting, drinking, and merry company; jovial.

3.) of or befitting a feast; festive.

Question 18

1.) having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.

2.) causing lasciviousness or lust.

3.) having a restless desire or longing.

Answer 18

Prurient

Question 19

1.) a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.

Answer 19

Colander —

Question 20

Obstreperous —

Answer 20

1.) resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.

2.) noisy, clamorous, or boisterous:
obstreperous children.