level: Level 1 of Chapter 17
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Level 1 of Chapter 17
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| assiduousness | persistant dedication |
| industry | hard work |
| scrupulous | careful and ethical |
| lackadaisical | carelessly lazy, lacking enthusiasm |
| indefatigable | untiring |
| spartan | full of self discipline |
| enterprising | full of initiative and imagination |
| heresy | opinion against orthodox religious doctrine |
| iconoclase | one who challenges tradition |
| apostasy | abandonment of religious traditional beliefs |
| sycophant | a person who behaves obsequiously towards someone to gain their favor |
| toady | a person who behaves obsequiously towards someone to gain their favo |
| subversion | undermining of a system in power |
| dissident | one who strongly opposes accepted opinion |
| renegade | outlaw |
| deferential | respectful |
| aspersion | an attack on someone's reputation |
| exaltation | elevating someone in power or rank; feeling of happiness |
| philistine | hostile to culture and arts |
| irreverence | implolite |
| effrontery | bold and brash |