level: Level 1 of Chapter 18
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Level 1 of Chapter 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ingurgitate | swallow greedily |
| importune | harass someone persistently |
| inculcate | instill an idea by persistent instruction |
| potentates | autocratic ruler |
| profligate | promiscuous person |
| neophyte | a person new to a subject or skill |
| hubris | excessive pride |
| pellucidity | easy to understand |
| riposte | a quick and witty reply |
| protracted | lasting longer than expected |
| alleviate | make less severe |
| peregrinations | a long meandering journey |
| prolix | excessively long |
| salubrious | healthy |
| progenitors | ancestors |
| innocuous | not harmful |
| suborn | bribe someone |
| adumbration | vague foretelling |
| invective | highly insulting language |
| cant | hypocritical talk |
| effusive | expressing feelings of gratitude |
| flocculent | having a loose texture |
| atrophies | age; wasted away |
| capitulate | surrender |
| obfuscation | make something unclear |
| redolent | strong reminiscent/suggestive of |
| recondite | little known |
| limpid | completely clear |
| ossified | having turned into bone |
| estimable | worthy of great respect |
| tribulation | great deal of suffering |
| august | respected and impressive |
| mephitic | foul smelling |
| atavistic | reversion to something ancient |