REVIEW WITH DETAILED QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED A+ ANSWERS
⫸ vagrant. Answer:(n.) an idle wanderer, tramp; (adj.) wandering aimlessly
⫸ assurance. Answer:(n.) a pledge; freedom from doubt; self-confidence
⫸ asylum. Answer:(n.) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, ect.; a place of
safety
⫸ console. Answer:(v.) to comfort; (n.)the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an
electrical or mechanical device
⫸ dilate. Answer:(v.)to make or become larger or wider;to expand upon
⫸ dross. Answer:(n.) refuse, waste products
⫸ dwindle. Answer:(v.) to lessen, diminish
⫸ flippant. Answer:(adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy
⫸ immunity. Answer:(n.) resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation
⫸ institute. Answer:(v.) to establish, set up; (n.) an organization for the promotion of learning
⫸ liability. Answer:(n.)a debt; something disadvantageous
⫸ preposterous. Answer:(adj.) ridiculous, senseless
⫸ pugnacious. Answer:(adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting
,⫸ rabid. Answer:(adj.) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with
rabies
⫸ realm. Answer:(n.) a kingdom;a region or field of study
⫸ rejuvenate. Answer:(v.) to make young again; to make like new
⫸ remunerate. Answer:(v.) to reward, pay, reimburse
⫸ sparse. Answer:(adj.) meager, scant; scattered
⫸ sterling. Answer:(adj.) genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness
⫸ venture. Answer:(n.) a risky or daring undertaking; (v.) to expose to danger; to dare
⫸ warp. Answer:(v.) to twist out of shape; (n.) an abnormality
⫸ auxiliary. Answer:(adj.) giving assistance or support; (n.) a helper, aid
⫸ candid. Answer:(adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
⫸ cubicle. Answer:(n.) a small room or compartment
⫸ drudgery. Answer:(n.) work that is hard and tiresome
⫸ envoy. Answer:(n.) a represntative or messenger (as of government)
⫸ escalate. Answer:(v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity
⫸ expedient. Answer:(n.) a means to an end; (adj.) advantageous, useful
⫸ feign. Answer:(v) to pretend
, ⫸ flair. Answer:(n.) a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
⫸ grievous. Answer:(adj.) causing sorrow or pain; serious
⫸ heterogeneous. Answer:(adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse
⫸ horde. Answer:(n.) a vast number (as of people); a throng
⫸ impel. Answer:(v.) to force, drive forward
⫸ incredulous. Answer:(adj.) disbelieving, skeptical
⫸ tirade. Answer:(n.) a long, angry speech, usually very critical
⫸ inscribe. Answer:(v.) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
⫸ monologue. Answer:(n.) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
⫸ prognosis. Answer:(n.) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or
situation
⫸ rasping. Answer:(adj.) with a harsh, grating sound; (n.) a harsh sound
⫸ repugnant. Answer:(adj.) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
⫸ scuttle. Answer:(v.) to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive
way; to run hastily, scurry; (n.) a pail
⫸ adept. Answer:(adj.) thoroughly skilled (n.) an expert
⫸ aspire. Answer:(v.) to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire
earnestly; to ascend