#14-25

Question 1

menace

Answer 1

(n) someone or something that threatens to cause evil, harm, or injury

Question 2

matron

Answer 2

(n) a married woman, especially one who is dignified and has an established social position

Question 3

manifest

Answer 3

(trans. v) to make clear or evident; to prove
(intrans. v) to appear or become apparent; to be created; to take form

Question 4

implacable

Answer 4

(adj) not capable of being pleased, quieted, or comforted

Question 5

peremptory

Answer 5

(adj) leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; precluding debate or delay; dictatorial in speech or manner; arrogantly self-assured

Question 6

gratuitous

Answer 6

(adj) without reason, cause or justification; unnecessary; groundless

Question 7

assuage

Answer 7

(v) to make milder or less severe; to soothe or calm

Question 8

tenuous

Answer 8

(adj) having little substance or strength; lacking a sound basis, as reasoning

Question 9

pagan

Answer 9

(n) a person who is not religious or whose religion is not Christianity, Judaism, or Islam; heathen; a member of a religious or spiritual community based on the worship of nature or the earth

Question 10

visceral

Answer 10

(adj) characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect; instinctive

Question 11

tangible

Answer 11

(adj) capable of being touched; real or actual, rather than imaginary; material

Question 12

pulverize

Answer 12

(v) to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding; to demolish or crush completely