Chapter 1

Question 1

avid

Answer 1

1. having a strong desire for, to the point of greed

2. eager; enthusiastic

Question 2

brusque

Answer 2

abrupt in manner or speech; gruff

Question 3

brusqueness

Answer 3

the quality or state of being gruff

Question 4

concise

Answer 4

short and to the point

Question 5

demean

Answer 5

to cause lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character

Question 6

despicable

Answer 6

deserving contempt or scorn

Question 7

emulate

Answer 7

to try to equal; to imitate

Question 8

evoke

Answer 8

1. to call forth; to produce

2. to bring to mind, often by suggestion

Question 9

evocative

Answer 9

creating something again, especially through the imagination

Question 10

excruciating

Answer 10

very painful

Question 11

inaugurate

Answer 11

1. to install in office with a formal ceremony

2. to begin officially or mark the opening with

Question 12

inauguration

Answer 12

the act of installing in office

Question 13

pervade

Answer 13

to spread throughout

Question 14

pervasive

Answer 14

spreading throughout

Question 15

proprietor

Answer 15

an owner of a store or other business

Question 16

pseudonym

Answer 16

a fictitious name used by an author; a pen name

Question 17

rebuff

Answer 17

1. to reject bluntly
2. to drive back
3. a blunt rejection
4. an abrupt setback in progress

Question 18

resilient

Answer 18

1. capable of recovering quickly from misfortune

2. returning quickly to an original shape or condition

Question 19

resilience

Answer 19

1. the ability to recover

2. the ability to spring back