Lesson 10

Question 0

Axiom

Answer 0

A statement or principle that requires no proof because it’s truth is obvious

Question 1

Attest

Answer 1

To declare or be evidence of something as true, genuine, or accurate

Question 2

Churlish

Answer 2

Lacking good manners; rude, impolite

Question 3

Concoct

Answer 3

To make up, prepare, or invent

Question 4

Derivative

Answer 4

Something that grows out of or results from an earlier form or condition

Question 5

Differentiate

Answer 5

1. To see the difference; to distinguish

2. To be or make different

Question 6

Disparage

Answer 6

To criticize in a negative, disrespectful manner

Question 7

Dissipate

Answer 7

1. To break up and spread out so thinly as to disappear; to scatter or be scattered
2. To spread or use foolishly

Question 8

Esoteric

Answer 8

Not generally known or understood; familiar to only a relatively small number of people

Question 9

Olfactory

Answer 9

Relating to the sense of smell

Question 10

Plethora

Answer 10

Too great a number; an excess

Question 11

Refurbish

Answer 11

To make like new; to renovate

Question 12

Secrete

Answer 12

1. To produce and give off

2. To place so as to be hidden from view; to conceal

Question 13

Vagary

Answer 13

A departure from the normal, expected course; a whim or unpredictable action

Question 14

Volatile

Answer 14

1. Evaporating quickly

2. Changing readily; explosive, unpredictable