Lesson 2

Question 1

absolve

Answer 1

to clear guilt, or to free from a promise or a responsibility

Question 2

adumbrate

Answer 2

1. to foreshadow in an indirect way
2. to outline in a sketch way; to partially disclose

Question 3

apothegm

Answer 3

a short, instructive saying

Question 4

aspersion

Answer 4

a defamatory expression; slander

Question 5

coadjutor

Answer 5

one who works with another, usually in a subordinate position; an assistant

Question 6

congenital

Answer 6

existing at or dating from birth; being an essential characteristic (inherited)

Question 7

elan

Answer 7

a lively spirit with a distinctive style (elegant, grace)

Question 8

germane

Answer 8

pertinent and fitting

Question 9

hiatus

Answer 9

an interruption or gap in space, continuity, or time

Question 10

immure

Answer 10

to confine within or as if within walls; to imprison

Question 11

ineluctable

Answer 11

not to be avoided or changed; inevitable

Question 12

internecine

Answer 12

1. marked by slaughter; mutually destructive
2. relating to conflict within a group

Question 13

invoke

Answer 13

1. to appeal earnestly
2. to cite in justification

Question 14

prototype

Answer 14

a person or thing that serves as an example of its kind; an original

Question 15

quadrennial

Answer 15

1. occuring every four years
2. lasting four years