level: Level 1 of Chapter 21
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Level 1 of Chapter 21
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tenebrous | shadowy and obscure |
| halycon | a period that is happy and peaceful |
| scotched | put an end to |
| frangible | brittle; fragile |
| extraneous | irrelevant to subject at hand |
| germane | relevant to the subject under consideration |
| conflagration | destroyed by fire |
| nugatory | of no importance |
| squalid | dirty and unpleasant |
| vituperation | bitter and abusive language |
| argot | jargon of a particular group of people |
| explicate | analyze and develop an idea |
| pleonastic | using more words than necessary |
| flagitious | villainous |
| insouciant | indifferent |
| jejune | simplistic and naive |
| polemical | involving criticizing or disputatious writing |
| disparate | different in kind |
| occlusion | blocking or closing |
| reprobates | unprincipled person |
| bromides | unoriginal idea meant to placate |
| vassal | person in a subordinate position |
| inerrant | incapable of being wrong |
| tenebrous | shadowy and obscure |