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WAI lesson 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bequeath | to hand down, pass on |
| Bland | pleasantly gentle or agreeable, mild |
| Candour / Candor | freedom from bias, honesty |
| Debris | the remains of anything destroyed; ruins or rubble |
| Devoid | adj. not possessing, void |
| Encumbered | to hinder or retard, to burden or weigh down |
| Exacting | severe in demands or requirements |
| Feasible | probable, capable of being done |
| Forceful | powerful, acting or driven with force |
| Forcible | done or effected by force, convincing |
| Impoverish | to reduce to poverty, to make poor in quality |
| Languid | lacking in spirit, slow, drooping from weakness |
| Populace | the common people of a community, nation, etc. |
| Populous | crowded with people |
| Prelude (n) | introductory movement, (music) introduction, opening |
| Quaver (v) | to shake tremulously |
| Remonstrate | to say or plead with protest or objection, in complaint |
| Scrutinize | to examine in detail |
| Seethe (v) | to foam as if boiling; to be in a state of excitement |
| Whim | an odd notion or desire, freakish fancy |