Word Power (Answer)

Answer to previous questions:

1. anachronism - [C] things misplaced in time. I'm pretty sure that the iPod earbuds Mona Lisa is wearing are an anachronism.

2. concurrent - [B] simultaneous. The soundings of the dinner bell and the fire alarm were concurrent in the house where we grew up.

3. temporise - [A] evade in order to delay. Asked what had happened to the plate of sugar cookies that had been on the counter, Jeremy temporised by telling his mother she looked beautiful.

4. ephemeral - [A] short-lived. The New England spring is as ephemeral as a mayfly.

5. dormancy - [C] state of inactivity. In the middle of the big sales meeting, Stanley emerged from dormancy with a loud snort.

6. incipient - [B] just beginning. Clem slathered on the herbal concoction and then examined his pate for any incipient hairs.

7. equinox - [C] when day and night are the same length. Arlene has the brownest of thumbs, but every spring equinox, she pores over all the nursery catalogues she can find.

8. pro tempore - [C] for the time being. They told me I could have the job pro tempore, until they find someone qualified.

9. juncture - [B] point in time. James realised he had come to an important juncture in his life when he lost his job and won the lottery on the same day.

10. erstwhile- [A] past. Our city's erstwhile mayor now makes his residence in the upstate penitentiary.

11. dilatory - [B] tardy. Stacy apologised for being dilatory in sending thank-you notes but was able to write one for our baby gift now that the baby is in college.

12. moratorium - [B] suspension of activity. My brother-in-law and I are observing a moratorium on political discussions.

13. perpetuate - [C] make everlasting. His self-flattery perpetuates the myth that he's actually competent.

14. horologe - [B] time piece. Obsessed with horologes, my aunt stuffs her house with sundials, hourglasses, and cuckoo clocks.

15. Olympiad - [A] four-year interval. They're a very frugal couple; they eat out once an Olympiad.

16. estivate - [C] pass the summer. I am looking forward to estivating on the seashore.