1. conferred v. gave; assigned They conferred the highest honor on their hero. 2. enumerations n. lists; countings This book has enumerations of the rulers of the countries. 3. eradicate v. root out; destroy totally We are trying to eradicate all the causes of the problem. 4. faulty adj. having faults; imperfect Building with faulty materials caused the damage. 5. posterity n. future generations She donated her collection for the benefit of posterity. 6. practicable adj. doable; usable Your plan sounds great, but it is not practicable. 7. relapses n. falls back into illness or habits We seemed cured, but we all had relapses of the disease. 8. trifling adj. unimportant; trivial Don’t bother me now with such trifling matters.
9. allotted v. gave a share; distributed The producer allotted each performer three minutes. 10. autobiography n. self-written life story In my autobiography, I will give all the details no one knows. 11. benevolent adj. generous; charitable His contributions show him to be a benevolent millionaire. 12. incorrigible adj. not correctable She is incorrigible and will not change her bad habits. 13. sensibly adv. with feeling; with good sense In a crisis, stay in control and act sensibly. 14. speculative adj. possible but not proved We try not to accept speculative notions as historical fact. 15. subsequent adj. following; next Subsequent events proved that our prediction was correct. 16. unremitting adj. not letting up; relentless The unremitting boos of the crowd did not disturb him. 17. pealing v. sounding loudly and deeply The pealing bells summoned the entire campus to the chapel.
18. exhales v. emits; to breathe out The old furnace exhales a lot of messy soot along with the hot air. 19. surges n. swells or sudden increases Electrical surges can cause problems for computers, even though the bursts of power are short. 20. array n. splendid attire; finery The bright array of costumes in the parade drew applause from the crowd. 21. martial adj. relating to war or the armed services The military school’s band specializes in martial music. 22. drowsy adj. sleepy; sluggish The toddler was drowsy after her bath, and went right to sleep. 23. prevail v. to win control; to succeed or persist Everyone likes to believe that justice will prevail and the innocent will be freed. 24. boundless adj. being without limits; infinite Cheerleaders need boundless enthusiasm and stamina to last an entire game.