List 3

Question 1

astute

Answer 1

(adjective) having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage.

Astute enough to realize that ed is just doing his mother’s bidding.

Question 2

attribute

Answer 2

(verb) regard something as being caused by (someone or something).

Attribute value, each access point has a flag to indicate whether it is the master or a shadow reference.

Question 3

austere

Answer 3

(adjective) simple, plain, strict.

The Amish live an austere life.

Question 4

autocratic

Answer 4

(adjective) of or relating to a ruler who has absolute power.

He was such an autocratic king that not even his most trusted advisors could change his mind once he made a decision.

Question 5

aversion

Answer 5

(noun) a strong dislike or disinclination.

She seems to have had an aversion to washing either her person or her clothes.

Question 6

awry

Answer 6

(adjective/adverb) away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss.

After missing our exit and running out of gas, our plan to arrive on time had clearly gone seriously awry.

Question 7

baneful

Answer 7

(adjective) Causing harm, ruin, or death; harmful

Along with countless persons of good will, one can state that this point of view is not only baneful but also completely fallacious.

Question 8

banter

Answer 8

(noun) the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.

Included was much good-humoured banter between the teams and with the presenters and really initiated the buzz seen at proceeding cuhcs events.

Question 9

belie

Answer 9

(verb) (of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict.

Belied claims that food derived from biotech plants are not safe for human consumption.

Question 10

bellicose

Answer 10

(adjective) demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.

Bellicose threats of the us and british governments against the dprk and all other countries.

Question 11

bereave

Answer 11

(verb) be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, esp. due to the loved one’s death.

Bereaved as a result of the great war.

Question 12

besmirch

Answer 12

(verb) damage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others.

I was just told to not besmirch my mothers dog by accusing him of ever wrecking anything.

Question 13

bizarre

Answer 13

(adjective) very strange or unusual, esp. so as to cause interest or amusement.

There was a really bizarre guy on the bus this morning. I think he must have been on drugs or something.

Question 14

bazaar

Answer 14

(noun) a market in a Middle-Eastern country.

The colorful bazaars are also part of the ottoman heritage.

Question 15

bland

Answer 15

(adjective) lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting.

Jack is a bland sort of person who doesn’t seem to have an opinion about anything in particular.

Question 16

blandishment

Answer 16

(noun) a flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone gently to do something

Lest arts and blandishments prove successless.

Question 17

blithe

Answer 17

(adjective) showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.

Although Henry is a brilliant scholar, his blithe disregard of tradition and etiquette has caused him to get into trouble from time to time.

Question 18

bog

Answer 18

(noun) wet muddy ground too soft to support a heavy body.

Lowland raised peat bogs have always been a rare habitat in great britain.

Question 19

bombastic

Answer 19

(adjective) high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated. Used with speech.

He’s not bombastic, just clear-headed and positive about the priorities which matter to him.

Question 20

boorish

Answer 20

(adjective) rough and bad-mannered; coarse.

Boorish oaf who no longer deserves any respect after marching across the line of olazabal’s putt.