Set 5

Question 1

baneful

Answer 1

adj. exceedingly harmful

Question 2

eradicate

Answer 2

v. destroy completely; put an end to.

Question 3

innocuous

Answer 3

adj. not harmful or offensive

Question 4

insidious

Answer 4

adj. proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

Question 5

machination

Answer 5

n. scheme, plot

Question 6

pernicious

Answer 6

adj. having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

Question 7

rancor

Answer 7

n. bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing

Question 8

vitiate

Answer 8

v. make defective/inefficient

Question 9

callous

Answer 9

adj. insensitive, heartless

Question 10

effrontery

Answer 10

n. insolence, impudence, nerve

Question 11

indignant

Answer 11

adj. feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

Question 12

malice

Answer 12

n. hatred, ill will

Question 13

nefarious

Answer 13

adj. wicked, criminal

Question 14

precarious

Answer 14

adj. not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse

Question 15

disrepute

Answer 15

n. the state of being held in low esteem by the public

Question 16

degenerate

Answer 16

adj. immoral, corrupt; v. deterioate

Question 17

accost

Answer 17

v. approach aggressively, confront