5.2

Question 1

Harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper (irritating, stinging, bitter, caustic)

Answer 1

Acrid (adj)

Question 2

Majestic, inspiring admiration and respect (stately, dignified,medaled, venerable)

Answer 2

August (adj)

Question 3

Emotionally hardened, unfeeling (insensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned)

Answer 3

Callous (adj)

Question 4

Secret, concealed; underhanded (covert,furtive, surreptitious, stealthy)

Answer 4

Clandestine (adj)

Question 5

Remorse, regret (scruple, qualm, misgiving, contrition)

Answer 5

Compunction (n)

Question 6

A large destructive fire (holocaust, wildfire)

Answer 6

Conflagration (n)

Question 7

In high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased (overjoyed, estates, tickled pink)

Answer 7

Elated (adj., part.)

Question 8

Not able to be erased or removed; memorable (lasting, permanent, unforgettable)

Answer 8

Indelible (adj)

Question 9

Yielding to the wishes of demands of others (lenient, permissive, tolerant, liberal)

Answer 9

Indulgent (adj)

Question 10

Firmly established, long-standing; habitual (persisting, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool)

Answer 10

Inveterate (adj)

Question 11

Not to the pony, not applicable or pertinent (inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point)

Answer 11

Irrelevant (adj)

Question 12

Of or occurring in the night; under cover of darkness (nighttime)

Answer 12

Nocturnal (adj)

Question 13

A commonplace, stale, or trite remark (cliche, truism, bromide)

Answer 13

Platitude (n)

Question 14

To subdue, put down forcibly (suppress, pacify, squelch, quash, crush)

Answer 14

Quell (v)

Question 15

Inactive; at rest (still, inert, motionless, dormant, tranquil)

Answer 15

Quiescent (adj)

Question 16

Unspoken, silent; implied, inferred (unexpressed. Uncoiced, understood, implicate)

Answer 16

Tacit (adj)

Question 17

Capable of being touched; real, concrete (perceptible, actual, evident, palpable)

Answer 17

Tangible (adj)

Question 18

Incisive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut)

Answer 18

Trenchant (adj)

Question 19

The renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun (forswear, retract, recant, abstain from)

Answer 19

Abjure (v)

Question 20

To meditate, think about at length; to chew the cud (ponder, reflect, mull over, muse)

Answer 20

Ruminate (v)