APWH

Question 0

Ebullient (adj.)

Answer 0

Extremely lively, enthusiastic

Question 1

Cacophony (n.)

Answer 1

Tremendous noise, disharmonious sound

Question 2

Garish (adj.)

Answer 2

Gaudy; in bad taste

Question 3

Juxtaposition (n.)

Answer 3

The act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison

Question 4

Magnanimous (adj.)

Answer 4

Noble, generous

Sir MAG of ANIMOUS was a very noble and generous prince.

Question 5

Obdurate (adj.)

Answer 5

Unyielding to persuasion or moral influences

OBDURATE ocelots never obey orders.

Question 6

Palatable (adj.)

Answer 6

Agreeable to the taste or sensibilities

Question 7

Quell (v.)

Answer 7

To control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation

Question 8

Rancid (adj.)

Answer 8

Having a terrible taste or smell

Question 9

Ubiquitous (adj.)

Answer 9

Existing everywhere

Coca-cola is a UBIQUITOUS product; it can be found even in places that lack adequate health care.

Question 10

Zenith (n.)

Answer 10

The highest point, culminating point

Question 11

Cajole (v.)

Answer 11

To urge, coax

Question 12

Facade (n.)

Answer 12

The wall of a building; deceptive appearance or attitude

Question 13

Judicious (adj.)

Answer 13

Having or exercising sound judgment

Judges must be JUDICIOUS when making life-altering decisions

Question 14

Languid (adj.)

Answer 14

Sluggish from fatigue of weakness

Question 15

Nefarious (adj.)

Answer 15

Heinously villainous

Question 16

Pallid (adj.)

Answer 16

Lacking color

Question 17

Rancor (n.)

Answer 17

Deep, bitter resentment

Question 18

Salient (adj.)

Answer 18

Significant, conspicuous

Question 19

Burgeon (v.)

Answer 19

To grow; flourish; to put forth new shoots

Question 20

Abrogate (v.)

Answer 20

To cancel; deny; repeal

Question 21

Polemical (adj.)

Answer 21

Causing debate or argument

Question 22

Timorous (adj.)

Answer 22

Cowardly; fearly

Question 23

Advent (n.)

Answer 23

The arrival of a notable person, thing, or event

Question 24

Aberrant (adj.)

Answer 24

Markedly different from an accepted norm

Question 25

Dichotomy (n.)

Answer 25

A division into two contradictory groups

Question 26

Lugubrious (adj.)

Answer 26

Looking or sounding sad and dismal

Question 27

Abeyance (n.)

Answer 27

Temporary disuse or suspension

Question 28

Promulgate (v.)

Answer 28

To proclaim, make known

Question 29

Paragon (n.)

Answer 29

A model of excellence or perfection

Question 30

Vestige (n.)

Answer 30

A mark or trace of something lost or vanished

Question 31

Maudlin (adj.)

Answer 31

Weakly sentimental

Question 32

Precocious (adj.)

Answer 32

Advanced, developing ahead of time

Question 33

Winsome (adj.)

Answer 33

Charming, pleasing

Question 34

Cursory (adj.)

Answer 34

Brief to the point of being superficial

Question 35

Prescient (adj.)

Answer 35

To have foreknowledge of events

Question 36

Garrulous (adj.)

Answer 36

Talkative, wordy

Question 37

Abscond (v.)

Answer 37

To sneak away and hide

Question 38

Brusque (adj.)

Answer 38

Short, abrupt, dismissive

Question 39

Tangential (adj.)

Answer 39

Incidental, peripheral, divergent

Question 40

Coup (n.)

Answer 40

A brilliant, unexpected act; the overthrow of a government and the assumption of authority

Question 41

Indigent (adj.)

Answer 41

Very poor, impoverished

Question 42

Spurious (adj.)

Answer 42

False but designed to seem plausible

Question 43

Solipsistic (adj.)

Answer 43

Believing that oneself is all that exists

Question 44

Adroit (adj.)

Answer 44

Skillful, dexterous

Question 45

Vapid (adj.)

Answer 45

Lacking liveliness, dull

Question 46

Calumny (n.)

Answer 46

An attempt to spoil someone else's reputation by spreading lies

Question 47

Coalesce (v.)

Answer 47

To fuse into a whole

Question 48

Apocryphal (adj.)

Answer 48

Fictitious, false, wrong

Question 49

Assuage (v.)

Answer 49

To ease, pacify

Question 50

Officious (adj.)

Answer 50

Offering one's services when try are neither wanted nor needed

Question 51

Ruse (n.)

Answer 51

A trick

Question 52

Quagmire (n.)

Answer 52

A difficult situation

Question 53

Arrogate (v.)

Answer 53

To take without justification

Question 54

Punitive (adj.)

Answer 54

Involving punishment

Question 55

Mores (n.)

Answer 55

The moral attitudes and fixed customs of a group of people

Question 56

Harrowing (adj.)

Answer 56

Greatly distressing, vexing

Question 57

Tremulous (adj.)

Answer 57

Fearful