Basic III

Question 1

Apprehensive

Answer 1

anxious, worried and nervous

Question 2

Surmise

Answer 2

to guess that something is true based on info you already know

Question 3

Discern

Answer 3

to notice or understand something, especially after thinking about it carefully

Question 4

Veracity

Answer 4

the quality of being true or of telling the truth

Question 5

Refute

Answer 5

to prove that the statement is incorrect

Question 6

Embrace

Answer 6

to eagerly accept new ideas

Question 7

Sketchy

Answer 7

unclear

Question 8

Hideous

Answer 8

extremely bad

Question 9

Aggravation

Answer 9

the worsening of a bad situation

Question 10

Demean

Answer 10

to behave in a way that shows disrespect for someone or something

Question 11

Subtle

Answer 11

not easy to notice; pleasant and delicate

Question 12

Suffice

Answer 12

to be enough

Question 13

Abet

Answer 13

to help someone do something wrong or illegal

Question 14

Finesse

Answer 14

with a lot of skill and style, artfulness

Question 15

Inexorable

Answer 15

cannot be stopped

Question 16

Subpoena

Answer 16

to order someone to come to a court

Question 17

Pervasive

Answer 17

existing or spreading everywhere

Question 18

Per se

Answer 18

used to say that something is being considered alone, apart from anything else

Question 19

Minutiae

Answer 19

very small or exact details

Question 20

Muddle

Answer 20

to confuse

Question 21

Glean

Answer 21

to find out info

Question 22

Engross

Answer 22

to be very interested in something/someone and do not notice anything else

Question 23

Ploy

Answer 23

a stratagem, a way of tricking someone in order to get advantage

Question 24

Valiant

Answer 24

very brave, especially in a serious situation

Question 25

Bona fide

Answer 25

real

Question 26

Consolation

Answer 26

someone or something that makes you feel better when you are sad or disappointed

Question 27

Histrionic

Answer 27

loud and extremely emotional

Question 28

Augmenting

Answer 28

increasing the value, amount, effectiveness etc. of something

Question 29

Inimical

Answer 29

very hostile

Question 30

Abstruse

Answer 30

difficult to understand in a way that seems unnecessarily complicated

Question 31

Prolific

Answer 31

existing in large number, producing a lot of something

Question 32

Singular

Answer 32

exceptional, very great and noticeable

Question 33

Scanty

Answer 33

not much

Question 34

Prosaic

Answer 34

boring, ordinary

Question 35

Spurn

Answer 35

to neglect somebody because you think that you better than they are

Question 36

Congenial

Answer 36

nice, friendly; appropriate

Question 37

Reticent

Answer 37

unwilling to talk about what you feel or what you know

Question 38

Brusque

Answer 38

using very few words in a way that seems rude but is not intended to be, abrupt

Question 39

Scurrilous

Answer 39

containing damaging and untrue info

Question 40

Harmonious

Answer 40

looking good or working well together

Question 41

Arcane

Answer 41

difficult to understand

Question 42

Acclamation

Answer 42

a strong expression of approval or welcome

Question 43

Shrewdness

Answer 43

mentally quick, smart

Question 44

Infallible

Answer 44

always right

Question 45

Abjure

Answer 45

to renounce

Question 46

Appalled

Answer 46

very shocked by something very bad, displeased

Question 47

Resentment

Answer 47

a feeling of anger because something has happened that you think is unfair

Question 48

Befuddled

Answer 48

completely confused

Question 49

Bemused

Answer 49

slightly confused

Question 50

Chagrin

Answer 50

annoyance and sadness because something has not happened in the way you had hoped