Day 2

Question 1

aberrant

Answer 1

abnormal or deviant

Question 2

abstain

Answer 2

refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

Question 3

adamant

Answer 3

hard; inflexible

Question 4

aggressor

Answer 4

attacker

Question 5

ambiguous

Answer 5

unclear or doubtful in meaning

Question 6

amenable

Answer 6

readily managed; willing to be led

Question 7

baffle

Answer 7

frustrate; perplex

Question 8

barricade

Answer 8

hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle

Question 9

befuddle

Answer 9

confuse thoroughly

Question 10

boisterous

Answer 10

violent; rough; noisy

Question 11

breadth

Answer 11

width; extent

Question 12

brunt

Answer 12

main impact or shock

Question 13

buffet

Answer 13

slap; batter; knock about

Question 14

catholic

Answer 14

wide-ranging in interests

Question 15

caustic

Answer 15

burning; sarcastically biting

Question 16

chronicle

Answer 16

report; record (in chronological order)

Question 17

corporeal

Answer 17

bodily; material

Question 18

correlation

Answer 18

mutual relationship

Question 19

deprecate

Answer 19

express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

Question 20

devout

Answer 20

pious

Question 21

disparate

Answer 21

basically different; unrelated

Question 22

diverge

Answer 22

vary; go in different directions from the same point

Question 23

embed

Answer 23

enclose; place in something

Question 24

encompass

Answer 24

surround

Question 25

encroachment

Answer 25

gradual intrusion

Question 26

endemic

Answer 26

prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country

Question 27

overbearing

Answer 27

bossy and arrogant; decisively important

Question 28

paramount

Answer 28

foremost in importance; supreme

Question 29

pariah

Answer 29

social outcast

Question 30

perpetuate

Answer 30

make something last; preserve from extinction

Question 31

phenomena

Answer 31

observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation

Question 32

pique

Answer 32

provoke or arouse; annoy

Question 33

prognosis

Answer 33

forecasted course of a disease; prediction

Question 34

prototype

Answer 34

original work used as a model by others

Question 35

provocative

Answer 35

arousing anger or interest; annoying

Question 36

relic

Answer 36

surviving remnant; memento

Question 37

reproach

Answer 37

express disapproval or disappointment

Question 38

sedition

Answer 38

resistance to authority; insubordination

Question 39

shoddy

Answer 39

inferior; trashy; cheap

Question 40

sporadic

Answer 40

occurring irregularly

Question 41

swerve

Answer 41

deviate; turn aside sharply

Question 42

temperament

Answer 42

characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess

Question 43

thwart

Answer 43

prevent; frustrate; oppose and defeat

Question 44

treatise

Answer 44

article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

Question 45

turmoil

Answer 45

great commotion and confusion

Question 46

unequivocal

Answer 46

plain; obvious; unmistakable

Question 47

vent

Answer 47

make known (opinions, feelings); (2) give off; (3) give emotional release to

Question 48

epitome

Answer 48

perfect example or embodiment

Question 49

exhort

Answer 49

urge

Question 50

exploit

Answer 50

make use of, sometimes unjustly

Question 51

façade

Answer 51

(1) front (of building); (2) superficial or false appearance

Question 52

expository

Answer 52

explanatory; serving to explain

Question 53

fastidious

Answer 53

difficult to please; squeamish

Question 54

fatalism

Answer 54

belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control

Question 55

flamboyant

Answer 55

orate

Question 56

foible

Answer 56

weakness; slight fault

Question 57

forestall

Answer 57

prevent by taking action in advance

Question 58

formality

Answer 58

ceremonious quality; something done just for form's sake

Question 59

furor

Answer 59

frenzy; great excitement

Question 60

galvanize

Answer 60

stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize

Question 61

harbor

Answer 61

provide a refuge for; hide

Question 62

immutable

Answer 62

unchangeable

Question 63

impassive

Answer 63

without feeling; imperturbable; stoical

Question 64

inception

Answer 64

start; beginning

Question 65

inert

Answer 65

(l) chemically inactive; (2) lacking power to move

Question 66

judicious

Answer 66

sound in judgment; wise

Question 67

lackadaisical

Answer 67

lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; languid

Question 68

lexicon

Answer 68

dictionary

Question 69

malign

Answer 69

speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame

Question 70

martial

Answer 70

warlike

Question 71

menial

Answer 71

suitable for servants; lowly; mean

Question 72

mishap

Answer 72

accident

Question 73

obscure

Answer 73

dark; vague; unclear

Question 74

onerous

Answer 74

burdensome

Question 75

opulence

Answer 75

extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance