Day 7

Question 1

acme

Answer 1

top; pinnacle

Question 2

adage

Answer 2

wise saying; proverb

Question 3

amoral

Answer 3

nonmoral

Question 4

apocryphal

Answer 4

untrue; made up

Question 5

archives

Answer 5

public records; place where public records are kept

Question 6

arduous

Answer 6

hard; strenuous

Question 7

astute

Answer 7

wise; shrewd; keen

Question 8

atone

Answer 8

make amends for; pay for

Question 9

attain

Answer 9

achieve or accomplish; gain

Question 10

attest

Answer 10

testify, bear witness

Question 11

attribute

Answer 11

ascribe; explain

Question 12

avow

Answer 12

declare openly

Question 13

bequeath

Answer 13

leave to someone by a will; hand down

Question 14

blithe

Answer 14

gay; joyous; carefree

Question 15

candor

Answer 15

frankness; open honesty

Question 16

castigate

Answer 16

criticize severely; punish

Question 17

cater to

Answer 17

supply something desired (whether good or bad)

Question 18

chimerical

Answer 18

fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative

Question 19

commodious

Answer 19

spacious and comfortable

Question 20

condescend

Answer 20

act conscious of descending to a lower level; patronize

Question 21

cursory

Answer 21

casual; hastily done

Question 22

decimate

Answer 22

kill, usually one out of ten

Question 23

delve

Answer 23

dig; investigate

Question 24

denotation

Answer 24

meaning; distinguishing by name

Question 25

disclose

Answer 25

reveal

Question 26

disconsolate

Answer 26

sad

Question 27

efficacy

Answer 27

power to produce desired effect

Question 28

erratic

Answer 28

odd; unpredictable

Question 29

fickle

Answer 29

changeable; faithless

Question 30

flabbergasted

Answer 30

astounded; astonished; overcome with surprise

Question 31

flinch

Answer 31

hesitate, shrink

Question 32

forthright

Answer 32

outspoken; straightforward; frank

Question 33

fraudulent

Answer 33

cheating; deceitful

Question 34

garbled

Answer 34

mixed up; jumbled; distorted

Question 35

guile

Answer 35

deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning

Question 36

harass

Answer 36

to annoy by repeated attacks

Question 37

hardy

Answer 37

sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather

Question 38

heinous

Answer 38

atrocious; hatefully bad

Question 39

homogeneous

Answer 39

of the same kind

Question 40

husband

Answer 40

use sparingly; conserve; save

Question 41

improvident

Answer 41

thriftless

Question 42

inclined

Answer 42

tending or leaning toward; bent

Question 43

indelible

Answer 43

not able to be erased

Question 44

inept

Answer 44

lacking skill; unsuited; incompetent

Question 45

infamous

Answer 45

notoriously bad

Question 46

insipid

Answer 46

lacking in flavor; dull

Question 47

insolence

Answer 47

impudent disrespect; haughtiness

Question 48

iota

Answer 48

very small quantity

Question 49

irony

Answer 49

hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean

Question 50

obdurate

Answer 50

stubborn

Question 51

obtuse

Answer 51

blunt; stupid

Question 52

paradigm

Answer 52

model; example; pattern

Question 53

penchant

Answer 53

strong inclination; liking

Question 54

perverse

Answer 54

stubbornly wrongheaded; wicked and perverted

Question 55

plummet

Answer 55

fall sharply

Question 56

precept

Answer 56

practical rule guiding conduct

Question 57

preclude

Answer 57

make impossible; eliminate

Question 58

prelude

Answer 58

introduction; forerunner

Question 59

presumptuous

Answer 59

overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties

Question 60

proponent

Answer 60

supporter; backer; opposite of opponent

Question 61

rejuvenate

Answer 61

make young again

Question 62

reprehensible

Answer 62

deserving blame

Question 63

residue

Answer 63

remainder; balance

Question 64

rustic

Answer 64

pertaining to country people; uncouth

Question 65

scrupulous

Answer 65

(1) conscientious and extremely thorough; (2) careful to behave in an ethical and morally right way

Question 66

subordinate

Answer 66

occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive

Question 67

superficial

Answer 67

(1) on the surface: (2) not thorough

Question 68

tactile

Answer 68

pertaining to the organs or sense of touch

Question 69

tenure

Answer 69

holding of an office; time during which such an office is held

Question 70

tyranny

Answer 70

oppression; cruel government

Question 71

ulterior

Answer 71

unstated; hidden; more remote

Question 72

wane

Answer 72

decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end

Question 73

whimsical

Answer 73

capricious; fanciful

Question 74

witless

Answer 74

foolish; idiotic

Question 75

yen

Answer 75

longing; urge