Day 7

Question 1

flux

Answer 1

flow; continuous change or movement

Question 2

forlorn

Answer 2

appearing sad because abandoned; in pitiful condition; almost without hope

Question 3

static

Answer 3

not moving

Question 4

constitute

Answer 4

to make up the parts of; to compose

Question 5

hideous

Answer 5

horrible to see or hear

Question 6

shrewd

Answer 6

clever in practical matters; cunning

Question 7

accommodate

Answer 7

to oblige; to provide a service or favor; to fit

Question 8

Spartan

Answer 8

hardy, frugal and highly disciplined; not lavish or luxurious

Question 9

allude

Answer 9

to refer to indirectly

Question 10

harbor

Answer 10

to give shelter; to entertain or nourish ( a specific thought or feeling)

Question 11

tedious

Answer 11

boring; tiresome; monotonous

Question 12

tenacious

Answer 12

holding firmly; cohesive

Question 13

relinquish

Answer 13

to surrender or release

Question 14

disaffected

Answer 14

resentful and rebellious, esp. against authority

Question 15

finite

Answer 15

measurable; having an end

Question 16

approbation

Answer 16

official approval

Question 17

diagnosis

Answer 17

the recognition of a disease or injury by symptoms; a critical analysis of this nature of something

Question 18

macroscopic

Answer 18

large enough to be seen by the unaided eye

Question 19

vivacious

Answer 19

full of animation

Question 20

reckon

Answer 20

to calculate; to consider

Question 21

dreary

Answer 21

depressing and boring

Question 22

hamper

Answer 22

to keep from moving or acting freely

Question 23

innate

Answer 23

possessed at birth; inborn

Question 24

rigor

Answer 24

strictness or severity

Question 25

disarray

Answer 25

confusion, disorder

Question 26

cryptic

Answer 26

secretive or partially concealed; mysterious

Question 27

communal

Answer 27

pertaining to or belonging to a group; public

Question 28

lackadaisical

Answer 28

showing lack of interest or spirit

Question 29

incessant

Answer 29

never pausing; continuous; without a stop

Question 30

impromptu

Answer 30

without preparation

Question 31

fulsome

Answer 31

disgusting because excessive or insincere; repulsive

Question 32

palliate

Answer 32

to lessen the pain or severity

Question 33

albeit

Answer 33

although

Question 34

unwieldy

Answer 34

hard to handle or manage, esp. because of size or weight

Question 35

epidemic

Answer 35

rapid spread or growth, esp. of disease or things metaphorically seen as diseases

Question 36

refractory

Answer 36

stubbornly resistant to control, authority, or treatment

Question 37

surrogate

Answer 37

a substitute

Question 38

peer

Answer 38

a person or thing of the same rank

Question 39

bolster

Answer 39

to support or strengthen

Question 40

eulogy

Answer 40

a speech or written tribute in praise of someone who has died

Question 41

appease

Answer 41

to satisfy or attempt to satisfy demands by granting concessions

Question 42

assert

Answer 42

to state confidently

Question 43

submissive

Answer 43

willing to obey without resistance; docile

Question 44

endeavor

Answer 44

a serious attempt or effort

Question 45

absolve

Answer 45

to free from guilt or blame

Question 46

titanic

Answer 46

very large; or great scope or power

Question 47

sophisticated

Answer 47

refined; cultivated; not simple; worldly-wise

Question 48

benign

Answer 48

kindly; creating a favorable influence; (in medicine) not dangerous to one's health

Question 49

wangle

Answer 49

to get by persuasion, influence, etc.

Question 50

obtuse

Answer 50

slow in understanding; dull; stupid