Deck 1

Question 1

Patrician

Answer 1

pəˈtriSHən 1. an aristocrat or nobleman 2. belonging to or characteristic of the aristocracy.

Question 2

Dalliance

Answer 2

dalēəns 1. a casual romantic or sexual relationship.

Question 3

Raucous

Answer 3

rôkəs 1. making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.

Question 4

Disparage

Answer 4

diˈsparij 1. regard or represent as being of little worth.

Question 5

Morass

Answer 5

môras 1. an area of muddy or boggy ground. 2.a complicated or confused situation.

Question 6

Confer

Answer 6

kənˈfər 1. grant or bestow (a title, degree, benefit, or right). 2. have discussions; exchange opinions.

Question 7

Deft

Answer 7

deft 1. neatly skillful and quick in one’s movements.

Question 8

Firmament

Answer 8

ˈfərməmənt 1. the heavens or the sky, esp. when regarded as a tangible thing.

Question 9

Ponderous

Answer 9

pändərəs 1. slow and clumsy because of great weight.

Question 10

Reverent

Answer 10

revərnt 1.feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.

Question 11

Urbane

Answer 11

ərˈbān 1. (of a person, esp. a man) suave, courteous, and refined in manner.

Question 12

Plume

Answer 12

plo͞om 1. spread out in a shape resembling a feather. 2. a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament.

Question 13

Congeal

Answer 13

kənˈjēl 1. solidify or coagulate, esp. by cooling.

Question 14

Algid

Answer 14

chilly; “a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure”

Question 15

Precocious

Answer 15

priˈkōSHəs 1. (of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual.

Question 16

Proclivity

Answer 16

prōˈklivətē 1. a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.

Question 17

Bombastic

Answer 17

bämˈbastik 1. high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.

Question 18

Violaceous

Answer 18

vīəˈlāSHəs 1. of a violet color.

Question 19

Diaphanous

Answer 19

dīˈafənəs 1. (esp. of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent.

Question 20

Eddy

Answer 20

edē 1. a circular movement of water, counter to a main current, causing a small whirlpool. 2. (of water, air, or smoke) move in a circular way.

Question 21

Excoriate

Answer 21

ikˈskôrēˌāt 1. (formal) censure or criticize severely. 2. (medicine) damage or remove part of the surface of (the skin).

Question 22

Veritable

Answer 22

vəritəbəl 1. used as an intensifier, often to qualify a metaphor. EX: the early 1970s witnessed a veritable price explosion

Question 23

Beseech

Answer 23

biˈsēCH 1. ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat.

Question 24

Plaintive

Answer 24

plāntiv 1. sounding sad and mournful.

Question 25

Tumult

Answer 25

ˈt(y)o͞oˌməlt 1. a loud, confused noise, esp. one caused by a large mass of people.