Deck 1

Question 1

palindrome

Answer 1

a word that reads the same backward and forward

Question 2

vitiate

Answer 2

• to spoil

- to cause moral weakness

Question 3

precipitate

Answer 3

• to cause to happen

- happening quickly

Question 4

eminence

Answer 4

• a lofty place

- superiority

Question 5

vehement

Answer 5

• using great force

- described by strong feelings

Question 6

consort

Answer 6

• companion, spouse

- to associate

Question 7

untoward

Answer 7

unfortunate

Question 8

astringent

Answer 8

• substance that contracts bodily tissues

- harsh, biting

Question 9

chary

Answer 9

cautious

Question 10

whet

Answer 10

• to sharpen by rubbing

- to stimulate

Question 11

deposition

Answer 11

• removal from office or power

- a testimony

Question 12

relegate

Answer 12

• to assign to an inferior position

- to commit to an action (he has relegated the troops to the mission)

Question 13

modulate

Answer 13

• to regulate or adjust

- to vary the pitch

Question 14

hone

Answer 14

• something used to sharpen

- to sharpen

Question 15

coy

Answer 15

• modest; bashful

- pretending shyness to attract

Question 16

effervescence

Answer 16

• liveliness, spirit, enthusiasm

- bubbliness

Question 17

fervid

Answer 17

• intensely hot

- fervent, impassioned

Question 18

imperious

Answer 18

• arrogant

- urgent

Question 19

salient

Answer 19

• projecting

- noticeable

Question 20

burlesque

Answer 20

• to imitate in a non-serious manner

- a comical imitation

Question 21

covetous

Answer 21

• greedy

- eagerly desirous

Question 22

tether

Answer 22

• the range or limit of one’s abilities

- rope or chain used to keep a boat from drifting or an animal from wandering

Question 23

wanton

Answer 23

• unmanageable

- unjustifiably malicious

Question 24

odium (think of ODIR in spanish)

Answer 24

• hatred

- the disgrace from a hateful action

Question 25

lacerate

Answer 25

• to tear or mangle

- to wound or hurt