Deck 3

Question 1

precarious

Answer 1

• depending upon another

- risky, uncertain

Question 2

profusion

Answer 2

• great wastefulness

- a large abundance

Question 3

propinquity

Answer 3

• closeness in time or place

- closeness of relationship

Question 4

harbor

Answer 4

• a place of safety or shelter

- to give shelter or protect

Question 5

rampart

Answer 5

• a defense

- to defend

Question 6

virulent

Answer 6

• poisonous

- full of hate

Question 7

redolent

Answer 7

sweet-smelling

Question 8

exhume

Answer 8

• to unearth

- to reveal

Question 9

sedulous

Answer 9

• working diligently

- persistent

Question 10

flag

Answer 10

• to become weak

- to send a message

Question 11

succinct

Answer 11

• clearly stated

- concise

Question 12

reprobate

Answer 12

• to condemn

- to reject

Question 13

surfeit

Answer 13

• to indulge excessively

- overindulgence

Question 14

tumid

Answer 14

• swollen

- pompous

Question 15

presage

Answer 15

• an omen

- a foreshadowing characteristic

Question 16

sundry

Answer 16

• various, miscellaneous

- separate; distinct

Question 17

jettison

Answer 17

• to throw goods overboard to lighten a vehicle

- to discard

Question 18

attenuate

Answer 18

• to thin out

- weakened; diminishing

Question 19

diminutive

Answer 19

smaller than average

Question 20

harangue

Answer 20

• lengthy, heartfelt speech

- to talk excitedly

Question 21

torpid

Answer 21

• dormant

- slow, sluggish

Question 22

rabd

Answer 22

• violent

- fanatic about a belief

Question 23

flux

Answer 23

• a flow

- continual change

Question 24

malediction

Answer 24

• putting a curse on someone

- talking negatively about another

Question 25

trenchant

Answer 25

• cutting

- keen or incisive