Deck 34

Question 1

defray

Answer 1

v. pay the costs of

Question 2

discursive

Answer 2

adj. digressing; rambling

Question 3

encipher

Answer 3

v. encode; convert a message into code

Question 4

equivocate

Answer 4

v. lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth

Question 5

flit

Answer 5

v. fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by

Question 6

finicky

Answer 6

adj. too particular; fussy

Question 7

fugitive

Answer 7

adj. fleeting or transitory; roving

Question 8

gall (v)

Answer 8

v. annoy; chafe

Question 9

grisly

Answer 9

adj. ghastly

Question 10

hoax

Answer 10

n. trick; deception; fraud

Question 11

husband

Answer 11

v. use sparingly; conserve; save

Question 12

impotent

Answer 12

adj. weak; ineffective

Question 13

impostor

Answer 13

n. someone who assumes a false identity

Question 14

inculcate

Answer 14

v. teach; instill

Question 15

indiscretion

Answer 15

n. lack of tactfulness or sound judgment

Question 16

inopportune

Answer 16

adj. untimely; poorly chosen

Question 17

irrational

Answer 17

adj. illogical; lacking reason; insane

Question 18

legerdemain

Answer 18

n. sleight of hand

Question 19

lineage

Answer 19

n. descent; ancestry

Question 20

marsupial

Answer 20

n. one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch

Question 21

malign

Answer 21

v. speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame

Question 22

mimicry

Answer 22

n. imitation

Question 23

militant

Answer 23

adj. combative; bellicose

Question 24

musty

Answer 24

adj. stale; spoiled by age

Question 25

muster

Answer 25

v. gather; assemble

Question 26

nebulous

Answer 26

adj. vague; hazy; cloudy

Question 27

ogle

Answer 27

v. look at amorously; stare

Question 28

pander

Answer 28

v. cater to the low desires of others

Question 29

pandemonium

Answer 29

n. wild tumult(commotion)

Question 30

pellucid

Answer 30

adj. transparent; limpid; easy to understand

Question 31

permeate

Answer 31

v. pass through; spread

Question 32

plaintive

Answer 32

adj. mournful

Question 33

polarize

Answer 33

v. split into opposite extremes or camps

Question 34

propound

Answer 34

v. put forth for analysis

Question 35

provisional

Answer 35

adj. tentative(uncertain/ not fully developed)

Question 36

provocative

Answer 36

adj. arousing anger or interest; annoying

Question 37

quorum

Answer 37

n. number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

Question 38

quizzical

Answer 38

adj. teasing; bantering; mocking; curious

Question 39

rapport

Answer 39

n. emotional closeness; harmony

Question 40

rehabilitate

Answer 40

v. restore to proper condition

Question 41

regiment

Answer 41

n. prescribed diet and habits

Question 42

remunerative

Answer 42

adj. compensating; rewarding

Question 43

retrieve

Answer 43

v. recover; find and bring in

Question 44

scale

Answer 44

v. climb up; ascend

Question 45

scad

Answer 45

n. a great quantity

Question 46

sanctimonious

Answer 46

adj. falsely holy; feigning piety

Question 47

salvo

Answer 47

n. discharge of firearms; military salute

Question 48

sinister

Answer 48

adj. evil; conveying a sense of ill omen

Question 49

spartan

Answer 49

adj. avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined

Question 50

succor

Answer 50

v. aid; assist; comfort

Question 51

succulent

Answer 51

adj. juicy; full of richness

Question 52

tenet

Answer 52

n. doctrine; dogma

Question 53

transitory

Answer 53

adj. impermanent; fleeting

Question 54

trigger

Answer 54

v. set off

Question 55

unscathed

Answer 55

adj. unharmed

Question 56

valedictory

Answer 56

adj. pertaining to farewell

Question 57

viscous

Answer 57

adj. sticky; gluey

Question 58

voyeur

Answer 58

n. “Peeping Tom”

Question 59

tender

Answer 59

v. offer; extend

Question 60

shard

Answer 60

n. fragment, generally of pottery