Deck 46

Question 1

aberrant

Answer 1

n. abnormal or deviant

Question 2

absolve

Answer 2

v. pardon (an offense)

Question 3

accessory

Answer 3

n. additional object

Question 4

acrophobia

Answer 4

n. fear of heights

Question 5

adorn

Answer 5

v. decorate

Question 6

altercation

Answer 6

n. noisy quarrel; heated dispute

Question 7

alcove

Answer 7

n. nook; small, recessed section of a room

Question 8

ancestry

Answer 8

n. family descent

Question 9

antecede

Answer 9

v. precede

Question 10

ape

Answer 10

v. imitate or mimic

Question 11

append

Answer 11

v. attach

Question 12

arbitrator

Answer 12

n. judge

Question 13

aspersion

Answer 13

n. slander; slur; derogatory remark

Question 14

astronomical

Answer 14

adj. enormously large or extensive

Question 15

autopsy

Answer 15

n. examination of a dead body; post-mortem

Question 16

badger

Answer 16

v. pester; annoy

Question 17

barrage

Answer 17

n. barrier laid down by artillery fire

Question 18

belated

Answer 18

adj. delayed

Question 19

belabor

Answer 19

v. explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; attack verbally

Question 20

bourgeois

Answer 20

adj. middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

Question 21

bountiful

Answer 21

adj. abundant; graciously generous

Question 22

bluff (n)

Answer 22

n. pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff

Question 23

bluff (adj)

Answer 23

adj. rough but good-natured

Question 24

camouflage

Answer 24

v. disguise; conceal

Question 25

carnage

Answer 25

n. destruction of life

Question 26

cabal

Answer 26

n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

Question 27

caricature

Answer 27

n. exaggerated picture or description; distortion

Question 28

ceremonious

Answer 28

adj. marked by formality

Question 29

chasten

Answer 29

v. discipline; punish in order to correct

Question 30

churlish

Answer 30

adj. boorish; rude

Question 31

cognate

Answer 31

adj. related linguistically: allied by blood: similar or akin in nature

Question 32

confidant

Answer 32

n. trusted friend

Question 33

countenance (n)

Answer 33

n. face

Question 34

countenance (v)

Answer 34

v. approve; tolerate

Question 35

defer

Answer 35

v. give in respectfully; submit | delay till later; exempt temporarily

Question 36

derellict

Answer 36

adj. abandoned; negligent

Question 37

disconcert

Answer 37

v. confuse; upset; embarrass

Question 38

din

Answer 38

n. continued loud noise

Question 39

draconion

Answer 39

adj. extremely severe

Question 40

dissemble

Answer 40

v. disguise; pretend

Question 41

engage

Answer 41

v. attract; hire; pledge oneself; confront

Question 42

entourage

Answer 42

n. group of attendants; retinue

Question 43

extort

Answer 43

v. wring from; get money by threats, etc.

Question 44

friction

Answer 44

n. clash in opinion; rubbing against

Question 45

foil (v)

Answer 45

v. defeat; frustrate

Question 46

foil (n)

Answer 46

n. contrast

Question 47

foment

Answer 47

v. stir up; instigate

Question 48

headstrong

Answer 48

adj. stubborn; willful; unyielding

Question 49

gusty

Answer 49

adj. windy

Question 50

incidence

Answer 50

n. rate of occurrence; particular occurrence

Question 51

incredulous

Answer 51

adj. withholding belief; skeptical

Question 52

indices

Answer 52

n. pl. signs; indications

Question 53

informal

Answer 53

adj. absence of ceremony; casual

Question 54

injurious

Answer 54

adj. harmful

Question 55

introvert

Answer 55

n. one who is introspective; inclined to think more about oneself

Question 56

malefactor

Answer 56

n. evildoer; criminal

Question 57

menagerie

Answer 57

n. collection of wild animals

Question 58

miasma

Answer 58

n. swamp gas; heavy; vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter

Question 59

maudlin

Answer 59

adj. effusively sentimental

Question 60

nicety

Answer 60

n. subtlety; precision; minute distinction; fine point