Deck 5

Question 1

exempt

Answer 1

not subject to a duty or obligation

Question 2

exhaustive

Answer 2

treating all aspects of a subject or topic

Question 3

exhilarating

Answer 3

invigorating and refreshing

Question 4

exonerate

Answer 4

clear from blame

Question 5

expedient

Answer 5

governed by self-interest

Question 6

expedite

Answer 6

speed up the progress of (a process); accomplish with promptness

Question 7

explicit

Answer 7

clearly defined; leaving nothing implied

Question 8

exploit

noun

Answer 8

deed or action, particularly a brave deed

Question 9

exploit

verb

Answer 9

make use of, sometimes unjustly

Question 10

extol

Answer 10

praise highly

Question 11

extraneous

Answer 11

not belonging or pertinent to something

Question 12

extricate

Answer 12

release from a difficulty

Question 13

exuberance

Answer 13

unrestrained vigor and joy

Question 14

facilitate

Answer 14

help bring about; make less difficult

Question 15

fallacious

Answer 15

logically unsound

Question 16

falter

Answer 16

move or act hesitantly or unsteadily

Question 17

fanaticism

Answer 17

extreme devotion to a belief or cause

Question 18

fastidious

Answer 18

(1) careful, meticulous

(2) difficult to please

Question 19

feasible

Answer 19

capable of being done

Question 20

fervor

Answer 20

passionate intensity of feeling; earnestness of emotion

Question 21

flagrant

Answer 21

conspicuously bad

Question 22

flippant

Answer 22

lacking proper seriousness

Question 23

florid

Answer 23

tinged with red; having an overly decorated literary style

Question 24

foolhardy

Answer 24

foolishly bold; lacking caution

Question 25

formulaic

Answer 25

following a formula or set of procedures

Question 26

frivolous

Answer 26

lacking in seriousness

Question 27

frugality

Answer 27

carefulness in spending money or using resources

Question 28

furtive

Answer 28

done in a secretive or shifty manner

Question 29

futile

Answer 29

incapable of serving any useful purpose

Question 30

garrulous

Answer 30

excessively conversational in a rambling, roundabout way

Question 31

genre

Answer 31

particular variety of art or literature

Question 32

glutton

Answer 32

someone who eats too much

Question 33

gratify

Answer 33

give pleasure to

Question 34

gratuitous

Answer 34

given freely; uncalled for

Question 35

gravity

Answer 35

seriousness or critical nature

Question 36

gregarious

Answer 36

seeking the company of others

Question 37

guile

Answer 37

crafty or cunning deception to achieve a goal

Question 38

gullible

Answer 38

easily deceived; overly ready to believe

Question 39

hackneyed

Answer 39

lacking in originality

Question 40

hamper

Answer 40

interfere with

Question 41

hardy

Answer 41

able to withstand harsh conditions

Question 42

haughtiness

Answer 42

disdain towards persons supposedly lower in rank or status

Question 43

hedonist

Answer 43

one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life

Question 44

heresy

Answer 44

opinion contrary to popular belief or to accepted religion

Question 45

hierarchy

Answer 45

arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body organized into ranks

Question 46

homogeneous

Answer 46

of the same nature or kind

Question 47

hyperbole

Answer 47

extravagant statement (usually not meant to be taken literally)

Question 48

hypocritical

Answer 48

pretending to be virtuous

Question 49

hypothetical

Answer 49

based on assumptions or hypotheses

Question 50

iconoclastic

Answer 50

attacking cherished traditions