Direct Hits 5 The Mighty Little Affixes

Question 1

extricate

Answer 1

to get out of a difficult situation or entanglement

Question 2

expunge, excise, expurgate

Answer 2

to take out; to delete; to remove

Question 3

eccentric

Answer 3

literally out of the center; departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm; an odd, unconventional person

Question 4

exemplary

Answer 4

standing out from the norm; outstanding; worthy of imitation

Question 5

enumerate

Answer 5

to count out; to list; to tick off the reasons for

Question 6

elusive

Answer 6

out of reach and therefore difficult to catch, define, or describe

Question 7

exorbitant

Answer 7

literally out of orbit and therefore unreasonably expensive

Question 8

redundant

Answer 8

needlessly repetitive; saying things again and again

Question 9

repudiate, recant, renounce

Answer 9

to take back; to reject; to disavow

Question 10

relinquish

Answer 10

to surrender or give back (or return) a possession, right, or privilege

Question 11

resilient

Answer 11

bouncing back from adversity or misfortune; recovering quickly

Question 12

reaffirm

Answer 12

to assert again; to confirm; state positively

Question 13

reticent

Answer 13

to hold back one’s thoughts, feelings and personal affairs; restrained or reserved

Question 14

rebuff

Answer 14

to repel or drive back; to bluntly reject

Question 15

renovate

Answer 15

to make new again; restore by repairing and remodeling

Question 16

rejuvenate

Answer 16

to make young again; to restore youthful vigor and appearance

Question 17

resurgent

Answer 17

rising again; sweeping or surging back

Question 18

repugnant

Answer 18

abhorrent; offensive to the mind or senses; causing distaste or aversion

Question 19

deleterious

Answer 19

going down in the sense of having a harmful effect; injurious

Question 20

decry

Answer 20

to put down in the sense of openly condemning; to express strong disapproval

Question 21

despondent, morose

Answer 21

downcast; very dejected; forlorn

Question 22

denounce

Answer 22

to put down in the sense of a making a formal accusation; to speak against

Question 23

demise

Answer 23

sent down in the sense of ending in death; the cessation of existence or activity

Question 24

debunk

Answer 24

to put down by exposing false and exaggerated claims

Question 25

deride, derisive

Answer 25

to put down with contemptuous jeering; to ridicule or laugh at

Question 26

devoid

Answer 26

down in the sense of being empty; completely lacking in substance or quality; bereft; vacant

Question 27

impeccable

Answer 27

having no flaws; perfect

Question 28

implacable

Answer 28

not capable of being placated or appeased

Question 29

inexorable

Answer 29

not capable of being stopped; relentless; inevitable

Question 30

incoherent

Answer 30

not coherent and therefore lacking organization; lacking logical or meaningful connections

Question 31

insurmountable

Answer 31

not capable of being surmounted or overcome

Question 32

irreverent

Answer 32

lacking proper respect or seriousness; disrespectful

Question 33

irresolute

Answer 33

not resolute; uncertain how to act or proceed; indecisive; vacillating

Question 34

circumspect

Answer 34

looking carefully around—thus cautious and careful; prudent; discreet

Question 35

circuitous

Answer 35

circular and therefore indirect in language, behavior, or action, roundabout

Question 36

circumvent

Answer 36

to circle around and therefore bypass; to avoid by artful maneuvering

Question 37

circumscribe

Answer 37

to draw a line around and therefore to narrowly limit or restrict actions

Question 38

magnanimous

Answer 38

filled with generosity and forgiveness; forgoing resentment and revenge

Question 39

erroneous

Answer 39

filled with errors; wrong

Question 40

momentous

Answer 40

filled with importance; very significant

Question 41

mellifluous

Answer 41

smooth and sweet; flowing like honey

Question 42

ominous

Answer 42

filled with menace; threatening

Question 43

acrimonious

Answer 43

filled with bitterness; sharpness in words; rancorous

Question 44

copious

Answer 44

filled with abundance; plentiful

Question 45

abstemious

Answer 45

filled with moderation; temperate in eating and drinking

Question 46

malodorous

Answer 46

filled with an unpleasant odor; foul-smelling

Question 47

tedious

Answer 47

filled with boredom; very tiresome; dull and fatiguing

Question 48

heinous, egregious

Answer 48

flagrantly, conspicuously bad; abominable; shockingly evil; monstrous; outrageous

Question 49

gratuitous

Answer 49

unwarranted; not called for by the circumstances; unnecessary

Question 50

precarious, perilous

Answer 50

uncertain; characterized by a lack of security or stability