Elite 1-50

Question 0

piquant

Answer 0

agreeably pungent or sharp in taste; tart; agreeably stimulating or interesting

Question 1

rouse

Answer 1

to wake or provoke

Question 2

endow

Answer 2

to provide with material goods, talents, or qualities

Question 3

xenophobia

Answer 3

fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners

Question 4

fathom

Answer 4

to understand or comprehend; to determine the depth of

Question 5

couch

Answer 5

to phrase in a particular way

Question 6

banal

Answer 6

dull or stale; commonplace

Question 7

superlative

Answer 7

excellent; of the highest quality

Question 8

skirmish

Answer 8

a minor conflict

Question 9

lassitude

Answer 9

a feeling of weakness

Question 10

deranged

Answer 10

mentally disturbed

Question 11

draconian

Answer 11

extremely harsh and severe

Question 12

svelte

Answer 12

slender and graceful in outline

Question 13

resilient

Answer 13

able to recover quickly (from bending or illness)

Question 14

crux

Answer 14

an essential or pivotal point; a perplexing difficulty

Question 15

dapper

Answer 15

neatly dressed, trim, stylish

Question 16

apprehension

Answer 16

worry or unease

Question 17

tender

Answer 17

to offer formally; a legal offer; something, esp. money, offered in payment

Question 18

gradient

Answer 18

a ramp or slope

Question 19

vantage

Answer 19

a positive that gives a wide view

Question 20

waggish

Answer 20

mischievous, playful

Question 21

reminisce

Answer 21

to recall the past, esp. fondly

Question 22

recluse

Answer 22

one who hides from the world

Question 23

knoll

Answer 23

a small rounded hill

Question 24

canard

Answer 24

a false report

Question 25

quip

Answer 25

a remark or reply that is witty or sarcastic

Question 26

unkempt

Answer 26

sloppy, messy, unclean

Question 27

cadaver

Answer 27

a dead body, esp. a human body to be dissected

Question 28

shade

Answer 28

a small variation, a nuance, a small amount

Question 29

warren

Answer 29

an enclosed space in which rabbits breed or are numerous, any place that is crowded like a rabbit warren

Question 30

precede

Answer 30

to go before

Question 31

coalesce

Answer 31

to grow together, to merge into a single body

Question 32

furrow

Answer 32

a trench in the earth made by a plow, a wrinkle

Question 33

recede

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to go back, to withdraw

Question 34

flower

Answer 34

to reach the best or most vigorous stage

Question 35

lore

Answer 35

to knowledge about a particular subject, esp. of a traditional or popular nature

Question 36

recur

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to repeat, occur again

Question 37

grotesque

Answer 37

strangely or absurdly distorted

Question 38

flail

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to strike about, to hit wildly

Question 39

repose

Answer 39

relaxation, a state of rest

Question 40

sullen

Answer 40

showing silent anger and unwillingness to be pleasant to people

Question 41

consul

Answer 41

official residing in a foreign country

Question 42

baffle

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to frustrate, as by confusing

Question 43

candor

Answer 43

frankness or sincerity of expression

Question 44

slovenly

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careless about one's own appearance

Question 45

affluence

Answer 45

wealth

Question 46

fluctuate

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to move back and forth or up and down, esp. unpredictably

Question 47

voluble

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talkative

Question 48

quixotic

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foolishly idealistic, extravagantly chivalrous, impulsive or capricious

Question 49

remonstrate

Answer 49

to make objections