First Set

Question 1

Jarring

Answer 1

(adj) having a harshly unpleasant or disturbing effect on someone

Question 2

Consecrate

Answer 2

To make or declare sacred; dedicate to the service of a deity

Question 3

Backcountry

Answer 3

A sparsely populated and undeveloped rural region away from a settled area

Question 4

Vista

Answer 4

A view, especially one seen through a narrow avenue or passage

Question 5

Beget

Answer 5

(v) Give rise to; bring about

Question 6

Redact

Answer 6

Remove words or information from a text, especially to obscure or remove sensitive information

Question 7

Limber

Answer 7

(adj) flexible or supple

Question 8

Bottleneck

Answer 8

Something that causes delay in a process or system

Question 9

Editorialize

Answer 9

(v) to express opinions instead of reporting facts (in an objective statement)

Question 10

Bewitching

Answer 10

(adj) powerfully or seductively attractive or charming, so much so that you cannot think about anything else (i.e. capturing interest). This word has a verb form as well.

Question 11

Untenable

Answer 11

(adj) (of an argument, theory, or proposition) Incapable of being defended or justified

Question 12

Revisionism

Answer 12

(n) the theory or practice of revising an established position on a matter

Question 13

Malaise

Question 14

Grandeur

Question 15

Chauvinist