Frick

Question 1

Ced, Cess

Answer 1

To yield, to go

Question 2

Celer

Answer 2

Swift

Question 3

Cent

Answer 3

One hundred

Question 4

Chron

Answer 4

Time

Question 5

Cid, cis

Answer 5

To cut, to kill

Question 6

Cit, citat

Answer 6

To call, to start

Question 7

Civi

Answer 7

Citizen

Question 8

Clam, clamat

Answer 8

To cry out

Question 9

Claud, claus, clos, clud

Answer 9

To close

Question 10

Cognosc, cognit

Answer 10

To learn

Question 11

Compl

Answer 11

To fill

Question 12

Cord

Answer 12

Heart

Question 13

Corpor

Answer 13

Body

Question 14

Cred, credit

Answer 14

To believe

Question 15

Jettison

V

Answer 15

Throw overboard.

Sent: In order to enable the ship to ride safely through the storm, the captain had to jettison much of his cargo.

Question 16

Jingoist

N

Answer 16

Extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist.

Sent: always bellowing “America first”, hear the sabers rattling as he marched down the halls.

Question 17

Jocose

Adj

Answer 17

Given to joking

Sent: the salesman was so jocose that many of his customers suggested that he become a “stand-up” comic

Question 18

Jocular

Adj

Answer 18

Said or done in jest

Sent: Although Bill knew the boss hated jokes, he couldn’t resist making one jocular remark

Question 19

Jollity

N

Answer 19

Gaiety; cheerfulness.

Sent: The festive Christmas dinner was a merry one, and old and young alike joined in the general jollity.

Question 20

Jovial

Adj

Answer 20

Good-natured; merry

Sent: A frown seemed out of place on his invariably jovial face

Question 21

Jubilation

N

Answer 21

Rejoicing.

Sent: There was great jubilation when the armistice was announced.

Question 22

Judicious

Adj

Answer 22

Sound in judgement

Sent:At a key moment in his life, he made a judicious investment that was the foundation of his later wealth.

Question 23

Junta

N

Answer 23

Group of men joined in political intrigue; cabal.

Sent: as soon as he learned of its existence, the dictator ordered the execution of all the members of the junta

Question 24

Jurisprudence

N

Answer 24

Science of law.

Sent: He was more of a student of jurisprudence than a practitioner of the law.

Question 25

Kernel | N

Answer 25

Central or vital part; whole seed (as of corn). Sent: "Watson, buried within this tissue of lies there is a kernel of truth; when i find it, the mystery will be solved"

Question 26

Kindle | V

Answer 26

Start a fire; inspire Sent: One of the first things Ben learned in the boy scouts was how to kindle a fire by rubbing two dry sticks together. Her teacher's praise for her poetry kindled a spark of hope inside maya.

Question 27

Kindred | Adj.

Answer 27

Related; belonging to the same family. Sent: Tom sawyer and Huck Finn were kindred spirits, born mischief makers who were always up to some new tomfoolery.

Question 28

Kinetic | Adj

Answer 28

Producing motion. Sent: Designers of the electric automobile find that their greatest obstacle lies in the development of light and efficient storage batteries, the source of the kinetic energy needed to propel the vehicle.

Question 29

Kleptomaniac | N

Answer 29

Person who has a compulsive desire to steal. Sent: They discovered that the wealthy customer was klep tomaniac when they caught her stealing some cheap trinkets.

Question 30

Knave | N

Answer 30

Untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel. Sent: Any politician nicknamed Tricky Dick clearly has the reputation of a knavery.

Question 31

Knotty | Adj

Answer 31

Intricate;difficult;tangled Sent: What to Watson had been a knotty problem, to Sherlock Holmes was simplicity itself.

Question 32

Laborious | Adj

Answer 32

Demanding much work or care; tedious. Sent: In putting together his dictionary of the english language, Doctor Johnson undertook a laborious task.

Question 33

Labyrinth | N

Answer 33

Maze Sent: hiding from indian joe. Tom and Becky soon lost themselves in the labyrinth of secret underground caves.

Question 34

Laceration | N

Answer 34

Torn, ragged wound Sent: The stock car driver needed stitches to close up to the lacerations he received in the car crash

Question 35

Lachrymose | Adj

Answer 35

Producing tears Sent: His voice has a lachrymose quality more appropriate to a funeral than a class reunion.

Question 36

Lackadaisical | Adj

Answer 36

Lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted languid. Sent: Because Gatsby had his mind more on his love life than on his finances, he did a very lackadaisical job of managing on his money

Question 37

Lackluster | Adj

Answer 37

Dull Sent: We were disappointed by the lackluster performance.

Question 38

Laconic | Adj

Answer 38

Brief and to the point. Sent: Many of the characters portrayed by Clint Eastwood are laconic types: strong men of few words

Question 39

Laggard | Adj

Answer 39

Slow; sluggish Sent: The sailor had been taught not to be laggered in carrying out orders.

Question 40

Lament | V

Answer 40

Grieve; express sorrow Sent: Even advocates of the war lamented the loss of so many lives in combat

Question 41

Lampoon | V

Answer 41

Ridicule Sent: This article lampoons the pretensions of some move moguls

Question 42

Languid | Adj

Answer 42

Weary; sluggish; listless Sent: Her siege of illness left her languid and pallid

Question 43

Languish | V

Answer 43

Lose animation; lose strength Sent: Left at miss Min chins school for girls while her father went off to war, Sarah crewe refused to languish; instead, she hid her girl and actively befriended her less fortunate classmates.