From Practice

Question 1

recondite

Answer 1

obscure

Question 2

abstruse

Answer 2

difficult to understand

Question 3

protracted

Answer 3

extended

Question 4

pellucid

Answer 4

transparent, understandable

Question 5

reviled

Answer 5

abused verbally

Question 6

licentious

Answer 6

immoral

Question 7

insolent

Answer 7

disrespectful or contemptuous

Question 8

smug

Answer 8

arrogant or stuck-up

Question 9

debonair

Answer 9

stylish

Question 10

disconsolate

Answer 10

inconsolable

Question 11

lachrymose

Answer 11

tearful

Question 12

nonplussed

Answer 12

at a loss

Question 13

contrite

Answer 13

apologetic

Question 14

spurious, apocryphal

Answer 14

inauthentic or erroneous

Question 15

mundane

Answer 15

ordinary

Question 16

droll

Answer 16

amusing

Question 17

salacious, lecherous

Answer 17

lustful or erotically suggestive

Question 18

slipshod, slovenly

Answer 18

sloppy

Question 19

genteel, urbane

Answer 19

refined or elegant

Question 20

atypical, anomalous

Answer 20

out of the ordinary

Question 21

nondescript

Answer 21

unremarkable: having no interesting or remarkable characteristics

Question 22

plebeian

Answer 22

of Roman plebs: relating or belonging to the ordinary people in a society, especially the plebs of ancient Rome

Question 23

nebulous

Answer 23

unclear: not clear, distinct, or definite

Question 24

furtive

Answer 24

secretive: done in a way that is intended to escape notice
shifty: presenting the appearance, or giving the impression, of somebody who has something to hide

Question 25

dubious

Answer 25

unsure about outcome: not sure about an outcome or conclusion
possibly dishonest or immoral: likely to be dishonest, untrustworthy, or morally worrisome in some way

Question 26

flippant

Answer 26

not taking something seriously enough: showing a lack of seriousness that is thought inappropriate

Question 27

spurious

Answer 27

not genuine: different from what it is claimed to be, not authentic, or not valid or well-founded

Question 28

blasphemous

Answer 28

disrespectful of sacred things: expressing or involving disrespect for God or sacred things

Question 29

conflate

Answer 29

combine things: to join or merge two or more things into a unified whole

Question 30

calumny

Answer 30

defamation: the making of false statements about somebody with malicious intent
defamatory statement: a slanderous statement or false accusation

Question 31

staunchly

Answer 31

dependably

Question 32

desultorily

Answer 32

lacking consistency

Question 33

arresting

Answer 33

striking, suprising

Question 34

vitiating

Answer 34

morally corrupting

Question 35

importuned

Answer 35

urged with excessive persistence

Question 36

abrogated

Answer 36

abolished, anulled, revoked

Question 37

salient

Answer 37

significant

Question 38

plangent

Answer 38

resounding loudly and mournfully

Question 39

malfeasance

Answer 39

misconduct committed by a public official

Question 40

misanthropy

Answer 40

loathing of people

Question 41

interred

Answer 41

buried

Question 42

recriminate

Answer 42

to make a counter accusation

Question 43

repudiate

Answer 43

refuse to accept

Question 44

eradicate

Answer 44

eliminate

Question 45

adulterate

Answer 45

to weaken by adding inferior elements

Question 46

vindicate

Answer 46

free from blame; exonerate

Question 47

intransigent

Answer 47

refusing to compromise

Question 48

malevolent

Answer 48

wanting harm to befall others

Question 49

invective

Answer 49

an angry verbal attack

Question 50

affectation

Answer 50

a studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt

Question 51

cajolery

Answer 51

persuasion by flattery or promises