Group 10

Question 1

desideratum

Answer 1

n. essential, necessity [integrity was ____ in my new job ]

Question 2

clemency

Answer 2

n. lenience [an appeal for ___]

Question 3

amalgam

Answer 3

n. mixture/blend [____ of tradition]

Question 4

confluence

Answer 4

n. process of merging, a junction, crowd// the __ of the two streets

Question 5

cornucopia

Answer 5

n. symbol of plenty: horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, corn

Question 6

coalesce

Answer 6

v. come together and form one mass or whole [the puddles had __ into shallow streams]

Question 7

corral

Answer 7

v. gather (a group of people or things) together

Question 8

emanate

Answer 8

v. give off, arise, emite [warmth ___ed from the fireplace]

Question 9

burgeon

Answer 9

v. grow or increase rapidly flourish

Question 10

imbue

Answer 10

v. inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality [be __with]

Question 11

elucidate

Answer 11

v. make clear, explain

Question 12

beleaguer

Answer 12

v. plague, harass, beset with difficulties [he is leading a relief force to the aid of the __ city]

Question 13

disseminate

Answer 13

v. spread or disperse widely

Question 14

buoy

Answer 14

v. sustain, encourage, keep afloat

Question 15

commiserate

Answer 15

v. sympathize

Question 16

gaunt

Answer 16

ad. (of a person) lean and haggard

Question 17

noxious

Answer 17

ad. Harmful, poisonous, very unpleasant [__fumes]

Question 18

dismal

Answer 18

adj. Depressing; dreary; gloomy

Question 19

derelict

Answer 19

adj. abandoned; run-down; negligent

Question 20

poignant

Answer 20

adj. bitter, moving, evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret [a __reminder of the passing of time]

Question 21

despondent

Answer 21

adj. depressed, dejected, morose, glum

Question 22

saturnine

Answer 22

adj. distant, gloomy

Question 23

infinitesimal

Answer 23

adj. extremely small

Question 24

decrepit

Answer 24

adj. frail; dilapidated, run down [centuries old buildings now ___]

Question 25

inimical

Answer 25

adj. harmful, detrimental, tending to obstruct

Question 26

pernicious

Answer 26

adj. having a harmful effect esp in a gradual or subtle way [____mutha…

Question 27

dilapidated

Answer 27

adj. in a state of disrepair [Detroit is a city of _____ buildings]

Question 28

visceral

Answer 28

adj. instinctive, second nature, relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect [the voter's ___ distaste to the new president has led to shenanigans]

Question 29

lugubrious

Answer 29

adj. looking or sounding sad and dismal

Question 30

forlorn

Answer 30

adj. miserable; desolate; hopeless [she seemed __]

Question 31

incongruous

Answer 31

adj. out of place, inappropriate, incompatible [the coat looked ____ with the black dress]

Question 32

insidious

Answer 32

adj. proceeding gradually with harmful effects [ ____path?]

Question 33

dejected

Answer 33

adj. sad and depressed [he stood in the street lookin __]

Question 34

derisory

Answer 34

adj. small, inadequate; contemptuous, condescending [ So the dean made a__ counter offer calculating, correctly, that he would not move

Question 35

turbid

Answer 35

adj. unclear, murky [__ currents]

Question 36

exigent

Answer 36

adj. urgent, pressing

Question 37

tincture

Answer 37

n. a slight trace of something [she could not keep a __ of bitterness out of her voice]

Question 38

modicum

Answer 38

n. a small quantity of a particular thing esp something considered desireable or valuable [his statement had more than a ____ of truth]

Question 39

melancholy

Answer 39

n. deep long-lasting sadness; adj. depressed

Question 40

dissonance

Answer 40

n. disagreement, discord [ __ between campaign rhetoric and personal behavior]

Question 41

dichotomy

Answer 41

n. division between two things that are opposed // a __ between thought and action. __between goals and effort to meet those goals.

Question 42

penury

Answer 42

n. extreme poverty, destitution [he died in a state of virtual __]

Question 43

bastion

Answer 43

n. fortress, support, institution strongly defending particular

Question 44

vestige

Answer 44

n. glimmer, memento, trace

Question 45

erosion

Answer 45

n. gradual distruction, diminuation of smthg

Question 46

nuisance

Answer 46

n. inconvenience, annoyance, bother// making __s of themselves

Question 47

dimorphism

Answer 47

n. occurring in or representing two distinct forms (distinction) // The sexual dimorphism of many birds is obvious when it's noted that the male is often more brightly colored than the female

Question 48

auspice

Answer 48

n. patronage, sponsorship, favorable sign

Question 49

aegis

Answer 49

n. patronage, sponsorship

Question 50

contrition

Answer 50

n. repentance, remorse