Group 11

Question 1

ignominy

Answer 1

n. shame, disgrace [the __ of being imprisoned]

Question 2

fission

Answer 2

n. splitting, division, dividing smthg into two or more parts [the party dissolved into ___ and acrimony]

Question 3

lurch

Answer 3

n. stagger; sway; leave so in difficult situation [leave a guy in the ___]

Question 4

sinews

Answer 4

n. the source of strength, power, vigor [__of the nation]; anchor, backbone

Question 5

espouse

Answer 5

v. advocate, adopt, support –I will __ the national cause and recycle

Question 6

corrode

Answer 6

v. deteriorate, damage slowly by chemical action [acid rain___buildings]

Question 7

refute

Answer 7

v. disprove, deny, prove theory wrong, false

Question 8

brood

Answer 8

v. dwell on, n.group of similar people

Question 9

proffer

Answer 9

v. offer, tender, extend, hold out smthg to smne for acceptance

Question 10

underpin

Answer 10

v. prop up, strengthen, forms basis for.

Question 11

render

Answer 11

v. provide a service [money for services ___ed]; give (help) [___asistance to …]

Question 12

purvey

Answer 12

v. provides, or supplies [__of foods]

Question 13

rebuff

Answer 13

v. reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner

Question 14

molder

Answer 14

v. slowly decay or disintegrate esp bc of neglect [there was a mushroomy smell of disuse and ___ ing books]

Question 15

eke

Answer 15

v. stretch, economize manage to support oneself or make a living with difficulty [she helped her family __ out an existance]

Question 16

unwieldy

Answer 16

adj. cumbersome, unmaneuverable, bulky, difficult to carry, move bc of its size; too badly organized to function efficiently [__fingers]

Question 17

tawdry

Answer 17

adj. gaudy, tasteless, showy but cheap and of poor quality

Question 18

shiftless

Answer 18

adj. laziness, indolent, and lack of ambition

Question 19

indolent

Answer 19

adj. lazy, inert, languid

Question 20

listless

Answer 20

adj. lethargic, torpid, lacking energy or enthusiasm [bouts of __ depression]

Question 21

prodigal

Answer 21

adj. recklessly wasteful

Question 22

raucous

Answer 22

adj. rowdy, boisterous; screeching//__ children

Question 23

torpid

Answer 23

adj. slow, sluggish

Question 24

vociferous

Answer 24

adj. vehement, clamorous (passionate, loud and insistent)

Question 25

profligate

Answer 25

adj. wasteful, extravagant [___ consumers of energy]; licentious; dissolute

Question 26

maudlin

Answer 26

adj. weepy, self pitying, usu. drunk [__self-pity is not attractive]

Question 27

sequestration

Answer 27

n. confiscation until debt paid comparable in certain aspects

Question 28

melee

Answer 28

n. fracas, commotion, fray, a confused mass of people [people were trampled in the __]

Question 29

vicissitude

Answer 29

n. instability, shift, variation in circumstance, character, ups and downs [the __ of our love breaks my heart]

Question 30

nadir

Answer 30

n. lowest pt in fortunes of person, pits [the __ of my career is over!]

Question 31

prestidigitation

Answer 31

n. magic tricks performed as entertainment

Question 32

row

Answer 32

n. noisy acrimonious quarrel

Question 33

repose

Answer 33

n. temporary rest from activity exertion, peacefulness

Question 34

vagary

Answer 34

n. whimsy, fluctuation, an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation/behavior [the ___ies of weather]

Question 35

vie

Answer 35

v. compete eagerly w someone in order to achieve smthg [rival mobs ___ing for control]

Question 36

rail

Answer 36

v. protest against, fulminate against, complain strongly and persistently about something

Question 37

purloin

Answer 37

v. steal

Question 38

stultify

Answer 38

v. thwart; bore, cause to lose enthusiasm, esp as a result of a restrictive routine

Question 39

roil

Answer 39

v. upset, agitate; make turbid or muddy

Question 40

besotted

Answer 40

ad. Strongly drunk [he became __ with his best friend's sis]

Question 41

feckless

Answer 41

adj. aimless, carefree, incompetent, futile

Question 42

egregious

Answer 42

adj. appalling; shocking [__ abuses of copyright]

Question 43

crapulent

Answer 43

adj. besotted, buzzed

Question 44

perfunctory

Answer 44

adj. cursory, desultory, offhand

Question 45

pointed

Answer 45

adj. cutting, incisive remark, unambiguous criticism [ __ comments were made about you]

Question 46

cursory

Answer 46

adj. desultory, casual, hasty

Question 47

enervating

Answer 47

adj. draining of energy; weakening [the __ humidity of the coast]

Question 48

inert

Answer 48

adj. immoble, lacking the ability or stength to move [she lay __ in her bed]

Question 49

ostentatious

Answer 49

adj. showy, pretentious, conspicuous //__display of wealth

Question 50

frippery

Answer 50

n. adornment, unnecessary ornament in architecture, dress, or language a tawdry or frivolous thing