Group 14

Question 1

philanderer

Answer 1

v. (man) frequently enter into causual sexual relationships, adulterer

Question 2

vex

Answer 2

v. agitate, plague, provoke, afflict

Question 3

belie

Answer 3

v. disprove, contradict, disguise [his lively alert manner ____ his years

Question 4

abet

Answer 4

v. incite, provoke, assist in wrong doing

Question 5

malign

Answer 5

v. slander, denigrate, defame//to __an honorable woman

Question 6

traduce

Answer 6

v. slander, to speak maliciously and falsely of

Question 7

besmirch

Answer 7

v. taint, smear, to damage the reputation of [___the Ventura name]

Question 8

intrepid

Answer 8

adj. Fearless; adventurous

Question 9

posthumous

Answer 9

adj. after death

Question 10

insensate

Answer 10

adj. apathetic, lacking physical sensation, lacking sympathy, lacking reason [___body]

Question 11

supercilious

Answer 11

adj. behaving or looking as though thinks one is superior to others

Question 12

verdant

Answer 12

adj. green with grass, vegetation; unripe

Question 13

moribund

Answer 13

adj. in terminal decline, lacking vitality

Question 14

dissolute

Answer 14

adj. indifferent to moral restraints. licentious [it’s a __ movie]

Question 15

prurient

Answer 15

adj. lascivious, salacious, having/encouraging excessive interest in sexual matters

Question 16

supine

Answer 16

adj. lying face upward

Question 17

insular

Answer 17

adj. narrow-minded. aloof. isolated, relating to an island

Question 18

secular

Answer 18

adj. no religious or spiritual basis

Question 19

licentious

Answer 19

adj. promiscuous, sexually unrestrained

Question 20

recalcitrant

Answer 20

adj. rebellious, uncontrollable, obstinate, resisting authority. disobedient. hard to operate

Question 21

myopic

Answer 21

adj. shortsighted, nearsighted, narrow minded

Question 22

stolid

Answer 22

adj. unemotional

Question 23

marquee

Answer 23

n. Rooflike projection over the entrance to a building

Question 24

edema

Answer 24

n. a condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities of body. Also, dropsy

Question 25

psoriasis

Answer 25

n. a skin disease marked by red itchy scaly patches

Question 26

wharf

Answer 26

n. a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, strem, etc. for loading/ unloading

Question 27

squall

Answer 27

n. a sudden violent gust of wind or a localized storm esp one bringing rain snow; v. a loud cry

Question 28

plateau

Answer 28

n. an area of relatively level high ground. [placed on a ___]

Question 29

perfidy

Answer 29

n. betrayal, treachery, deliberate breach of trust//the extent and _ of the scam is just coming to light.

Question 30

parturition

Answer 30

n. childbirth, the act or process of giving birth

Question 31

talon

Answer 31

n. claw; sholder of bolt lock used to lock

Question 32

hubris

Answer 32

n. cockiness, pretension, excessive pride or self-confidence [it is my ___ that stultifies me]

Question 33

phrenology

Answer 33

n. detailed study of shape/size of cranium as supposed indication fo character/ mental abilities

Question 34

gravitas

Answer 34

n. dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner [he responded with ___ ]

Question 35

coda

Answer 35

n. ending, epilogue, the concluding passage of a piece/movement

Question 36

meningitis

Answer 36

n. infection leading to inflammation of brain membranes (meninges): fever, light sensitivity, rigidity. serious: convulsions, delirium, and death

Question 37

entrails

Answer 37

n. intestines or internal organs

Question 38

thyroid

Answer 38

n. large ductless gland in the neck that secretes hormones regulating growth and development through the rate of metabolism

Question 39

eczema

Answer 39

n. med condition where patches of skin become rough and inflamed with blisters that cause itching and bleeding

Question 40

cachet

Answer 40

n. prestige, state of being respected [no other company had quite the ____ of Peace Corps]; stature

Question 41

legerdemain

Answer 41

n. sleight of hand, trickery

Question 42

ethnology

Answer 42

n. study of the characteristics of various peoples and the differences and relationships among them

Question 43

Islam

Answer 43

n. submission

Question 44

lobotomy

Answer 44

n. surgical operation involving incision into the prefontal lobe of the brain , formally used to treat mental illness

Question 45

pedagogy

Answer 45

n. teaching, science of teaching

Question 46

euthanasia

Answer 46

n. the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma [ child subjected to __]

Question 47

rattan

Answer 47

n. the thin pliable stems of a palm used to make furniture

Question 48

flail

Answer 48

n. threshing tool, wooden staff and short heavy stick

Question 49

disparage

Answer 49

v. belittle, regard or represent as being of little worth

Question 50

patronize

Answer 50

v. condescend, deign