Group 15

Question 1

malingering

Answer 1

v. exagerate illness to escape work

Question 2

secrete

Answer 2

v. produce and discharge (a substance) [insulin is ___ed in response to rising levels of glucose in the blood]

Question 3

ogle

Answer 3

v. stare at in a lecherous manner

Question 4

consonant

Answer 4

adj. agreeing, consistent with [behavior ___with his character]

Question 5

pejorative

Answer 5

adj. belittling, expressing contempt or disapproval, syn. Derogatory [very often they use ‘bitch’ ____ly]

Question 6

plenary

Answer 6

adj. completely attended

Question 7

dyslogistic

Answer 7

adj. conveying disapproval, detrimental, inconvenient [She expressed __ remarks to convey dissatisfaction with stuff]

Question 8

pendulous

Answer 8

adj. hanging, dangling

Question 9

draconian

Answer 9

adj. harsh, severe, cruel

Question 10

symbiotic

Answer 10

adj. mutually beneficial relationship between different people or groups

Question 11

nee

Answer 11

adj. originally called, born

Question 12

prescient

Answer 12

adj. perceptive, having knowledge of events before they take place [the __ economist was one of the few to see the financial collapse coming

Question 13

demure

Answer 13

adj. reserved, reticent

Question 14

uncanny

Answer 14

adj. strange or mysterious, esp in an unsettling way

Question 15

tumid

Answer 15

adj. swollen, pompous, bombastic

Question 16

changeling

Answer 16

n. a child substituted for another, replacement

Question 17

griot

Answer 17

n. a member of a class of travelling poets, musicians, and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history in parts of West Africa

Question 18

vagabond

Answer 18

n. a person who wanders from place to place without a home/job

Question 19

laissez faire

Answer 19

n. a policy of letting things take their own course, without interfering. [I was surprised at her ___ attitude]

Question 20

reprimand

Answer 20

n. a rebuke, esp an official one

Question 21

bevel

Answer 21

n. a sloping surface or edge

Question 22

sentry

Answer 22

n. a soldier stationed to keep guard or control access

Question 23

viand

Answer 23

n. an item of food [an unlimited assortment of __s]

Question 24

polemic

Answer 24

n. argumentative, art of engaging in controversial debate

Question 25

injunction

Answer 25

n. authoritative warning or order

Question 26

pretense

Answer 26

n. charade, pretending, feigning [his excitement is masked by a causal ___ ]

Question 27

reprieve

Answer 27

n. clemency, postponement

Question 28

disapprobation

Answer 28

n. disapproval, condemnation [she braved her mother's __ and slipped out to enjoy herself]

Question 29

detente

Answer 29

n. easing of hostility or strained relations

Question 30

arbiter

Answer 30

n. judge, a person empowered to decide matters at issue

Question 31

dias

Answer 31

n. low platform for a lectern seats of honor, throne

Question 32

malfeasance

Answer 32

n. misconduct esp. by public official malfeasance

Question 33

aberration

Answer 33

n. oddity, peculiarity, departure from what is normal, unwelcome [mental ___]

Question 34

aria

Answer 34

n. operatic solo

Question 35

egalitarianism

Answer 35

n. principle: all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities [a more ______ society]

Question 36

lampoon

Answer 36

n. publically criticize with ridicule, irony, sarcasm

Question 37

sortie

Answer 37

n. raid, an attack by troops from defense, short trip/journey [I went on a shopping ___]

Question 38

maiden

Answer 38

n. unmarried, being or involving the first attempt or act of its kind;  horse that has never won a race

Question 39

chortle

Answer 39

v. Cackle, chuckle, giggle

Question 40

cosset

Answer 40

v. care for lovingly, pamper, spoil

Question 41

Corroborate

Answer 41

v. confirm, validate, give support to (a statement, theory or finding) [the witness had to __boy's account of the attack]

Question 42

scamper

Answer 42

v. dash, bolt, dart (esp. child) run with quick light steps, esp through fear

Question 43

maul

Answer 43

v. mangle, abuse

Question 44

coddle

Answer 44

v. pamper, baby, treat in an indulgent/overprotective way [I was ___ed and cosseted

Question 45

promulgate

Answer 45

v. promote or make widely known (idea/cause); put law into effect by official proclamation

Question 46

rescind

Answer 46

v. revoke, cancel, repeal

Question 47

digress

Answer 47

v. stray, leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing [I'm __ing again]

Question 48

amble

Answer 48

v. stroll, walk or move at slow, relaxed pace, esp for pleasure

Question 49

usurp

Answer 49

v. take power / position by force or illegally

Question 50

subvert

Answer 50

v. undermine the power and authority of [attempt to ___ govn't]