Group 2

Question 1

Accolade

Answer 1

An expression of praise

Question 2

Adulation

Answer 2

Excessive praise; intense adoration

Question 3

Aesthetic

Answer 3

Dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful

Question 4

Ameliorate

Answer 4

To make better or more tolerable

Question 5

Ascetic

Answer 5

One who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion

Question 6

Avarice

Answer 6

Greed, esp. for wealth

Question 7

Axiom

Answer 7

A universally recognized principle

Question 8

Burgeon

Answer 8

To grow rapidly or flourish

Question 9

Bucolic

Answer 9

Rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

Question 10

Cacophony

Answer 10

Harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance

Question 11

Canon

Answer 11

An established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature

Question 12

Castigation

Answer 12

Severe criticism or punishment

Question 13

Catalyst

Answer 13

A substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change

Question 14

Caustic

Answer 14

Burning or stinging; causing corrosion

Question 15

Chary

Answer 15

Wary, cautious; sparing

Question 16

Cogent

Answer 16

Appealing forcibly to the mid or reason; convincing

Question 17

Complaisance

Answer 17

The willingness to comply with the wishes of others

Question 18

Contentious

Answer 18

Argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

Question 19

Contrite

Answer 19

Regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness

Question 20

Culpable

Answer 20

Deserving blame

Question 21

Dearth

Answer 21

Smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack

Question 22

Demur

Answer 22

To question or oppose

Question 23

Didactic

Answer 23

Intended to teach or instruct

Question 24

Discretion

Answer 24

Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

Question 25

Disinterested

Answer 25

Free of bias or self-interest; impartial

Question 26

Dogmatic

Answer 26

Expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improbable principles

Question 27

Ebullience

Answer 27

The quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

Question 28

Eclectic

Answer 28

Composed of elements drawn from various sources

Question 29

Elegy

Answer 29

A mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead

Question 30

Emollient

Answer 30

Soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin

Question 31

Empirical

Answer 31

Based on observation of experiment

Question 32

Enigmatic

Answer 32

Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand

Question 33

Ephemeral

Answer 33

Brief; fleeting

Question 34

Esoteric

Answer 34

Intended for or understood by a small, specific group

Question 35

Eulogy

Answer 35

A speech honoring the dead

Question 36

Exonerate

Answer 36

To remove blame

Question 37

Facetious

Answer 37

Playful; humorous

Question 38

Fallacy

Answer 38

An invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief

Question 39

Furtive

Answer 39

Marked by stealth; convert; surreptitious

Question 40

Gregarious

Answer 40

Sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

Question 41

Harangue

Answer 41

To deliver a forceful or angry speech; ranting speech or writing

Question 42

Heretical

Answer 42

Violating accepted dogma or convention

Question 43

Hyperbole

Answer 43

An exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech

Question 44

Impecunious

Answer 44

Lacking funds; without money

Question 45

Incipient

Answer 45

Beginning to come into being or to become apparent

Question 46

Inert

Answer 46

Unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

Question 47

Innocuous

Answer 47

Harmless; causing no damage

Question 48

Intransigent

Answer 48

Refusing to compromise

Question 49

Inveigle

Answer 49

To obtain by deception or flattery

Question 50

Morose

Answer 50

Sad; sullen; melancholy

Question 51

Odious

Answer 51

Evoking intense aversion or dislike

Question 52

Opaque

Answer 52

Impenetrable by light; not reflecting light

Question 53

Oscillation

Answer 53

The act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm

Question 54

Penurious

Answer 54

Penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

Question 55

Pernicious

Answer 55

Extremely harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed

Question 56

Peruse

Answer 56

To examine with great care

Question 57

Pious

Answer 57

Extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion

Question 58

Precursor

Answer 58

One that precedes and indicates or announces another

Question 59

Preen

Answer 59

To dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care

Question 60

Prodigious

Answer 60

Abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary

Question 61

Prolific

Answer 61

Producing large volumes or amounts; productive

Question 62

Putrefy

Answer 62

To rot; to decay and give off a foul odor

Question 63

Quaff

Answer 63

To drink deeply

Question 64

Quiescence

Answer 64

Stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest

Question 65

Redoubtable

Answer 65

Awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

Question 66

Sanction

Answer 66

Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority

Question 67

Satire

Answer 67

A literary work that ridiculed or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision

Question 68

Squalid

Answer 68

Sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect

Question 69

Stoic

Answer 69

Indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast

Question 70

Supplant

Answer 70

To take the place of; to supersede

Question 71

Torpid

Answer 71

Lethargic; sluggish; dormant

Question 72

Ubiquitous

Answer 72

Existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread

Question 73

Urbane

Answer 73

Sophisticated; refined; elegant

Question 74

Vilify

Answer 74

To defame; to characterize harshly

Question 75

Viscous

Answer 75

Thick; sticky

Question 76

Abate

Answer 76

To lessen in intensity or degree