Group 20

Question 1

abreast

Answer 1

Informed or aware of the latest news or developments.

Question 2

confound

Answer 2

To confuse or perplex.

Question 3

digression

Answer 3

A temporary departure from the main subject.

Question 4

discrepancy

Answer 4

A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.

Question 5

duplicitous

Answer 5

Deceitful or misleading.

Question 6

expedient

Answer 6

Convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral.

Question 7

fabricate

Answer 7

To invent or concoct something, typically with deceitful intent.

Question 8

glum

Answer 8

Looking or feeling dejected; morose.

Question 9

harbinger

Answer 9

A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.

Question 10

intrinsic

Answer 10

Belonging naturally; essential.

Question 11

largesse

Answer 11

Generosity in giving money or gifts to others.

Question 12

libertine

Answer 12

A person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles.

Question 13

malfeasance

Answer 13

Wrongdoing, especially by a public official.

Question 14

manifest

Answer 14

Clear or obvious to the eye or mind.

Question 15

minute

Answer 15

Extremely small.

Question 16

modish

Answer 16

In fashion; stylish.

Question 17

nascent

Answer 17

Just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.

Question 18

perennial

Answer 18

Lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time.

Question 19

pious

Answer 19

Devoutly religious.

Question 20

providential

Answer 20

Occurring at a favorable time; opportune.

Question 21

prowess

Answer 21

Skill or expertise in a particular activity or field.

Question 22

schism

Answer 22

A split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties.

Question 23

slander

Answer 23

The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation.

Question 24

stalwart

Answer 24

Loyal, reliable, and hardworking.

Question 25

supplicate

Answer 25

To ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly.

Question 26

terse

Answer 26

Brief and to the point; effectively concise.

Question 27

tirade

Answer 27

A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.

Question 28

universal

Answer 28

Applicable to all cases; general.

Question 29

vanquish

Answer 29

To defeat thoroughly.

Question 30

woeful

Answer 30

Expressing or conveying a strong sense of distress or misery.