Group 24

Question 1

assail

Answer 1

to attack violently or vigorously

Question 2

benevolent

Answer 2

well-meaning and kindly

Question 3

berate

Answer 3

to scold or criticize someone angrily

Question 4

buoyant

Answer 4

able to float or rise; cheerful and optimistic

Question 5

buttress

Answer 5

a structure that supports or strengthens

Question 6

condone

Answer 6

to accept and allow behavior that is considered wrong

Question 7

contravene

Answer 7

to violate or go against a rule or law

Question 8

denounce

Answer 8

to publicly declare something to be wrong or evil

Question 9

despotic

Answer 9

of or typical of a despot; tyrannical

Question 10

deviate

Answer 10

to depart from an established course

Question 11

disinterested

Answer 11

not influenced by considerations of personal advantage; impartial

Question 12

escalate

Answer 12

to increase or intensify

Question 13

exorcise

Answer 13

to drive out an evil spirit from a person or place

Question 14

finicky

Answer 14

fussy about one’s needs or requirements

Question 15

foil

Answer 15

to prevent something from succeeding

Question 16

intertwined

Answer 16

twisted or woven together

Question 17

inundate

Answer 17

to overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with

Question 18

ironclad

Answer 18

impossible to contradict, weaken, or change

Question 19

jeopardize

Answer 19

to put something at risk or in danger

Question 20

mercurial

Answer 20

subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind

Question 21

oblivious

Answer 21

not aware of or not concerned about what is happening

Question 22

perpetrate

Answer 22

to carry out or commit a harmful, illegal, or immoral action

Question 23

plaintive

Answer 23

expressing sorrow or melancholy

Question 24

poignant

Answer 24

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

Question 25

quiescent

Answer 25

in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy

Question 26

reiterate

Answer 26

to say something again or a number of times for emphasis

Question 27

subside

Answer 27

to become less intense, violent, or severe

Question 28

subsume

Answer 28

to include or absorb something in something else

Question 29

surmount

Answer 29

to overcome a difficulty or obstacle

Question 30

tangential

Answer 30

diverging from a previous course or line; erratic