Group 3

Question 1

Flag

Answer 1

1. Pertaining to the body (as opposed to the mind, a body part, or the environment)
2. Relating to the wall of the body cavity

Question 2

Fluke

Answer 2

(n) A stroke of good luck; a chance occurrence or accident

Question 3

Doff

Answer 3

(v) 1. To take off or remove (as clothes); to tip or remove (one’s hat) in greeting 2. To put aside or discard

Question 4

APOCRYPHAL

Answer 4

(adj.) Of questionable authenticity or origin; spurious

Question 5

SCURVY

Answer 5

(n) A wasting disease caused by vitamin C deficiency
(adj.) Contemptible, despicable, or mean

Question 6

APPOSITE

Answer 6

(adj.) Appropriate, relevant, or apt

Question 7

SQUALID

Answer 7

(adj.) Foul, dirty, or wretched, as from extreme poverty or neglect (adj.) Morally repulsive or sordid

Question 8

GARRULOUS

Answer 8

adj.) Wordy; overly talkative and given to long, rambling, often trivial speech

Question 9

GAMBOL

Answer 9

(v) To frolic; to skip or leap about playfully

Question 10

FULMINATE

Answer 10

(v) To send out or issue with denunciation, invective, or condemnation
(v) To explode

Question 11

SALUBRIOUS

Answer 11

(adj.) Promoting or conducive to health or well being

Question 12

ABSCISSION

Answer 12

(n) The act of cutting off

Question 13

GAUCHE

Answer 13

(adj.) Lacking in tact, sensitivity, or other social graces

Question 14

TRUCULENT

Answer 14

(adj.) Ferocious, cruel, or savage
(adj.) Deadly or destructive
(adj.) Scathing or harsh
(adj.) Belligerent or aggressive; disposed to fighting

Question 15

ASPERITY

Answer 15

(n) Rigor or severity
(n) Roughness, unevenness, or harshness, as of surface or sound (n) Roughness or harshness of manner or temper

Question 16

FINESSE

Answer 16

(n) Skillful or adroit handling
(n) Refinement or delicacy or performance, skill, or workmanship

Question 17

GERMANE

Answer 17

(adj.) Relevant or closely related

Question 18

VISCID

Answer 18

(adj.) Having a sticky, adhesive, or viscous quality or consistency

Question 19

GLIB

Answer 19

(adj.) Fluent in speaking or writing to the point of insincerity or thoughtlessness (adj.) Done with natural ease or off hand nonchalance

Question 20

REQUITE

Answer 20

(v) To repay or make return for; to reciprocate
(v) To avenge
(v) To recompense for a service, benefit, or injury

Question 21

GROUSE

Answer 21

(v) To complain, grumble
(n) A grievance; a persistent complaint
(n) Any of various types of plump, chicken-like gamebirds

Question 22

APPRECIABLE

Answer 22

(adj) Possible to see, measure, or estimate

Question 23

DILATE

Answer 23

(v) 1. To cause to expand; to widen or enlarge 2. To speak or write at length on a subject

Question 24

SUBSIDE

Answer 24

(v) To sink to a lower or normal level (such as a fever);
to sink or settle down (as onto a couch or to the bottom of a river)
(v) To become less agitated or active

Question 25

REDUNDANT

Answer 25

(adj.) More than necessary; superfluous (adj.) Excessively wordy or repetitive

Question 26

ANTIPATHY

Answer 26

(n) An aversion, disliking, or distaste for (n) An object of dislike or aversion

Question 27

CONVOLUTED

Answer 27

(adj.) Having a great number of coils, loops, or folds (adj.) Intricate or involved

Question 28

Mitigate

Answer 28

(v) To moderate (the force,intensity, or strength of) or alleviate

Question 29

SANGFROID

Answer 29

(n) Self-possession or composure, especially under stress

Question 30

IMPLOSION

Answer 30

(n) Forceful collapse inward

Question 31

CONDONE

Answer 31

(v) To overlook, dismiss, or forgive (an offense)

Question 32

CATALYST

Answer 32

(n) Something precipitating, provoking, or accelerating an action, event, or change (n) A substance that starts or speeds a chemical reaction

Question 33

INTEMPERANCE

Answer 33

(n) Indulgence of passions or appetites (n) Excessive drinking of alcohol

Question 34

STALWART

Answer 34

(adj.) Strong or vigorous in mind, body, or spirit

Question 35

AUGMENT

Answer 35

(v) To enlarge; to make greater, more intense, or more numerous

Question 36

ABRIDGE

Answer 36

(v) To cut short or condense (especially of a written work)

Question 37

INDIFFERENT

Answer 37

(n) Not caring; having no interest; unbiased, impartial

Question 38

VERBOSE

Answer 38

(adj.) Using more words than necessary; wordy

Question 39

SQUELCH

Answer 39

(v) To crush or squash as if by trampling (v) To quell or suppress completely (v) To silence, as by a crushing remark (v) To emit a splashing, sucking sound

Question 40

EMACIATE

Answer 40

(adj.) Wasted away, enfeebled, or made extremely thin

Question 41

EXTEMPORE

Answer 41

(adj.) Done, said, or composed with little or no preparation; unpremeditated

Question 42

FORESTALL

Answer 42

(v) To hinder or prevent in advance (v) To anticipate or deal with in advance (v) To buy up goods so as to drive up prices for resale

Question 43

ANALOGOUS

Answer 43

(adj.) Similar or related so that one can draw an analogy or comparison

Question 44

QUIESCENCE

Answer 44

(n) The state of being quiescent; tranquil restfulness or repose

Question 45

ADULTERATE

Answer 45

(v) To make impure or corrupt by adding foreign or inferior materials or ingredients, particularly in preparation for sale

Question 46

NABOB

Answer 46

(n) A person who is wealthy, prominent, or important (n) A provincial governor of India’s Mogul empire (historical)

Question 47

CARDINAL

Answer 47

(adj.) Of prime importance; chief; main

Question 48

NOISOME

Answer 48

(adj.) Having an extremely offensive smell

Question 49

PUISSANCE

Answer 49

(n) Power; might

Question 50

SOMATIC

Answer 50

(adj.) 1. Pertaining to the body (as opposed to the mind, a body part, or the environment) 2. Relating to the wall of the body cavity