Group 3

Question 1

Existence

Answer 1

The act of existing; state or fact of being

Question 2

Exotic

Answer 2

foreign; not native

Question 3

Explicitly

Answer 3

clearly stated and leaving nothing implied; distinctly expressed; definite: distinguished from implicit

Question 4

Explosion

Answer 4

an exploding; esp., a blowing up, or bursting with a loud noise; detonation

Question 5

Exterminate

Answer 5

to destroy or get rid of entirely, as by killing; wipe out; annihilate

Question 6

Familial

Answer 6

of, involving, or common to a family

Question 7

Familiarize

Answer 7

to make commonly known

Question 8

Felon

Answer 8

a wicked person

Question 9

Flawed

Answer 9

a break, scratch, crack, etc. that spoils something; blemish

Question 10

Flints

Answer 10

a fine-grained, very hard, siliceous rock, usually gray, that produces sparks when struck with steel and that breaks into pieces with sharp cutting edges

Question 11

Foe

Answer 11

enemy (in all senses)

Question 12

Folly

Answer 12

a lack of understanding, sense, or rational conduct; foolishness

Question 13

Fortitude

Answer 13

the strength to bear misfortune, pain, etc. calmly and patiently; firm courage

Question 14

Frequently

Answer 14

often

Question 15

Furtive

Answer 15

done or acting in a stealthy manner, as if to hinder observation; surreptitious; stealthy; sneaky

Question 16

Glance

Answer 16

to look quickly or briefly.

Question 17

Gluttonous

Answer 17

inclined to eat too much and greedily

Question 18

Gravity

Answer 18

the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth, the state or condition of being grave; esp., a) solemnity or sedateness of manner or character; earnestness b) danger or threat; ominous quality

Question 19

Grimaces

Answer 19

a twisting or distortion of the face, as in expressing pain, contempt, disgust, etc., or a wry look as in seeking to amuse

Question 20

Harbor

Answer 20

a place of refuge, safety, etc.; retreat; shelter

Question 21

Heredity

Answer 21

a) the transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring by means of genes in the chromosomes b) the tendency of offspring to resemble parents or ancestors through such transmission

Question 22

Humanitarian

Answer 22

a person devoted to promoting the welfare of humanity, esp. through the elimination of pain and suffering; philanthropist

Question 23

Humdrum

Answer 23

lacking variety; dull; monotonous; boring

Question 24

Hypocrisy

Answer 24

a pretending to be what one is not, or to feel what one does not feel; esp., a pretense of virtue, piety, etc

Question 25

Iceberg

Answer 25

a great mass of ice broken off from a glacier and floating in the sea

Question 26

Implicate

Answer 26

to show to have a connection with a crime, fault, etc

Question 27

Implied

Answer 27

involved, suggested, or understood without being openly or directly expressed

Question 28

Impure

Answer 28

not pure

Question 29

Inconsistent

Answer 29

not consistent; not in agreement, harmony, or accord; incompatible

Question 30

Incredible

Answer 30

not credible; unbelievable

Question 31

Indigenous

Answer 31

existing, growing, or produced naturally in a region or country; belonging (to) as a native

Question 32

Inevitable

Answer 32

unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary

Question 33

Inference

Answer 33

an act or the process of inferring

Question 34

Influx

Answer 34

a flowing in; inflow, as of a liquid, gas, etc. b) a continual coming in of persons or things

Question 35

Inimitable

Answer 35

that cannot be imitated or matched; too good to be equaled or copied

Question 36

Initiating

Answer 36

bring into practice or use; introduce by first doing or using; start

Question 37

Instinct

Answer 37

(an) inborn tendency to behave in a way characteristic of a species; natural, unlearned, predictable response to stimuli

Question 38

Intimidate

Answer 38

to make timid; make afraid; daunt

Question 39

Invigorate

Answer 39

to give vigor to; fill with energy; enliven

Question 40

Laudatory

Answer 40

expressing praise; eulogistic; commendatory also

Question 41

Laurel

Answer 41

of a genus (Laurus) of evergreen trees or shrubs of the laurel family

Question 42

Lax

Answer 42

loose; emptying easily (said of the bowels)

Question 43

Liturgy

Answer 43

prescribed forms or ritual for public worship in any of various religions or churches

Question 44

Lowers

Answer 44

in a place or on a level below another

Question 45

Martinet

Answer 45

a very strict military disciplinarian

Question 46

Maverick

Answer 46

an unbranded animal, esp. a strayed calf, a lone dissenter, as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates

Question 47

Mediocre

Answer 47

neither very good nor very bad; ordinary; average

Question 48

Meticulous

Answer 48

extremely or excessively careful about details; scrupulous or finicky

Question 49

Modesty

Answer 49

the quality or state of being modest; unassuming or humble behavior