Group 5

Question 1

Retaliated

Answer 1

to return like for like; esp., to return evil for evil; pay back injury for injury

Question 2

Reverence

Answer 2

a feeling or attitude of deep respect, love, and awe, as for something sacred; veneration

Question 3

Rue

Answer 3

to feel remorse or repentance for (a sin, fault, etc.)

Question 4

Rumors

Answer 4

general talk not based on definite knowledge; mere gossip; hearsay

Question 5

Salvage

Answer 5

a) the rescue of a ship and cargo at sea from peril such as fire, shipwreck, capture, etc. b) compensation paid to those who assist in the rescue operations c) the ship or cargo so rescued d) the restoration of a sunken or wrecked ship or its cargo as by divers

Question 6

Sanction

Answer 6

the act of a recognized authority confirming or ratifying an action; authorized approval or permission

Question 7

Scandalous

Answer 7

causing scandal; offensive to a sense of decency or shocking to the moral feelings of the

Question 8

Scanning

Answer 8

to analyze (verse) in terms of its rhythmic components, as by counting accents and syllables and marking the metrical feet

Question 9

Scanty

Answer 9

barely sufficient; not ample; meager

Question 10

Scarce

Answer 10

not common; rarely seen

Question 11

Scrutinizing

Answer 11

to look at very carefully; examine closely; inspect minutely

Question 12

Serene

Answer 12

not disturbed or troubled; calm, peaceful, tranquil, etc.

Question 13

Simultaneous

Answer 13

occurring, done, existing, etc. together or at the same time

Question 14

Skyrocketed

Answer 14

a fireworks rocket that explodes in midair in a shower of colored sparks

Question 15

Sluggish

Answer 15

lacking energy, alertness, or vigor; indisposed to exertion; slothful

Question 16

Sophisticated

Answer 16

not simple, artless, naive, etc.; urbane, worldly-wise, etc. or knowledgeable, perceptive, subtle, etc.

Question 17

Speculations

Answer 17

the act of speculating, or meditating, a thought or conjecture

Question 18

Stabilized

Answer 18

to make stable, or firm

Question 19

Straighten

Answer 19

to make or become less confused, easier to deal with, etc.

Question 20

Strip

Answer 20

to deprive of covering: to strip a fruit of its rind, to remove (the clothing or covering) of or from (a person); make naked; undress

Question 21

Stultify

Answer 21

to make seem foolish, stupid, inconsistent, etc.; make absurd or ridiculous, to make dull or torpid

Question 22

Succinct

Answer 22

clearly and briefly stated; terse

Question 23

Sufficient

Answer 23

as much as is needed; equal to what is specified or required; enough

Question 24

Surprisingly

Answer 24

causing surprise; amazing

Question 25

Sustain

Answer 25

to keep in existence; keep up; maintain or prolong

Question 26

Sybarite

Answer 26

any of the people of ancient

Question 27

Tirade

Answer 27

a long, vehement speech, esp. one of denunciation; harangue

Question 28

Trauma

Answer 28

a bodily injury, wound, or shock

Question 29

Trench

Answer 29

to cut, cut into, cut off, etc.; slice, gash, etc.

Question 30

Trooper

Answer 30

an enlisted soldier in the mounted cavalry

Question 31

Truculent

Answer 31

fierce; cruel; savage; ferocious

Question 32

Turn

Answer 32

to make (a wheel, globe, etc.) move about a central point or axis; revolve or rotate

Question 33

Unscrupulous

Answer 33

not scrupulous; not restrained by ideas of right and wrong; unprincipled

Question 34

Varsity

Answer 34

the main team that represents a university, college, or school in some competition, esp. an athletic one

Question 35

Verbiage

Answer 35

an excess of words beyond those needed to express concisely what is meant; wordiness

Question 36

Version

Answer 36

a particular form or variant of something

Question 37

Vicious

Answer 37

a) given to or characterized by vice; evil, corrupt, or depraved, harmful, unwholesome, or noxious

Question 38

Victim

Answer 38

a person or animal killed as a sacrifice to a God in a religious rite

Question 39

Victor

Answer 39

the winner in a battle, struggle, etc

Question 40

Violate

Answer 40

to break (a law, rule, promise, etc.); fail to keep or observe; infringe on

Question 41

Vitality

Answer 41

power to live or go on living

Question 42

Wicked

Answer 42

morally bad or wrong; acting or done with evil intent; depraved; iniquitous

Question 43

Witnesses

Answer 43

an attesting of a fast, statement, etc.; evidence; testimony

Question 44

Yawn

Answer 44

to open the mouth wide, esp. involuntarily, and breathe in deeply, as a result of fatigue, drowsiness, or boredom