Hard List

Question 1

spurious

Answer 1

adjective

false, fake, illegitimate

Question 2

confer

Answer 2

verb
grant, bestow;
discuss, exchange opinions

Question 3

recondite

Answer 3

adjective

esoteric, abstruse, obscure

Question 4

recalcitrant

Answer 4

adjective

uncooperative, intractable

Question 5

ignominy

Answer 5

noun

public shame, disgrace

Question 6

aberrant

Answer 6

adjective

deviant, divergent, abnormal

Question 7

consternation

Answer 7

noun

feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected

Question 8

facetious

Answer 8

adjective

flippant, frivolous

Question 9

aloof

Answer 9

adjective

uninterested, distant

Question 10

portend

Answer 10

verb

to presage, forshadow

Question 11

incredulous

Answer 11

adjective

skeptical, unbelieving

Question 12

resigned

Answer 12

adjective

given up, accepted fate

Question 13

concede

Answer 13

verb
to admit after denying or resisting
surrender, yield

Question 14

barbarous

Answer 14

adjective

cruel, uncivilized

Question 15

supplant

Answer 15

verb

to replace

Question 16

supplicate

Answer 16

verb

to humbly ask

Question 17

relegate

Answer 17

verb

to downgrade, demote

Question 18

consummate

Answer 18

adjective
showing a high degree of skill
complete and perfect

Question 19

fastidious

Answer 19

adjective

difficult to please

Question 20

stymie

Answer 20

verb

to prevent

Question 21

enervate

Answer 21

verb

to weaken

Question 22

expostulate

Answer 22

verb

to express strong disapproval or disagreement

Question 23

expound

Answer 23

verb

to present and explain in detail

Question 24

foray

Answer 24

noun

a raid or attack

Question 25

jaunt

Answer 25

noun | a short journey

Question 26

jest

Answer 26

noun | a thing said or done for amusement, a joke

Question 27

juggernaut

Answer 27

a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or institution

Question 28

pedestrian

Answer 28

lacking excitement, dull

Question 29

inexorable

Answer 29

adjective | unstoppable

Question 30

affable

Answer 30

adjective | friendly

Question 31

chagrin

Answer 31

noun/verb | distress or humilation

Question 32

harbinger

Answer 32

noun | an indicator or forerunner

Question 33

beleaguer

Answer 33

verb | to lay siege to, beset with difficulties

Question 34

perfunctory

Answer 34

adjective | carried out with minimum effort, desultory

Question 35

bohemian

Answer 35

adjective | unconventional

Question 36

transient

Answer 36

adjective | ephemeral

Question 37

prerogative

Answer 37

noun | a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class

Question 38

dirge

Answer 38

noun | a lament for the dead

Question 39

surfeit

Answer 39

noun | an excessive amount of something

Question 40

spate

Answer 40

noun | a large number of similar things or events appearing or occurring in quick succession

Question 41

evince

Answer 41

verb | to be evidence of, reveal, indicate

Question 42

picayune

Answer 42

adjective | petty, worthless

Question 43

inane

Answer 43

adjective | silly, stupid

Question 44

demerit

Answer 44

noun | a feature or fact deserving censure

Question 45

dereliction

Answer 45

noun the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated; the shameful failure to fulfill one's obligations

Question 46

leery

Answer 46

adjective | cautious, wary

Question 47

forbear

Answer 47

verb | to refrain

Question 48

perticatious

Answer 48

adjective | tenacious, untenable

Question 49

vitriolic

Answer 49

adjective | filled with bitter criticism or malice

Question 50

ruffian

Answer 50

noun | a thug, outlaw

Question 51

bungler

Answer 51

noun | an amateur

Question 52

salient

Answer 52

adjective | most noticeable or important

Question 53

squalid

Answer 53

adjective dirty, unpleasant; showing a lack of morals

Question 54

feckless

Answer 54

adjective | lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible

Question 55

sinuous

Answer 55

adjective | lithe and supple

Question 56

contentious

Answer 56

adjective | causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

Question 57

irascible

Answer 57

adjective | easily angered

Question 58

inimical

Answer 58

adjective | harmful