List 11

Question 1

Abrogate

Answer 1

(v) to repeal or cancel; declare null and void

Question 2

Ambient

Answer 2

(adj completely surrounding; all encompassing

Question 3

Asperity

Answer 3

(n) roughness; severity; bitterness or tartness

Question 4

Burnish

Answer 4

(V) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing or polishing
(n) gloss, brightness, or luster

Question 5

Cabal

Answer 5

(n) a small group working in secret

Question 6

Detritus

Answer 6

(n) loose bits or pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from destruction

Question 7

Ebullient

Answer 7

(adj) overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement; boiling or bubbling

Question 8

Flaccid

Answer 8

(adj) limp or not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness

Question 9

Impecunious

Answer 9

(adj having little or no money

Question 10

Inexorable

Answer 10

(adj) inflexible; beyond influence; relentless or unyielding

Question 11

Moribund

Answer 11

(adj) dying; on the way out

Question 12

Necromancer

Answer 12

(n) one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially in communication with the dead; a magician or wizard

Question 13

Onerous

Answer 13

(adj) burdensome

Question 14

Sequester

Answer 14

(v) to set apart or separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody

Question 15

Winnow

Answer 15

(v) to get rid of something unwanted; delete; to sift through to obtain only what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on or fan