List 5

Question 1

boorish

Answer 1

(adj) rough and bad-mannered

Question 2

brook

Answer 2

(v) tolerate

Question 3

circumspect

Answer 3

(v) wary cautious

Question 4

comity

Answer 4

(n) an association of nations for their mutual benefits / considerate for each other

Question 5

commensurate

Answer 5

(adj) corresponding in size or degree / in proportion to

Question 6

cordial

Answer 6

(adj) warm, friendly

Question 7

deleterious

Answer 7

(adj) causing harm

Question 8

dichotomy

Answer 8

(n) a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as opposite or entirely different

Question 9

edify

Answer 9

(adj) instruct or improve morally or intellectually

Question 10

elicit

Answer 10

(v) call forth

Question 11

erudite

Answer 11

(adj) having profound knowledge of something

Question 12

fecund

Answer 12

(adj) highly fertile

Question 13

feeble

Answer 13

(adj) lacking physical strength / lacking strength of character / failing to convince or impress

Question 14

felicitous

Answer 14

(adj) well chosen or suited for the situation / pleasing

Question 15

forbear

Answer 15

(v) refrain from doing something

Question 16

haphazard

Answer 16

(adj) lacking any principle of organization

Question 17

hodgepodge

Answer 17

(n) a confusing mix

Question 18

impede

Answer 18

(v) hinder

Question 19

impetous

Answer 19

(adj) having done without much thought or care

Question 20

irascible

Answer 20

(adj) having or show the tendency to be easily angered

Question 21

mercenary

Answer 21

(v) making money at expense of ethics / professional soldiers hired to serve in a foreign army

Question 22

merticulous

Answer 22

(adj) very careful

Question 23

mordant

Answer 23

(adj) (humor) show a sharp and critical quality, biting

Question 24

outstrip

Answer 24

(v) move faster and overtake

Question 25

precarious

Answer 25

(adj) not secured in position / dangerously likely to fall and collapseq

Question 26

quirky

Answer 26

(adj) having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects

Question 27

repudiate

Answer 27

(v) refuse to accept

Question 28

tact

Answer 28

(n) skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with different issues

Question 29

trifling

Answer 29

(adj) trivial or unimportant

Question 30

turbulent

Answer 30

(adj) characterize for conflicts, disorder

Question 31

acumen

Answer 31

(n) ability to make good judgements and quick actions

Question 32

antithesis

Answer 32

(n) contrast or opposition between two things

Question 33

ascribe

Answer 33

(v) regard text, quotation, or work / regard the quality as belong to

Question 34

befuddled

Answer 34

(adj) unable to think quickly

Question 35

eschew

Answer 35

(v) abstain from

Question 36

esoteric

Answer 36

(adj) only able to be understood by a group of people / arcane

Question 37

evasive

Answer 37

(adj) tendency to avoid commitment or self-revelation

Question 38

exculpate

Answer 38

(v) show that someone is not guilty of wrong-doing

Question 39

expedite

Answer 39

(v) make a plan happened sooner or be accomplished more quickly

Question 40

fastidious

Answer 40

(adj) very careful and attentive to accuracy and details

Question 41

feign

Answer 41

(v) pretend to be affected by (a state or feeling)

Question 42

furtive

Answer 42

(adj) secretive / suggestive of guilty nervousness

Question 43

hamper

Answer 43

(v) basket / hinder

Question 44

indispensable

Answer 44

(adj) absolutely neccessary

Question 45

lament

Answer 45

(n) a passionate expression of grief or sorrow

Question 46

myopic

Answer 46

(adj) shorted-sighted

Question 47

nonchalant

Answer 47

(adj) calm and relaxed

Question 48

partial

Answer 48

(adj) incomplete / biased / having a liking for

Question 49

portend

Answer 49

(adj) be a sign of warning that something calamitous is about to happen

Question 50

provincial

Answer 50

(adj) concerning a province / religions regarded as short-sighted

Question 51

rudimentary

Answer 51

(adj) limited to basic principles / relating to immature form

Question 52

salutary

Answer 52

(adj) producing good efforts / beneficial

Question 53

sever

Answer 53

(adj) divide by cutting off or slicing / put an end to / break off

Question 54

slight

Answer 54

(adj) small in degree / insult by treating without proper respect

Question 55

somnolent

Answer 55

(adj) sleepy / drowsy

Question 56

stoic

Answer 56

(n) someone who can endure pain without complaining

Question 57

supersede

Answer 57

(v) take the place of other / supplant

Question 58

tout

Answer 58

(adj) attempting to sell / persuade others the merits of

Question 59

wane

Answer 59

(v) decrease in vigor or extend

Question 60

pensive

Answer 60

(adj) engaged in serious thought