List 7

Question 1

Cavort

Answer 1

to leap or dance around; to engage in extravagant behavior

Question 2

Draconian

Answer 2

cruel or severe; relating to Draco (ancient Grecian who created a set of laws that were intended to make the previous laws better but were actually really strict because they punished minor offenses by death)

Question 3

Gratuitous

Answer 3

not called for by the circumstances; not appropriate, necessary, or justified; given without compensation; costing nothing; free

Question 4

Paleontologist

Answer 4

a scientist who studies past biological periods using the fossil record

Question 5

Labyrinth

Answer 5

a maze formed with intricate tunnels or pathways

Question 6

Enigmatic

Answer 6

mysterious

Question 7

Baroque

Answer 7

adjective - characterized by flamboyance or complexity; adjective - (of a gem) irregularly shaped; noun - the baroque style or the period in which it flourished

Question 8

Exigency

Answer 8

(usually plural) the requirements of the current situation; the quality or state of being urgent or making urgent demands

Question 9

Sanguine

Answer 9

adjective - confidently optimistic; adjective - relating to blood; noun - a moderate to strong red; blood red

Question 10

Bibelot

Answer 10

a small, decorative object; a trinket

Question 11

Din

Answer 11

noun - a loud, continuous noise, especially from a crowd or a combination of multiple noises; intransitive verb - to make a loud noise; transitive verb - to assail with a continuous noise

Question 12

Concierge

Answer 12

a caretaker of an establishment; a hotel employee who helps with luggage

Question 13

Asperity

Answer 13

rigor, severity; harshness of behavior that expresses anger or bitterness

Question 14

Eclipse

Answer 14

to obscure, darken, or cover; to surpass; to reduce in importance

Question 15

Effervescence

Answer 15

the property of forming bubbles; an appealingly lively quality

Question 16

Eschew

Answer 16

to habitually avoid; to shun

Question 17

Repudiate

Answer 17

to refuse to accept; to refuse to acknowledge or pay

Question 18

Mien

Answer 18

demeanor, appearance, or aspect

Question 19

Swine

Answer 19

RELATING TO PIGS; a contemptible person

Question 20

Venerable

Answer 20

calling forth respect through age or character

Question 21

Arcane

Answer 21

secret; known to very few people; mysterious, obscure, or magical

Question 22

Alchemy

Answer 22

an archaic science / philosophy practice which aimed to transmute metals into gold and find a universal cure for disease; some power or process that mysteriously transmutates; a mysterious transmutation

Question 23

Mitigate

Answer 23

to make less harsh or severe; to alleviate

Question 24

Posit

Answer 24

to propose a claim; to postulate

Question 25

Guileless

Answer 25

innocent; naive

Question 26

Banal

Answer 26

lacking originality or thoughtfulness; trite

Question 27

Miscreant

Answer 27

adjective - villainous or heretical; noun - a villain; one who behaves criminally

Question 28

Glean

Answer 28

transitive verb - to find out (something, usually information) bit by bit; to pick up after a reaper; intransitive verb - to gather information bit by bit; to gather grain or crop left by reapers

Question 29

Implacable

Answer 29

not capable of being appeased or mitigated

Question 30

Wastrel

Answer 30

a profligate; one who self-indulges; someone wasteful or good-for-nothing; a waif; a neglected person, especially a child