MinD Sept 7 - 13

Question 1

Bleak (adj)

Answer 1

Depressing, harsh, cold, barren

Question 2

Bloc (n)

Answer 2

A coalition of factions; parties with a common interest or purpose

Question 3

Bludgeon (n/v)

Answer 3

A thick club, coerce, bully

Question 4

Bluster (v)

Answer 4

To act in a loud, boastful or threatening way

Question 5

Bogus (adj)

Answer 5

Not genuine, counterfeit

Question 6

Bombard (v)

Answer 6

To assail vigorously

Question 7

Bon mot (n)

Answer 7

Witticism or a clever reply

Question 8

Bon vivant (n)

Answer 8

A person who enjoys life, especially food and drink

Question 9

Bona fide (adj)

Answer 9

Not counterfeit or phony; genuine; real

Question 10

Bonhomie (n)

Answer 10

Good-natured; friendly disposition

Question 11

Boon (n)

Answer 11

A timely benefit; a blessing

Question 12

Bootleg (v)

Answer 12

To smuggle, to make, sell, or transport for sale illegally

Question 13

Booty (n)

Answer 13

Loot, the spoils of war, goods or property seized by force, a valuable prize

Question 14

Bosky (adj)

Answer 14

Covered with an abundance of trees or shrubs; wooded

Question 15

Botch (v)

Answer 15

Bungle; to spoil something by doing badly

Question 16

Bouillabaisse (n)

Answer 16

A stew made with several kinds of fish and shellfish; mixture of things

Question 17

Bowdlerize (v)

Answer 17

To omit, abridge, or modify a work of literature that is considered offensive

Question 18

Bracing (adj)

Answer 18

Invigorating, energizing, stimulating; healthy and fresh

Question 19

Brandish (v)

Answer 19

To wave or shake something in a threatening agitated or exciting manner; to flaunt

Question 20

Brash (adj)

Answer 20

Hasty and reckless; impetuous; unthinking

Question 21

Bravado (n)

Answer 21

A false, exaggerated or boastful display of courage

Question 22

Brawn (n)

Answer 22

Large, solid muscles, great muscular strength

Question 23

Brazen (adj)

Answer 23

Bold, shameless, impudent; also like brass

Question 24

Brazier (n)

Answer 24

A pan for holding burning coals

Question 25

Breach (n)

Answer 25

An act of breaking a law, promise, agreement or relationship; a violation

Question 26

Blather (v)

Answer 26

To talk nonsensically

Question 27

Breadth (n)

Answer 27

Distance from side to side; width; freedom from restraint

Question 28

Brigand (n)

Answer 28

A bandit or robber, usually one of an outlaw band

Question 29

Brink (n)

Answer 29

Edge

Question 30

Brogue (n)

Answer 30

Accent, regional dialect

Question 31

Bromide (n)

Answer 31

Dull, over-familiar saying; cliche; a chemical compound used as a sedative

Question 32

Brook (v)

Answer 32

To bear or tolerate; to put up with

Question 33

Burnish (v)

Answer 33

To polish or rub to a high gloss

Question 34

Butte (n)

Answer 34

Isolated hill or mountain with steep sides on a large plain

Question 35

Cabal (n)

Answer 35

A small group of people who plan a secret plot, especially political

Question 36

Cache (n)

Answer 36

A hiding place, or the objects hidden in a hiding place

Question 37

Cachet (n)

Answer 37

A mark of prestige; a mark of approval

Question 38

Callous (adj)

Answer 38

Unfeeling, insensitive

Question 39

Calumny (n)

Answer 39

A harmful statement, known by the marker to be false

Question 40

Camaraderie (n)

Answer 40

Comradeship, friendship

Question 41

Canard (n)

Answer 41

A false story with te intention of misleading or doing harm

Question 42

Canon (n)

Answer 42

A principle, decree, law or body of laws, especially in religion

Question 43

Canopy (n)

Answer 43

A covering from the weather; natural or manmade

Question 44

Cant (n)

Answer 44

Insincere statements made to give one the appearance of goodness

Question 45

Cantankerous (adj)

Answer 45

Difficult, ill-tempered, and irritating to deal with

Question 46

Canvass (v)

Answer 46

To conduct a survey or poll; to make a survey

Question 47

Captious (adj)

Answer 47

Quick to point out faults, critical

Question 48

Carapace (n)

Answer 48

A protective covering, shell