misc 2

Question 1

intransigence

Answer 1

refusal to change one’s views or to agree about something

Question 2

comportment

Answer 2

behavior; bearing; demeanor; the way one carries oneself

Question 3

alleviate

Answer 3

make less severe

Question 4

delineate

Answer 4

describe precisely; outline; define

Question 5

recast

Answer 5

present or organize in a different form or style

Question 6

balk

Answer 6

hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking

Question 7

lupine

Answer 7

of, like, or relating to a wolf or wolves

Question 8

pragmatic

Answer 8

dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations

Question 9

beseech

Answer 9

ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat

Question 10

flustered

Answer 10

agitated or confused

Question 11

conduit

Answer 11

a channel for conveying water or other fluid; a tube or trough for protecting electric wiring

Question 12

prerogative

Answer 12

a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class

Question 13

plight

Answer 13

a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation

Question 14

ineluctable

Answer 14

unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable

Question 15

invidious

Answer 15

likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others; unfairly discriminating; unjust

Question 16

plangent

Answer 16

loud, reverberating, and often melancholy

Question 17

nugatory

Answer 17

of no value or importance

Question 18

denouement

Answer 18

the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved

Question 19

pedantic

Answer 19

excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning

Question 20

erudite

Answer 20

having or showing great knowledge or learning

Question 21

antediluvian

Answer 21

ridiculously old-fashioned

Question 22

pusillanimous

Answer 22

showing a lack of courage or determination; timid

Question 23

jejune

Answer 23

naive, simplistic, and superficial; dry and uninteresting

Question 24

stipulate

Answer 24

demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of a bargain or agreement

Question 25

insurgency

Answer 25

an active revolt or uprising

Question 26

imbibe

Answer 26

drink; absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge)

Question 27

discordance

Answer 27

lack of agreement or consistency

Question 28

disencumber

Answer 28

free from or relieve of an encumbrance

Question 29

belie

Answer 29

fail to give a true notion or impression of; contradict; fail to fulfill or justify

Question 30

antedate

Answer 30

precede in time; come before

Question 31

apocryphal

Answer 31

of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true

Question 32

heresy

Answer 32

opinion profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted

Question 33

rejuvenation

Answer 33

making someone or something look or feel better, younger, or more vital

Question 34

superannuation

Answer 34

state of being old; pension paid to a retired person

Question 35

senescence

Answer 35

the condition or process of deterioration with age