misc 3

Question 1

acrimonious

Answer 1

angry and bitter

Question 2

benignant

Answer 2

kindly and benevolent

Question 3

foreboding

Answer 3

fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen

Question 4

astute

Answer 4

having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage; clever, having good judgment

Question 5

archaic

Answer 5

very old or old-fashioned

Question 6

intractable

Answer 6

hard to control or deal with

Question 7

nascent

Answer 7

just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential

Question 8

predilection

Answer 8

a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something

Question 9

seance (first e with an accent)

Answer 9

a meeting at which people attempt to make contact with the dead

Question 10

eccentric

Answer 10

unconventional and slightly strange

Question 11

capricious

Answer 11

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

Question 12

decorous

Answer 12

in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained

Question 13

inveterate

Answer 13

long-established and unlikely to change

Question 14

timorous

Answer 14

showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence

Question 15

cow (not the animal)

Answer 15

cause (someone) to submit to one’s wishes by intimidation

Question 16

turgid

Answer 16

swollen or congested

Question 17

repatriate

Answer 17

send (someone) back to their own country

Question 18

extradite

Answer 18

hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed

Question 19

interdict

Answer 19

prohibit or forbid

Question 20

expurgate

Answer 20

remove something questionable/unsuitable

Question 21

appropriate

Answer 21

take (something) for one’s own use, typically without the owner’s permission

Question 22

benefactor

Answer 22

a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause

Question 23

benediction

Answer 23

the utterance or bestowing of a blessing; the state of being blessed

Question 24

malign

Answer 24

evil in nature or effect

Question 25

malfeasance

Answer 25

wrongdoing, especially by a public official

Question 26

malediction

Answer 26

a magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil or destruction; a curse

Question 27

anthropology

Answer 27

the study of human societies and cultures and their development

Question 28

philanthropy

Answer 28

the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes

Question 29

anthropocentric

Answer 29

regarding humankind as the central or most important element of existence

Question 30

incisive

Answer 30

intelligently analytical and clear-thinking; sharp