Part 3

Question 1

austrere

(aw-STEER)

Answer 1

adj. showing self-control when it comes to foreging luxuries; stern in manner and appearance
* austere —-> stern

Question 2

avaricious

(a-vuh-RIH-shus)

Answer 2

adj. greedy
* visious and avaricious

Question 3

frugal

(FROO-gul)

Answer 3

adj. careful with money; not prodigital or wasteful
* few money spent when fugal.

Question 4

mercenary

(MUR-suh-nehr-ee)

Answer 4

adj. thinking only fo money-making
* me in mercenary indicates self.

Question 5

miserly

(MY-zur-lee)

Answer 5

adj. careful with how money is spent
* miserly is often used in a negative way. think miserable or unhappy.

Question 6

parsimonious

(par-suh-MOE-nee-us)

Answer 6

adj. overly careful with how money and reasources are spent
* someone is parsimonious when they make money and put it in their purse

Question 7

penurious

(puh-NOOR-ee-us)

Answer 7

adj. relating to great poverty
* penny

Question 8

thrifty

(THRIF-tee)

Answer 8

adj. showing care with how money and resouces are spent or used
* being thrifty is often beneficial: “It’s nifty to be thrifty!”

Question 9

adversity

(ad-VUR-suh-tee)

Answer 9

n. great trouble or difficulty

Question 10

conflagration

(kahn-fluh-GRAY-shun)

Answer 10

n. a great fire, an inferno (underworld)
* GREY!!!! —–> unhappy

Question 11

confounding

(kun-FOUN-ding)

Answer 11

adj. puzzling; baffling
* a slant rhyme can be “confusing”

Question 12

cryptic

(KRIP-tik)

Answer 12

adj. hidden; hard to understand
* crypt means cave. cave writings are pretty confusing.

Question 13

debacle

(dee-BAH-kul)

Answer 13

n. a terrible failure or breakdown

Question 14

enigma

(eh-NIG-muh)

Answer 14

n. a riddle or mystery

Question 15

labyrinth

(LA-buh-rinth)

Answer 15

n.a maze from which it is very hard to free oneself

Question 16

precarious

(prih-CARE-ee-us)

Answer 16

adj. dangerous or risky; uncertain

Question 17

quagmire

(KWAG-my-ur)

Answer 17

n. a difficult or troubling situation; a swampy ground
* mires are soggy, wet ground and is hard to get out of.

Question 18

quandary

(KWAN-duh-ree)

Answer 18

n. a confusing or puzzling situation

Question 19

turbulence

(TUR-byoo-luns)

Answer 19

n. great unrest; turmoil or disorder
* turning situation

Question 20

turmoil

(TUR-moyl)

Answer 20

n. tumult

Question 21

baneful

(BANE-ful)

Answer 21

adj. causing ruin; harmful; pernicious

Question 22

deleterious

(deh-luh-TI-ree-us)

Answer 22

adj. harmful to one’s hearth or overall welfare
* imagine something so powerful that it can delete its victum

Question 23

detrimental

(deh-truh-MEN-tl)

Answer 23

adj. harmful

Question 24

devious

(DEE-vee-us)

Answer 24

adj. dishonest or deceptive; tricky
* devil

Question 25

iniquitous | (in-NIH-kwuh-tus)

Answer 25

adj. showing lack of fairness; wicked; vicious

Question 26

malicious | (mul-LIH-shus)

Answer 26

adj. intending th hurt or harm another * mal- means bad in latin

Question 27

nefarious | (nih-FEHR-ee-us)

Answer 27

adj. very mearn and wicked

Question 28

odious | (OH-dee-us)

Answer 28

adj. revolting in a disgusting way; evil

Question 29

ominous | (AH-muh-nus)

Answer 29

adj. pertaining to an evil omen; foreboding

Question 30

pernicious | (puhr-NI-shus)

Answer 30

adj. very destructive or harmful * **per**il

Question 31

rancorous | (RANG-kuh-rus)

Answer 31

adj. deeply gateful or spiteful

Question 32

virulent | (VIHR-uh-lunt)

Answer 32

adj. extremely poisonous, deadly, full of spiteful hatred * **viru**ses can be deadly

Question 33

berate | (bih-RATE)

Answer 33

vb. to scold in a harsh tone

Question 34

carp | (KARP)

Answer 34

vb. to find fault; to be critical * a "carping carp" finding fault in the murky waters

Question 35

castigate | (KAS-tuh-gate)

Answer 35

vb. to scold or punish severely * punishing someone by **cast**ing **a gate** on top of them would be severe

Question 36

censure | (SEN-shur)

Answer 36

vb. to criticize strongly

Question 37

chastise | (chas-TIZE)

Answer 37

vb. to punish or scold harshly

Question 38

deprecate | (DE-prih-kayt)

Answer 38

vb. to show mild disapproval

Question 39

deride | (dih-RIDE)

Answer 39

vb. to ridicule or make fun of; to scoff at * **rid**icule * to **ride** on someting can be mocking

Question 40

impugn | (in-PYOON)

Answer 40

vb. to oppose or attack someone or something as false or refutable * **pugn**atious to attack

Question 41

rebuff | (rih-BUF)

Answer 41

vb. to snub; to bluntly refuse * to **buff** off the **re**quest

Question 42

rebuke | (rih-BYOOK)

Answer 42

vb. to scold sharply

Question 43

reprove | (rih-PROOV)

Answer 43

vb. to speak to in a disapproving manner; to scold

Question 44

unbraid | (up-BRAYD)

Answer 44

vb. to scold bitterly