Part 8

Question 1

imprudent

(im-PROO-dent)

Answer 1

adj. careless; rash

Question 2

impudent

(im-PYUH-dunt)

Answer 2

adj. rude; disrespectful

Question 3

indigenous

(in-DIH-juh-nus)

Answer 3

adj. native; originating in a specific country or region
* the fingerprints of a digit belongs only to that digit

Question 4

indigent

(IN-dih-junt)

Answer 4

adj. poor; impoverished; needy
* indi-a

Question 5

indignant

(in-DIG-nunt)

Answer 5

adj. angry; resentful

Question 6

intimate

(IN-tuh-mate)

Answer 6

vb. to suggest; to hint at
* estimate

Question 7

intimidate

(in-TIM-i-date)

Answer 7

vb. to frighten; to coerce into action
* timid

Question 8

obscure

(ahb-SKYOOR)

Answer 8

adj. hard to understand; abstract

Question 9

abtuse

(ahb-TOOS)

Answer 9

adj. stupid; not clear or precise

Question 10

ponderous

(PAHN-duh-rus)

Answer 10

adj. very heavy or bulky; dull or lifeless

Question 11

ponderable

(PAHN-duh-ruh-bul)

Answer 11

adj. important enough to require a lot of thought

Question 12

abridge

(uh-BRIDJ)

Answer 12

vb. shorten
* bridge shortens way across river

Question 13

accessible

(ik-SEH-suh-bul)

Answer 13

adj. available; ready for use

Question 14

aspire

(uh-SPIRE)

Answer 14

vb. to work toward or to have a goal

Question 15

autonomous

(aw-TAH-nuh-mus)

Answer 15

adj. independent
* auto means self

Question 16

bolster

(BOLE-stur)

Answer 16

vb. to support; to strengthen

Question 17

candor

(KAN-dur)

Answer 17

n. honesty, sincerity

Question 18

cynical

(SIH-nih-kul)

Answer 18

adj. believing that all others are motivated by self-interest

Question 19

fastidious

(fa-STIH-dee-us)

Answer 19

adj. very attentive to detail; fussy; meticulous
* tidi(y)

Question 20

hamper

(HAM-pur)

Answer 20

vb. to hinder; to prevent something from happening
* hammer it down

Question 21

hardy

(HAR-dee)

Answer 21

adj. healthy and strong; robust

Question 22

integrity

(in-TEH-gruh-tee)

Answer 22

n. holding firmly to values such as honesty; completeness

Question 23

intrepid

(in-TREH-pud)

Answer 23

adj. fearless; brave

Question 24

lofty

(LAHF-tee)

Answer 24

adj. very high; towering; grand or noble

Question 25

opportunist | (ah-pur-TOO-nist)

Answer 25

n. a person who seeks self-fain, even at the expense of others, without regard to values or mortal principals

Question 26

proximity | (prahk-SIH-muh-tee)

Answer 26

n. nearness in time, location, relation * ap**_proxima_**tely means nearly

Question 27

querulous | (KWER-yuh-lus)

Answer 27

adj. whining; complaining

Question 28

recount | (rih-KOWNT)

Answer 28

vb. to tell a story

Question 29

scrutinize | (SKROO-tuh-nize)

Answer 29

vb. to read or look at very closely and carefully

Question 30

tentative | (TEN-tuh-tiv)

Answer 30

adj. hesitant; not definite

Question 31

vilify | (VIH-luh-fie)

Answer 31

vb. to slander or defame someone's name or reputation * villain

Question 32

whimsical | (HWIM-zih-kul)

Answer 32

adj. fanciful; changeable