Sadlier Unit 15

Question 1

(adj. ) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible
(n. ) an extremely hard substance

Answer 1

Adamant

Question 2

A: (adj.) yielding, flexible, pliable

Answer 2

Adamant

Question 3

(n.) a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified

Answer 3

Brouhaha

Question 4

S: furor, hullabaloo, tumult, pandemonium

Answer 4

Brouhaha

Question 5

(n. ) a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense
(v. ) to provide such defense or protection

Answer 5

Bulwark

Question 6

S: (n.) stronghold, citadel, bastion,rampart

Answer 6

Bulwark

Question 7

A: (n.) breach, weak point in the defense

Answer 7

Bulwark

Question 8

(adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered

Answer 8

Choleric

Question 9

S: irascible, testy, splenetic, bilious

Answer 9

Choleric

Question 10

A: affable, genial, even-tempered

Answer 10

Choleric

Question 11

(v.) to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things; to glut, satiate, surfeit

Answer 11

Cloy

Question 12

A: stimulate, whet

Answer 12

Cloy

Question 13

(v.) to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce

Answer 13

Curtail

Question 14

S: limit, abbreviate, abridge, contract

Answer 14

Curtail

Question 15

A: protract, extend

Answer 15

Curtail

Question 16

(n.) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior

Answer 16

Deference

Question 17

S: respect, consideration, courtesy

Answer 17

Deference

Question 18

A: contempt, disrespect, scorn, disdain

Answer 18

Deference

Question 19

(adj.) conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done

Answer 19

Definitive

Question 20

S: exhaustive, authoritative

Answer 20

Definitive

Question 21

A: tentative, inconclusive

Answer 21

Definitive

Question 22

(n.) the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner, etc.; facial expression, mein

Answer 22

Demeanor

Question 23

S: conduct, behavior, bearing, carriage

Answer 23

Demeanor

Question 24

(adj.) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood

Answer 24

Enigmatic

Question 25

S: baffling, mysterious, inexplicable

Answer 25

Enigmatic

Question 26

A: intelligible, understandable, fathomable

Answer 26

Enigmatic

Question 27

(adj, adv) without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done (n.) an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation

Answer 27

Impromptu

Question 28

S: (adj.) spontaneous, improvised, unrehearsed

Answer 28

Impromptu

Question 29

A: (adj.) rehearsed, planned, prepared, premeditated

Answer 29

Impromptu

Question 30

(adj.) excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor

Answer 30

Mawkish

Question 31

S: sentimentalized, maudlin, mushy, nauseating

Answer 31

Mawkish

Question 32

A: unsentimental, callous, insensitive

Answer 32

Mawkish

Question 33

(v.) to soften, make gently, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity

Answer 33

Mollify

Question 34

A: enrage, anger, aggravate, exacerbate

Answer 34

Mollify

Question 35

(n.) something that is heavy or burdensome (especially an unwelcome responsibility); a stigma; blame

Answer 35

Onus

Question 36

S: burden, obligation, duty, stigma

Answer 36

Onus

Question 37

(n.) a vague sense of approaching misfortune

Answer 37

Presentiment

Question 38

S: foreboding, premonition, hunch

Answer 38

Presentiment

Question 39

(adj. ) given over to dissipation and self-indulgence. Immoral recklessly extravagant (n. ) a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending

Answer 39

Profligate

Question 40

S: (adj.) prodigal, improvident; (n.) spendthrift

Answer 40

Profligate

Question 41

A: (adj.) penny-pinching, frugal, economical

Answer 41

Profligate

Question 42

(v.) to send or hand in (as money); to cancel (as a penalty of punishment), forgive, pardon; to lessen, diminish; to put off, postpone, defer

Answer 42

Remit

Question 43

S: pay, absolve, subside, abate

Answer 43

Remit

Question 44

(adj.) needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensable

Answer 44

Requisite

Question 45

S: required, obligatory, incumbent

Answer 45

Requisite

Question 46

A: nonessential, superfluous, optional

Answer 46

Requisite

Question 47

(adj.) of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do it with clothes or or dress (especially men's)

Answer 47

Sartorial

Question 48

(v.) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate

Answer 48

Thwart

Question 49

S: foil, baffle

Answer 49

Thwart

Question 50

A: aid, assist, abet, further

Answer 50

Thwart