set 3

Question 1

efficacious

Answer 1

effective

Question 2

loquacious

Answer 2

full of excessive talk

Question 3

garrulous

Answer 3

rambling, pointlessly or annoyingly talkative

Question 4

histrionic

Answer 4

overly dramatic/emotional, relating to theater, actors, acting

Question 5

enigmatic

Answer 5

mysterious

Question 6

pragmatic

Answer 6

practical, matter of fact, often to exclude intellectual or artistic matters

Question 7

parsimonious

Answer 7

frugal, stingy, restrained

Question 8

anachronism

Answer 8

something out of place in time

Question 9

banal

Answer 9

predictable, cliche, boring

Question 10

equivocate

Answer 10

to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

Question 11

esoteric

Answer 11

known or understood by only a few

Question 12

imperturbable

Answer 12

not capable of being disturbed

Question 13

implacable

Answer 13

unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

Question 14

malinger

Answer 14

to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

Question 15

mollify

Answer 15

to calm or make less severe

Question 16

obstinate

Answer 16

stubborn; unyielding

Question 17

precipitate

Answer 17

to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation

Question 18

soporific

Answer 18

causing sleep or lethargy

Question 19

taciturn

Answer 19

silent; not talkative

Question 20

venerate

Answer 20

to respect deeply

Question 21

denouement

Answer 21

outcome of complex sequence of events, or final outcome of main dramatic complication in story

Question 22

physiognomy

Answer 22

character or quality expressed through external features or expression

Question 23

augury

Answer 23

divination from auspices, omen, portent

Question 24

portent

Answer 24

1. foreshadows a coming event, omen, prophetic indication 2. marvel, prodigy

Question 25

rancor

Answer 25

bitter deep seated ill will

Question 26

jingoism

Answer 26

extreme chauvinism or nationalism

Question 27

austere

Answer 27

severe or stern in appearance, undecorated

Question 28

credulous

Answer 28

too trusting, gullible

Question 29

deference

Answer 29

respect, courtesy

Question 30

dirge

Answer 30

a funeral hymn or mournful speech

Question 31

engender

Answer 31

to produce, cause, or bring about

Question 32

ephemeral

Answer 32

lasting a short time

Question 33

exonerate

Answer 33

to clear of blame

Question 34

fervid

Answer 34

intensely emotional; feverish

Question 35

foment

Answer 35

to arouse or incite

Question 36

impetuous

Answer 36

quick to act without thinking

Question 37

reticent

Answer 37

silent; reserved

Question 38

convivial

Answer 38

relating to/fond of feasting, drinking, good company

Question 39

didactic

Answer 39

designed/intended to teach or convey instruction

Question 40

fungible

Answer 40

one part may be replaced with another part (money), substitution, readily changeable

Question 41

charnel

Answer 41

building/chamber in which bodies or bones are deposited

Question 42

alcazar

Answer 42

Spanish fortress or palace

Question 43

donjon

Answer 43

massive inner tower of medieval castle

Question 44

bellicose

Answer 44

inclined to start conflict

Question 45

spurious

Answer 45

outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having its qualities, falsified attributed origin, fake/false

Question 46

fallacious

Answer 46

tending to deceive or mislead, embodying a fallacy

Question 47

extol

Answer 47

praise highly

Question 48

confiscatory

Answer 48

deprived of property, appropriated by the government