Set 4

Question 1

Dirge

Answer 1

A funeral hymn or mournful speech

Question 2

Antipathy

Answer 2

Extreme dislike

Question 3

Ephemeral

Answer 3

Lasting a short time

Question 4

Equivocate

Answer 4

To use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

Question 5

Esoteric

Answer 5

Known or understood by only a few

Question 6

Estimable

Answer 6

Admirable

Question 7

Eulogy

Answer 7

Speech in praise of someone

Question 8

Euphemism

Answer 8

Use of an inoffensive worse or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

Question 9

Exacerbate

Answer 9

To make worse

Question 10

Laud

Answer 10

To give praise; to glorify

Question 11

Laconic

Answer 11

Using few words

Question 12

Inundate

Answer 12

To overwhelm; to cover with water

Question 13

Diffident

Answer 13

Lacking self-confidence

Question 14

Arbitrate

Answer 14

To judge a dispute between two opposing parties

Question 15

Aesthetic

Answer 15

Concerning the appreciation of beauty

Question 16

Dissemble

Answer 16

To present a fake appearance; to disguise ones real intentions or character

Question 17

Dogma

Answer 17

A firmly held opinion, often a religious belief

Question 18

Dogmatic

Answer 18

Dictatorial in one’s opinions

Question 19

Eclectic

Answer 19

Selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

Question 20

Capricious

Answer 20

Changing one’s mind quickly and often

Question 21

Efficacy

Answer 21

Effectiveness

Question 22

Elegy

Answer 22

A sorrowful poem or speech

Question 23

Enervate

Answer 23

To reduce in strength

Question 24

Engender

Answer 24

To produce, cause or bring about

Question 25

Dilate

Answer 25

To make larger; expand

Question 26

Dilatory

Answer 26

Intended to delay

Question 27

Misanthrope

Answer 27

A person who dislikes others

Question 28

Audacious

Answer 28

Fearless and daring

Question 29

Banal

Answer 29

Predictable, clichéd, boring

Question 30

Florid

Answer 30

Excessively decorated or embellished

Question 31

Chauvinist

Answer 31

Someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs

Question 32

Chicanery

Answer 32

Deception by means of craft or guile

Question 33

Cogent

Answer 33

Convincing and well reasoned

Question 34

Malinger

Answer 34

To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

Question 35

Inchoate

Answer 35

Not fully formed; disorganized

Question 36

Exculpatory

Answer 36

To clear from blame, prove innocent

Question 37

Desultory

Answer 37

Jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

Question 38

Assuage

Answer 38

To make something unpleasant less severe

Question 39

Prodigal

Answer 39

Lavish, wasteful

Question 40

Vacillate

Answer 40

To sway physically; to be indecisive

Question 41

Intransigent

Answer 41

Uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled

Question 42

Aggrandize

Answer 42

To increase in power, influence and reputation

Question 43

Deride

Answer 43

To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

Question 44

Analogous

Answer 44

Similar or alike in some way; equivalent to

Question 45

Ameliorate

Answer 45

To make better, improve

Question 46

Gregarious

Answer 46

Outgoing, sociable

Question 47

Garrulous

Answer 47

Tending to talk a lot

Question 48

Foment

Answer 48

To arouse or incite

Question 49

Diatribe

Answer 49

An abusive, condemnation speech

Question 50

Venerate

Answer 50

To respect deeply