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Question 1

San Joaquin

The San Joaquin River flows through California.

a river in central California flowing from the Sierra Nevada

Answer 1

San Joaquin

Question 2

cabeza

The horse shook its cabeza up and down.

the head of a person or animal

Answer 2

cabeza

Question 3

imperator

The imperator ruled the Roman Empire.

supreme leader especially of the ancient Romans : commander emperor

Answer 3

imperator

Question 4

physician

The physician treated the sick patient.

one duly authorized to treat disease : a doctor of medicine

Answer 4

physician

Question 5

symbolizes

A dove symbolizes peace.

serves as something that stands for or suggests something else

Answer 5

symbolizes

Question 6

camouflaged

The lizard camouflaged itself in the leaves.

concealed by means of disguise

Answer 6

camouflaged

Question 7

piñon

We collected piñon nuts from the tree.

the nutlike seed of a low-growing nut pine of western North America

Answer 7

piñon

Question 8

dysfunctional

The dysfunctional clock showed wrong times.

related to a trait or condition failing to serve a useful purpose

Answer 8

dysfunctional

Question 9

creosote

Creosote built up in the chimney.

a dark brown or black flammable tar deposited from wood smoke

Answer 9

creosote

Question 10

gravelly

His gravelly voice needed rest.

harsh and usually irritating or unpleasant — used especially of the human voice

Answer 10

gravelly

Question 11

keening

We heard keening wolves at night.

having the quality of or suggesting a lamentation or cry of grief

Answer 11

keening

Question 12

probation

The student was put on academic probation.

the action of suspending the sentence of a convicted offender

Answer 12

probation

Question 13

aesthetic

She had good aesthetic taste in art.

relating to the beautiful as distinguished from the merely pleasing

Answer 13

aesthetic

Question 14

suffocate

Don’t let the thick smoke suffocate you.

to die from being unable to breathe

Answer 14

suffocate

Question 15

endowed

The library was endowed by a donor.

furnished (as an institution) with an income

Answer 15

endowed

Question 16

violence

The storm’s violence damaged many trees.

intense turbulent or furious action force or feeling often destructive

Answer 16

violence

Question 17

immunization

The baby needed an immunization shot.

the creation of a condition of being able to resist a particular disease

Answer 17

immunization

Question 18

assizes

Medieval courts held assizes.

former periodical sessions of judges in English counties

Answer 18

assizes

Question 19

stockade

Soldiers guarded the wooden stockade.

a line of stout posts set firmly in the earth in contact with each other

Answer 19

stockade

Question 20

gallipot

The pharmacist used a gallipot.

a small usually ceramic vessel used by apothecaries to hold medicines

Answer 20

gallipot

Question 21

Olympics

Athletes compete in the Olympics.

a modified revival of a festival originating in Athens in 1896

Answer 21

Olympics

Question 22

miscreant

The miscreant broke the window.

one who behaves criminally or viciously

Answer 22

miscreant

Question 23

Aquitaine

Aquitaine was a region in France.

historical region of southwestern France whose capital was Toulouse

Answer 23

Aquitaine

Question 24

muttonchops

The man grew impressive muttonchops.

side-whiskers that are narrow at the temple and broad by the lower jaws

Answer 24

muttonchops

Question 25

charade | His friendship was just a charade. ## Footnote an almost transparent pretense

Answer 25

charade

Question 26

relegated | The team was relegated to a lower division. ## Footnote degraded : demoted

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relegated

Question 27

conspiratorial | They shared a conspiratorial whisper. ## Footnote suggestive of an agreement made by two or more persons to do an unlawful act

Answer 27

conspiratorial

Question 28

puppeteer | The puppeteer controlled the marionettes. ## Footnote one who manipulates small-scale figures of humans or other living beings

Answer 28

puppeteer

Question 29

gullet | Food passes through the gullet. ## Footnote the tube by which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach : the esophagus

Answer 29

gullet

Question 30

rancid | The milk had gone rancid. ## Footnote having an offensive smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition

Answer 30

rancid

Question 31

consensus | The group reached a consensus. ## Footnote collective opinion : the judgment arrived at by most of those concerned

Answer 31

consensus

Question 32

accommodations | The hotel had nice accommodations. ## Footnote lodgings food and services (as at a hotel)

Answer 32

accommodations

Question 33

emblem | The eagle is an emblem of freedom. ## Footnote a device, symbol, design, or figure adopted as an identifying mark

Answer 33

emblem

Question 34

recoil | The gun's recoil pushed him backward. ## Footnote to shrink back especially with a sudden movement

Answer 34

recoil

Question 35

upholstery | The couch upholstery needed cleaning. ## Footnote the materials used to make a soft covering especially for a seat

Answer 35

upholstery

Question 36

effectual | The medicine was effectual in treating pain. ## Footnote characterized by adequate power to produce an intended result

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effectual

Question 37

acquaintance | She was just a casual acquaintance. ## Footnote a not particularly close or intimate friend

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acquaintance

Question 38

fandango | They danced the fandango at the festival. ## Footnote a lively Spanish dance usually performed by a man and woman with castanets

Answer 38

fandango

Question 39

puncheon | The wine aged in a puncheon barrel. ## Footnote a large cask of varying capacity

Answer 39

puncheon

Question 40

operant | The experiment used operant conditioning. ## Footnote relating to conditioning in which desired behavior is rewarded

Answer 40

operant

Question 41

infrastructure | The city improved its infrastructure. ## Footnote the system of public works of a country, state, or region

Answer 41

infrastructure

Question 42

alighted | The butterfly alighted on the flower. ## Footnote descended from or as if from the air and come to rest : landed

Answer 42

alighted

Question 43

Canterbury | Canterbury Cathedral is in England. ## Footnote of or from the city of the same name in England

Answer 43

Canterbury

Question 44

barista | The barista made excellent coffee. ## Footnote a person whose job is to prepare and serve coffee and similar drinks

Answer 44

barista

Question 45

Choctaws | The Choctaws lived in Mississippi. ## Footnote members of a Muskogean people of Mississippi Alabama and Louisiana

Answer 45

Choctaws

Question 46

prosecutor | The prosecutor presented the evidence. ## Footnote an attorney who conducts proceedings on behalf of the government

Answer 46

prosecutor

Question 47

noncommittal | His answer was noncommittal. ## Footnote taking no clear position or giving no clear indication of attitude

Answer 47

noncommittal

Question 48

eulogy | She delivered a touching eulogy. ## Footnote a composition in commendation of someone or something

Answer 48

eulogy

Question 49

regales | Grandpa regales us with stories. ## Footnote gives pleasure or amusement to : affects pleasurably

Answer 49

regales

Question 50

psychometry | She claimed powers of psychometry. ## Footnote divination of facts concerning an object through contact with it

Answer 50

psychometry