Stack 3 - Sheet1

Question 1

Solemn

Answer 1

serious; grave

Question 2

Grave

Answer 2

serious; dignified; formal

Question 3

Intuitively

Answer 3

knowing something instinctively

Question 4

Prevailed

Answer 4

be stronger; win through

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Simmer

Answer 5

To cook liquid until just below boiling

Question 6

Minute

Answer 6

extremely small

Question 7

Potency

Answer 7

Amount of drug necessary to elicit a biologic effect; refers to the drug’s strength

Question 8

Affirmed

Answer 8

firmly declared or stated

Question 9

Aristocrat

Answer 9

A member of a rich and powerful family

Question 10

Benevolent

Answer 10

(adj.) kindly, charitable

Question 11

Intangible

Answer 11

not able to be perceived by touch; vagu

Question 12

Impulse

Answer 12

A sudden, involuntary urge to do something

Question 13

Muddle

Answer 13

(v.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess

Question 14

Indecisive

Answer 14

Unable to make choices

Question 15

Dignified

Answer 15

worthy of respect

Question 16

Truncheon

Answer 16

a short, thick stick carried as a weapon by a police officer

Question 17

Degenerate

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to decline to an inferior state, often in mental or moral quality

Question 18

Squalor

Answer 18

filthy, wretched condition

Question 19

Exposure

Answer 19

risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption

Question 20

Utility

Answer 20

Ability or capacity of a good or service to be useful and give satisfaction to someone.

Question 21

Rhetorical

Answer 21

A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer

Question 22

Spastic

Answer 22

uncontrolled contractions of skeletal muscles, causing stiff and awkward movements (resembles spasm)

Question 23

Cardinal

Answer 23

Chief, most important

Question 24

Negligible

Answer 24

so unimportant that it can be disregarded

Question 25

Presume

Answer 25

(v.) to take for granted, assume or suppose; to dare, take upon oneself, take liberties

Question 26

Caricature

Answer 26

(n.) a representation (especially in drawing) in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way

Question 27

Bravado

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swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery

Question 28

Digression

Answer 28

act of straying from the main point

Question 29

Grievously

Answer 29

characterized by severe suffering or sorrow, serious or grave

Question 30

Hypothetically

Answer 30

theoretically

Question 31

Racket

Answer 31

din; noise

Question 32

Senile

Answer 32

infirm, weak from old age

Question 33

Slander

Answer 33

False and malicious use of spoken words

Question 34

Luminous

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(adj.) emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating

Question 35

Apocryphal

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(adj.) fictitious, false, wrong (Because I am standing before you, it seems obvious that the stories circulating about my demise were apocryphal.)

Question 36

Circumspect

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cautious; aware of potential consequences

Question 37

Dementia

Answer 37

An abnormal condition marked by multiple cognitive defects that include memory impairment.

Question 38

Din

Answer 38

Loud noise

Question 39

Supple

Answer 39

bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

Question 40

Limber

Answer 40

(adj.) flexible; (v.) to cause to become flexible

Question 41

Progressive

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moving forward; a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

Question 42

Sympathy

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(n.) - an expression of pity for another, compassion

Question 43

Transparent

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A material that allows light to pass through without scattering light.

Question 44

Opposition

Answer 44

the act or condition of being against

Question 45

Prolong

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lengthen in time

Question 46

Terse

Answer 46

Brief and to the point

Question 47

Uniform

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consistent; unchanging; the same for everyone

Question 48

Solitary

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being alone; lacking the company of others

Question 49

Soothe

Answer 49

To make calm and relaxed

Question 50

Trivial

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inconsequential

Question 51

Vulnerable

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(adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected

Question 52

Essential

Answer 52

absolutely necessary

Question 53

Novice

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(n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally)

Question 54

Distinguish

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to tell apart; to cause to stand out

Question 55

Void

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emptiness

Question 56

Vivid

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Bright, distinct, and clear

Question 57

Elegance

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the state of showing richness or grace in style and manners

Question 58

Devotion

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commitment

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Rigidity

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stiffness

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Isolated

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Detached or separated, alone

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Volunteer

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A person who offers to do something without pay

Question 62

Meticulous

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Extremely careful about details

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Tragic

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A literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy

Question 64

Expunge

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(v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy

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Flourish

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To thrive, to grow well

Question 66

Incidental

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not essential; minor

Question 67

Vital

Answer 67

Essential

Question 68

Rotund

Answer 68

round