Week 1-5 Accentuate-Surmise

Question 1

Accentuate

Answer 1

to emphasize; to heighten the effect of; to pronounce or mark with an accent

Question 2

Ambiguous

Answer 2

of wide scope; inclusive; thorough

Question 3

Comprehensive

Answer 3

having more than one possible meaning; uncertain; vague or unclear

Question 4

Felicitous

Answer 4

well chosen for the occasion; appropriate; apt; having an agreeable or delightful manner of writing or speaking

Question 5

Intricacy

Answer 5

condition or state of being complex, involved, or detailed; elaborateness

Question 6

Introspective

Answer 6

given an examination of ones own thoughts and feelings; contemplative

Question 7

Provocative

Answer 7

stimulating; pushing or tending toward action, thought, or strong feeling

Question 8

Rhetorical

Answer 8

the effective use of words designed to be impressive; showy and oratorical

Question 9

Usurp

Answer 9

to take. T force, wrongfully, or without rights

Question 10

Vernacular

Answer 10

the native language or dialect of a country or region; everyday or informal language; using everyday language

Question 11

Allegory

Answer 11

a symbolic story in which people, settings, or actions represent ideas or moral qualities

Question 12

Protagonist

Answer 12

the main character in a story of play; a person who plays a leading or active part in something

the main character in a story of play; a person who plays a leading or active part in something

Question 13

Incongruous

Answer 13

not suitable or appropriate; not consistent; not conforming to a pattern

Question 14

Terse

Answer 14

brief and to the point; concise

Question 15

Prologue

Answer 15

introductory lines of a play; the preface to a literary work; an introductory or preceding event

Question 16

Ferocity

Answer 16

the quality or state of being fierce, savage, or relentless

Question 17

Conjecture

Answer 17

an opinion without proof; guesswork; to speculate; to guess

Question 18

Despicable

Answer 18

contemptible; deserving of scorn; vile

Question 19

Misanthrope

Answer 19

an individual who dislikes or distrusts other human beings

Question 20

Dissolute

Answer 20

lacking moral restraint; very wicked; immoral; undisciplined

Question 21

Epithet

Answer 21

a word or phrase that describes or characterizes a person or thing; a descriptive name

Question 22

Evasive

Answer 22

avoiding by cleverness; not straightforward; misleading

Question 23

Evoke

Answer 23

to call forth; to bring out; to elicit; to produce

Question 24

Perpetuate

Answer 24

to make perpetual, ongoing or constant; to cause to be remembered

Question 25

Foreshadow

Answer 25

to indicate or suggest before hand; to give a warning of

Question 26

Infer

Answer 26

to conclude on the basis of reasoning or observation

Question 27

Laudable

Answer 27

praiseworthy; commendable

Question 28

Lucid

Answer 28

easily understood; clear; rational and sane

Question 29

Scrutinize

Answer 29

to examine closely or critically

Question 30

Symposium

Answer 30

a meeting for discussing a particular subject; a collection of writings on a subject

Question 31

Affluent

Answer 31

wealthy; abundant; plentiful

Question 32

Banter

Answer 32

teasing or mocking in good natured, playful manner; to engage in such playfulness

Question 33

Novice

Answer 33

an inexperienced person; a beginner

Question 34

Brevity

Answer 34

briefness of duration; shortness; the quality of brain concise or to the point

Question 35

Connotation

Answer 35

the suggested, or implied, meaning of a word, not its strict literal meaning; an idea of feeling associated for a word

Question 36

Embellish

Answer 36

to decorate or adorn; to improve a story by adding details, even false ones

Question 37

Imbibe

Answer 37

to drink; to drink in or absorb; to take in with the mind and keep

Question 38

Nostalgic

Answer 38

having a longing for things past

Question 39

Stipend

Answer 39

fixed or regular pay; a salary or allowance

Question 40

Reiterate

Answer 40

to restate; to repeat

Question 41

Anagram

Answer 41

a word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by changing the order of the letters

Question 42

Assertion

Answer 42

the act of declaring something; a claim or declaration stated positively

Question 43

Coherent

Answer 43

logically connected; consistent; clearly expressed

Question 44

Fulminate

Answer 44

to talk or argue violently and loudly; to denounce; to explode suddenly

Question 45

Goad

Answer 45

a prod for driving candle; anything that drives or urges; an irritating stimulus; to prod into action; to urge on

Question 46

Inexplicable

Answer 46

impossible to explain or understand

Question 47

Noncommittal

Answer 47

not committing to any one position or course of action; no revealing ones purpose or position

Question 48

Proboscis

Answer 48

long snout on an animal

Question 49

Quixotic

Answer 49

impractically idealistic; marked by a romantic notion of noble or chivalric ideas and deeds

Question 50

Surmise

Answer 50

to guess or suppose; a guess based on little evidence