WOD 1-20 (9/8-9/27)

Question 1

1. mawkish

Answer 1

exaggeratedly or childishly emotional

Question 2

2. facsimile

Answer 2

an exact copy

Question 3

3. obliterate

Answer 3

to remove from existence; to destroy utterly all trace, indication, or significance of

Question 4

4. substantive

Answer 4

important, real, or meaningful

Question 5

5. invective

Answer 5

insulting or abusive language

Question 6

6. titivate

Answer 6

to make (someone or something) neater or more attractive

Question 7

7. broadside

Answer 7

a very strong and harsh spoken or written attack; an attack by a ship in which all the guns on one side are fired together

Question 8

8. rancid

Answer 8

having an unpleasant smell or taste

Question 9

9. coalesce

Answer 9

to come together to form one group or mass

Question 10

10. laconic

Answer 10

the use of few words; brevity to point of seeming rude, indifferent, or mysterious

Question 11

11. exponent

Answer 11

someone who supports a particular cause or belief; someone known for a particular method or style

Question 12

12. haywire

Answer 12

being out of order of having gone wrong

Question 13

13. verdigris

Answer 13

green or blueish deposit

Question 14

14. perspicacious

Answer 14

possessing acute mental vision or discernment

Question 15

15. defer

Answer 15

to choose to do something at a later time

Question 16

16. misnomer

Answer 16

an incorrect name or designation

Question 17

17. anthropomorphic

Answer 17

described or thought of as being like human beings in appearance, behavior, etc

Question 18

18. caucus

Answer 18

a meeting of members of a political party for the purpose of choosing candidates for an election; a group of people who meet to discuss a particular issue or to work together for a shared, usually political goal

Question 19

19. sporadic

Answer 19

occasionally, irregularly, or randomly across time or space

Question 20

20. fructify

Answer 20

to make fruitful or productive; to bear fruit or profit