Word List 32

Question 1

beholden

Answer 1

adj. obligated; indebted

Question 2

benignity

Answer 2

n. state of being kind, benign, gracious

Question 3

benison

Answer 3

n. blessing

Question 4

bereavement

Answer 4

n. state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved

Question 5

bifurcated

Answer 5

adj. divided into two branches; forked

Question 6

billingsgate

Answer 6

n. abusive language

Question 7

blase

Answer 7

adj. bored with pleasure or dissipation

Question 8

bowdlerize

Answer 8

v. expurgate; censor

Question 9

brackish

Answer 9

adj somewhat saline

Question 10

breviary

Answer 10

n. book containing daily prayers

Question 11

brindled

Answer 11

adj. tawny or grayish with streaks or spots

Question 12

bugaboo

Answer 12

n. bugbear; object f baseless terror

Question 13

buskin

Answer 13

n. thick soled half boot worn by actors of Greek tragedy

Question 14

callow

Answer 14

adj. unfledged; youthful

Question 15

capillary

Answer 15

adj. having a very fine bore

Question 16

carafe

Answer 16

n. glass water bottle; decanter

Question 17

carillon

Answer 17

n. a set of bells capable of being played

Question 18

cartographer

Answer 18

n. maker of maps or charts

Question 19

caryatid

Answer 19

n. sculptured column of a female figure

Question 20

casuistry

Answer 20

n. subtle or sophisticated reasoning resulting in minute distinctions

Question 21

catalyst

Answer 21

n. agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

Question 22

catharsis

Answer 22

n. purging or cleansing of any passage of the body

Question 23

caucus

Answer 23

n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

Question 24

celerity

Answer 24

n. speed; rapidity

Question 25

centripetal

Answer 25

adj. tending toward the center

Question 26

chiromancy

Answer 26

n. plmistry

Question 27

codicil

Answer 27

n. supplement to the body of a will

Question 28

compendium

Answer 28

n. brief comprehensive summary

Question 29

complicity

Answer 29

n. participation; involcement

Question 30

compromise

Answer 30

v. adjust; endanger the interests or reputation of

Question 31

concordat

Answer 31

n. agreement, usually between the papal authority and the secular

Question 32

conduit

Answer 32

n. aqueduct; passageway for fluids

Question 33

conjecture

Answer 33

n. surmise; guess

Question 34

convoluted

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adj. coiled around; involved; intricate

Question 35

cordon

Answer 35

n. extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress

Question 36

cormorant

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n. greedy, rapacious bird

Question 37

coruscate

Answer 37

v. glitter; scintillate

Question 38

cozen

Answer 38

v. cheat; hoodwink; swindle

Question 39

credo

Answer 39

n. creed

Question 40

crepuscular

Answer 40

adj. pertaining to twilight

Question 41

crotchety

Answer 41

adj. eccentric; whimsical