Word List 5

Question 0

Braggart (adj)

Answer 0

Someone who boasts

Question 1

Acuity (n)

Answer 1

Sharpness (mental or visual)

Question 2

Debunking (v)

Answer 2

Exposing false claims or myths

Question 3

Epitomized (adj)

Answer 3

Typified; characterized; personified

serve as a typical example of; typify: This meadow epitomizes the beauty of the whole area

Question 4

Hidebound (adj)

Answer 4

Rigid in opinions

Question 5

Languish (v)

Answer 5

Decay; fade away; get weaker

Question 6

Obsequious (adj)

Answer 6

Servile; submissive

Question 7

Polemical (adj)

Answer 7

Causing debate or argument

Question 8

Restorative (n)

Answer 8

A tonic

Question 9

Thwart (v)

Answer 9

Prevent; frustrate

Question 10

Adamant (n)

Answer 10

Forceful; inflexible

Question 11

Brawny (adj)

Answer 11

Muscular

Question 12

Decathlon (n)

Answer 12

An athletic competition with ten events

Question 13

Equivocate (v)

Answer 13

Speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth

Question 14

Hieroglyphics (n)

Answer 14

1. pictured writing

2. Writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic

Question 15

Larceny (n)

Answer 15

Theft; robbery; stealing

Question 16

Obsession (n)

Answer 16

A dominating concern

Question 17

Ponderous (adj)

Answer 17

Weighty; slow and heavy

He carried a ponderous burden on his back

Question 18

Retention (n)

Answer 18

Preservation; withholding

Act of retaining (keeping possession of)

Question 19

Timorous (adj)

Answer 19

Cowardly; fearful

The noise made them timorous

Question 20

Adroit (adj)

Answer 20

Skillful

Question 21

Brevity (n)

Answer 21

Being brief

Question 22

Decorum (n)

Answer 22

Dignified, correct behavior

Dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

Question 23

Err (v)

Answer 23

Make a mistake

Question 24

Hinder (v)

Answer 24

Obstruct

Question 25

Largess (n)

Answer 25

Generosity

Question 26

Obsolete (adj)

Answer 26

No longer valid

Question 27

Pontificate (v)

Answer 27

Speak pompously or dogmatically

Question 28

Reticent (adj)

Answer 28

Restrained; holding back; uncommunicative

Question 29

Tirade (n)

Answer 29

Stream of verbal abuse