WordMasters Meet 1

Question 1

gaffe

Answer 1

An unintentional act or remark causing embarassment to its originator

blunder, mistake, slip, error

Question 2

peruse

Answer 2

1. to follow in order to catch or attack someone or something
2. to continue or proceed along a path or route

follow, chase hunt, stalk, run after

Question 3

truant

Answer 3

a student who stays away from school without leave or explanation

can be a noun, verb or adjective

Question 4

yield

Answer 4

1. produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product)
2. give way to arguments, demands, or pressure.
3. (noun) the full amount of an agricultural or industrial product.

1,2 synonyms: submit, surrender, relent

Question 5

repel

Answer 5

1. drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away.
2. be repulsive or distasteful to.

1 synonyms: fight off, repulse
2 synonyms: revolt, repulse, disgust

Question 6

immobile

Answer 6

not moving; motionless

incapable of moving or being moved

Question 7

vogue

Answer 7

noun: the prevailing style or fashion at a particular time

adjective: popular, fashionable

verb: to strike poses of fashion models like dancing

Question 8

ogle

Answer 8

(v) stare at in a lecherous* manner
(n) a lecherous look

*having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire.

Question 9

gauche

Answer 9

lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward

Question 10

aftermath

Answer 10

1. the consequences or aftereffects of a significant unpleasant event.
2. FARMING
   new grass growing after mowing or harvest.

Most likely 1. is the definition that will be used on the test

Question 11

glower

Answer 11

1. have an angry or sullen look on one’s face; scowl.
2. an angry or sullen look.

1 verb 2 noun

Question 12

uncouth

Answer 12

1. lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.
2. uncomfortable, especially because of remoteness or poor conditions.

Question 13

stoic

Answer 13

1. a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.
2. of or belonging to the Stoics or their school of philosophy

1 is the likely definition to show up on the test

Question 14

balk

Answer 14

1. hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking.
2. BASEBALL
   an illegal motion made by a pitcher that may deceive a base runner.
3. a roughly squared timber beam.

Question 15

mulish

Answer 15

resembling or likened to a mule in being stubborn.

Question 16

derelict

Answer 16

1. in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect.
2. a person without a home, job, or property

Question 17

mull

Answer 17

think about (a fact, proposal, or request) deeply and at length.

Question 18

amiable

Answer 18

having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner

Question 19

verve

Answer 19

vigor and spirit or enthusiasm.

Question 20

rectify

Answer 20

1. put right; correct.
2. convert (alternating current) to direct current.

Question 21

adamant

Answer 21

1. refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind.
2. a legendary rock or mineral to which many, often contradictory, properties were attributed, formerly associated with diamond or lodestone.

Question 22

elan

Answer 22

energy, style, and enthusiasm.

Question 23

amend

Answer 23

1. make minor changes in (a text) in order to make it fairer, more accurate, or more up-to-date.
2. modify formally, as a legal document or legislative bill.
3. make better; improve.\

Question 24

compliant

Answer 24

1. inclined to agree with others or obey rules, especially to an excessive degree; acquiescent.
2. PHYSICSMEDICINE
   having the property of compliance.

*the property of a material of undergoing elastic deformation

Question 25

wake

Answer 25

1. emerge or cause to emerge from a state of sleep; stop sleeping. 2. a watch or vigil held beside the body of someone who has died, sometimes accompanied by ritual observances including eating and drinking. 3. (in some parts of the UK) a festival and holiday held annually in a rural parish, originally on the feast day of the patron saint of the church.