101 Words Part 4

Question 1

Juxtapose

Answer 1

Put side by side for contrast

Question 2

Paucity

Answer 2

Scarcity, lacking, penury, dearth

Question 3

Pithy, pithiness

Answer 3

Concise

Question 4

Placate

Answer 4

Pacify, conciliate

Question 5

Portend

Answer 5

Foreshadow, forebode, foretell

Question 6

Portent

Answer 6

Augury

Question 7

Potentate

Answer 7

Powerful ruler

Question 8

Progeny

Answer 8

Offspring

Question 9

Progenitor

Answer 9

Ancestor
Or
Antecedent, harbinger, precursor

Question 10

Propinquity

Answer 10

Nearness in time, place, relationship
Syn: Proximity
Or
Kinship
Syn: affinity

Question 11

Qualms

Answer 11

Misgivings

Question 12

Querulous

Answer 12

Whining, complaining

Question 13

Rankor

Answer 13

Bitterness, hatred

Question 14

Raucous

Answer 14

Harsh noise

Question 15

Recalcitrant

Answer 15

Stubborn

Question 16

Reprove

Answer 16

Rebuke, criticize sharply, reprimand, chide, upbraid, censure, reprehend

Question 17

Accost

Answer 17

Approach aggressively

Question 18

Rescind

Answer 18

Annul, repeal

Question 19

Rigor

Answer 19

Severity

Question 20

Sagacious

Sagacity

Answer 20

Wise, keen, shrewd

Question 21

Sardonic

Answer 21

Disdainful, mocking

Question 22

Simulate

Answer 22

Feign, pretend
Or
Copy, replicate, ape, imitate, mimic, emulate

Question 23

Sporadic

Answer 23

Occurring irregularly

Syn: intermittent

Question 24

Soporific

Answer 24

Drowsy

Question 25

Superficial

Answer 25

Trivial

Question 26

Picayune

Answer 26

Trivial, small, unimportant

Question 27

Serendipity

Answer 27

Good luck, fortune

Question 28

Paradox

Answer 28

Statement that appears false or contradictory but is actually true