16th

Question 0

Align

Answer 0

To put or fall into line

Question 1

Accrete

Answer 1

To increase gradually by addition

Question 2

Ardent

Answer 2

Ant: tepid

Question 3

Blight

Answer 3

A disease which destroys or ruins plants

Question 4

Decorous

Answer 4

Being of decent or proper

Ant: mangy

Question 5

Decrepit

Answer 5

Weakened, worn out, or impaired by old age or much

Question 6

Didactic

Answer 6

Tending to teach or moralize

Question 7

Dodder

Answer 7

To shacke from age or overall weakness of the body; to totter

Question 8

Emigrate

Answer 8

To leave one’s country to live in another

Question 9

Excoriate

Answer 9

To censure harshly

Ant: extol

Question 10

Exculpate

Answer 10

To forgive or excuse of a criminal charge

Question 11

Faint

Answer 11

Weak or dizzy; lacking courage or strength; lacking clarity or loudness

Ant: stentorian

Question 12

Fecundidy

Answer 12

The productiveness of a person, thing, or animal

Ant: barrenness

Question 13

Frigid

Answer 13

Extremely cold

Ex) Mars has frigid weather conditions.

Question 14

Gainsay

Answer 14

To oppose or state as untrue

Ex) I gainsaid my sister’s claim that I had stolen Mom’s money.

Ant: affirm

Question 15

Guile

Answer 15

Deceit or trickery

Question 16

Hamstring

Answer 16

To cripple or incapacitate

Ex) the relief efforts were hamstrung by the unexpected storm.

Question 17

Heinous

Answer 17

Hatefully wicked

Ant: venial

Question 18

Incorrigible

Answer 18

Unruly; unable to reform

Ex) the incorrigible young man could not br controlled by anyone, even his parents.

Question 19

Inculpate

Answer 19

To blame or convict of a wrongful act with the use of evidence or proof

Ant: exonerate

Question 20

Indefensible

Answer 20

Ant: tenable

Question 21

Inimical

Answer 21

Ant: amicable

Question 22

Inimitable

Answer 22

Not able to be mimicked

Question 23

Jaded

Answer 23

Being worn out and tired

Question 24

Jocund

Answer 24

Being in high spirits

Ant: morose

Question 25

Occult

Answer 25

Hidden from general view or knowledge

Ex) the occult entrance to the club was only accessible with a special key.

Ant: patent

Question 26

Orderly

Answer 26

Neatly organized

Ant: awry

Question 27

Pedantic

Answer 27

Being a pedant; ostentatious of learning

Question 28

Persiflage

Answer 28

Light teasing or banter

Ex) The persiflage between the old friends belied the actual tension that strained their relationship.

Question 29

Philistine

Answer 29

One who is uncultured and ignorant

Question 30

Plagiarism

Answer 30

The use of another’s words and ideas as one’s own

Question 31

Rectify

Answer 31

T make right, to correct

Question 32

Rectitude

Answer 32

The state of right and good morals, the quality of being correct in judgement

Question 33

Sedate

Answer 33

To make calm

Ant: roil

Question 34

Sycophant

Answer 34

One who flatters those in power to get what he/she wants

Ant: Hollywood stars often complain that true friends are hard to find anong the plethora of sycophants.

Question 35

Trickle

Answer 35

To drip or fall as drops

Question 36

Uncouth

Answer 36

Lacking in tact and grace

Ex) Mattie remembered the shyness he had felt at approaching her in his uncouth clothes.

Question 37

Unctuous

Answer 37

Characterized by insincere kindness; having the quality of oil

Ex) Many products, such as candles and oil, are made from the body parts of unctuous animals, such as whales.

Ex) A salve is unctuous

Question 38

Uphold

Answer 38

To support or sustain something to ensure its proper use

Ex) It is the job of every citizen to uphold the law.

Ant: abrogate

Question 39

Vehement

Answer 39

Intensely emotional; marked by forceful energy

Ex) In a rage of anger she shouted vehement words at the group of onlookers.
Ant: apathetic