3rd set

Question 1

affinity

Answer 1

a natural liking or attraction to

Question 2

bowdlerize

Answer 2

to expurgate by removing or modifying passages considered to be vulgar or objectionale

Question 3

acumen

Answer 3

keen insight; shrewdness

Question 4

peregrination

Answer 4

travel from one place to another, especially on foot

Question 5

cynosure

Answer 5

something that strongly attracts attention by its briliance

Question 6

benighted

Answer 6

intellectually or morally ignorant

Question 7

obfuscate

Answer 7

to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy

Question 8

hackneyed

Answer 8

made commonplace or trite

Question 9

proselytize

Answer 9

to convert or attempt to convert; recruit

Question 10

erudite

Answer 10

characterized by great knowledge

Question 11

celestial

Answer 11

pertaining to the sky or visible heaven

Question 12

apposite

Answer 12

suitable; well-adapted

Question 13

acrimony

Answer 13

sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition

Question 14

rustic

Answer 14

of, relating to, or living in the country; simple

Question 15

dilate

Answer 15

to make wide or larger

Question 16

sanctimonious

Answer 16

making a hypocritical show of religious devotion

Question 17

tacit

Answer 17

understood without being openly expressed

Question 18

urbane

Answer 18

having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities

Question 19

penumbra

Answer 19

a shadowy, indefinite , or marginal area

Question 20

mendacious

Answer 20

telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest

Question 21

jingoism

Answer 21

expressing patriotism excessively

Question 22

inexorable

Answer 22

unyielding; unalterable

Question 23

meretricious

Answer 23

alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions

Question 24

desultory

Answer 24

lacking in consistency

Question 25

anomaly

Answer 25

a deviation from the common rule; abnormality

Question 26

paragon

Answer 26

a model or pattern of excellence

Question 27

loquacious

Answer 27

talking or tending to talk much or freely

Question 28

redolent

Answer 28

having a pleasant odor, fragrant

Question 29

copious

Answer 29

abundant

Question 30

capricious

Answer 30

subject to or indicative of a sudden odd notion or unpredictable chane

Question 31

germane

Answer 31

closely or significantly related

Question 32

largess(e)

Answer 32

generous bestowal of gifts

Question 33

equanimity

Answer 33

mental or emotional stability or composure

Question 34

paucity

Answer 34

smallness of quantity

Question 35

jejune

Answer 35

without interest or significance

Question 36

temerity

Answer 36

reckless boldness

Question 37

tautology

Answer 37

needless repetition of an idea

Question 38

immutable

Answer 38

not mutable; unchangeable

Question 39

pecuniary

Answer 39

of or relating to money

Question 40

ribaldry

Answer 40

vulgar or indecent speech or language

Question 41

cicerone

Answer 41

a person who conducts sightseers; guide

Question 42

puerile

Answer 42

of or relating to a child or childhood

Question 43

impecunious

Answer 43

having little or no money; poor