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Question 1

brusque

Answer 1

describing manner of speaking that is unfriendly, rude, and very brief

Question 2

apathetic

Answer 2

bored; lack of interest/emotions

Question 3

contingent (on)

Answer 3

describe something that can occur only when something else happens first.

Question 4

barren

Answer 4

of land) too poor to produce much
showing no results or achievements
infertile
of a place or building) bleak and lifeless
devoid of something

Question 5

congenial

Answer 5

sharing the same temperament
Congenial person is someone you can get along with.

two congenial spirits unite by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtual

Question 6

bedlam

Answer 6

state/scene of chaos, extreme disorder

If you allow football fans onto the field after the game, it would be a state of pure bedlam.

Question 7

detritus

Answer 7

debris (remains of something that has been broken)
loose materials worn away from rocks

After the bombing, the city is filled with detritus.

Question 8

extirpate

Answer 8

destroy completely (down to the root)
remove (organ)

To avoid future uprising, the ruthless king extirpated all participants in the protest.

Question 9

facetious

Answer 9

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant

If you’ve just won a hotdog-eating contest and someone asks if you’d like to go out for burgers, they’re probably being facetious.

Question 10

facilitate

Answer 10

make (an action or process) easier or simpler

schools were located on the same campus to facilitate the sharing of resources

Question 11

fallacious

Answer 11

based on a mistaken belief.

It’s better not to be hopeful at all than having fallacious hope

Question 12

fastidious

Answer 12

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
very concerned about matters of cleanliness.

he chooses his words with fastidious care
the child seemed fastidious about getting her fingers sticky or dirty

Question 13

foment

Answer 13

stir up something undesirable

they accused him of fomenting political unrest, but later on the court exonerate him for the charges.

Question 14

forestall

Answer 14

prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time
act in advance of (someone) in order to prevent them from doing something

vitamins and regular exercises may forestall many diseases of aging

Question 15

fortuitous

Answer 15

happening by accident or lucky chance rather than design.

the similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous