A-C

Question 1

audacious

Answer 1

(adj.) - excessively bold

Question 2

augment

Answer 2

(v.) - to increase or make larger

Question 3

austere

Answer 3

(adj.) - very bare, bleak, simple

Question 4

baleful

Answer 4

(adj.) - harmful, threatening

Question 5

bard

Answer 5

(n.) - a poet, often a singer as well

Question 6

battery

Answer 6

(n.) - an assault or an array of similar things intended for use together

Question 7

belligerent

Answer 7

(adj.) - contentious, ready to fight

Question 8

benevolent

Answer 8

(adj.) - kind, good, caring

Question 9

benign

Answer 9

(adj.) - non-threatening, innocuous

Question 10

berate

Answer 10

(v.) - to scold severely

Question 11

bereft

Answer 11

(adj.) - without, devoid of

Question 12

bide

Answer 12

(v.) - to wait, or remain in a condition

Question 13

bilk

Answer 13

(v.) - to cheat, to swindle

Question 14

blandish

Answer 14

(v.) - to coax through flattery

Question 15

bloated

Answer 15

(adj.) - swollen, bigger than desired

Question 16

boisterous

Answer 16

(adj.) - loud, energetic

Question 17

bourgeois

Answer 17

(adj.) - middle class

Question 18

brash

Answer 18

(adj.) - hasty or lacking in sensitivity

Question 19

brazen

Answer 19

(adj.) - excessively bold, brash

Question 20

brumal

Answer 20

(adj.) - wintry, relating to winter

Question 21

brusque

Answer 21

(adj.) - short, abrupt, dismissive

Question 22

buffet

Answer 22

(n.) - a spread of food involving choices

Question 23

buffet

Answer 23

(v.) - to hit or strike

Question 24

burgeon

Answer 24

(v.) - to come forth, blossom

Question 25

cacophony

Answer 25

(n.) - noise, discordant sound

Question 26

cadence

Answer 26

(n.) - rhythm

Question 27

cajole

Answer 27

(v.) - to urge, coax

Question 28

callous

Answer 28

(adj.) - harsh, cold, unfeeling

Question 29

calumny

Answer 29

(n.) - an attempt to defame another’s reputation

Question 30

camaraderie

Answer 30

(n.) - cheerful unity among a group

Question 31

canvas

Answer 31

(n.) - a piece of cloth on which an artist paints

Question 32

capricious

Answer 32

(adj.) - impulsive, unpredictable, subject to whim

Question 33

captivate

Answer 33

(v.) - to hold the interest of, to gain the attention of

Question 34

carouse

Answer 34

(v.) - to revel, to party

Question 35

cavity

Answer 35

(n.) - a hole

Question 36

cavort

Answer 36

(v.) - to frolic, leap, prance

Question 37

celestial

Answer 37

(adj.) - relating to the sky or the heavens

Question 38

chastise

Answer 38

(v.) - to criticize, to scold

Question 39

choreographed

Answer 39

(adj.) - arranged, as in dance

Question 40

circumlocution

Answer 40

(n.) - indirect language

Question 41

circumspect

Answer 41

(adj.) - cautious

Question 42

clairvoyant

Answer 42

(adj.) - able to see things that others cannot

Question 43

claustrophobia

Answer 43

(n.) - an abnormal fear of closed or crowded spaces

Question 44

clich_

Answer 44

(n.) - a trite, overused expression

Question 45

coalesce

Answer 45

(v.) - to combine into one

Question 46

cogent

Answer 46

(adj.) - intelligent, viable

Question 47

collusion

Answer 47

(n.) - a conspiracy, a secret agreement

Question 48

colossus

Answer 48

(n.) - an enormous structure

Question 49

comatose

Answer 49

(adj.) - lethargic

Question 50

commendable

Answer 50

(adj.) - worthy of praise