Bi-week 1: March 27-April 9

Question 1

Evince (v)

Answer 1

to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove

Question 2

Venal (adj)

Answer 2

willing to sell one’s influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery

Question 3

Insouciant (adj)

Answer 3

free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree

Question 4

Paean (n)

Answer 4

any song of praise, joy, or triumph

Question 5

Vilify (v)

Answer 5

to speak ill of; defame

Question 6

Venous (adj)

Answer 6

of, relating to, or of the nature of a vein

Question 7

Capacious (adj)

Answer 7

capable of hold much; spacious or roomy

Question 8

Hubris (n)

Answer 8

excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance

Question 9

Facile (adj)

Answer 9

appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial

Question 10

Coterminous (adj)

Answer 10

being the same in extent

Question 11

Conduit (n)

Answer 11

a person or organization that acts as a channel for the transmission of something

Question 12

Furor (n)

Answer 12

an outbreak of public anger or excitement

Question 13

Progeny (n)

Answer 13

a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal

Question 14

Doyenne (n)

Answer 14

a woman who is the most respected or prominent person in a particular field

Question 15

Purview (n)

Answer 15

the scope of influence or concerns of something

Question 16

Prosaic (adj)

Answer 16

commonplace or dull

Question 17

Autarky (n)

Answer 17

economic independence or self-sufficiency

Question 18

Hypothecate (v)

Answer 18

pledge (money) by law to a specific purpose

Question 19

Neuralgia (n)

Answer 19

sharp, typically intermittent pain along the course of a nerve

Question 20

Expedite (v)

Answer 20

to speed up the progress of

Question 21

Parlous (adj)

Answer 21

full of danger or uncertainty; precarious

Question 22

Parsimony (n)

Answer 22

extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources

Question 23

Coruscate (v)

Answer 23

(of light) flash or sparkle

Question 24

Actuary (n)

Answer 24

a person who compiles and analyzes statistics and uses them to calculate insurance risks and premiums

Question 25

Capricious (adj)

Answer 25

indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic

Question 26

Countervail (v)

Answer 26

offset the effect of something by countering it with something of equal force

Question 27

Sophism (n)

Answer 27

a fallacious argument, especially one used deliberately to deceive

Question 28

Specious (adj)

Answer 28

superficially plausible, but actually wrong

Question 29

Clandestine (adj)

Answer 29

keep secret or done secretly, especially because it is illicit

Question 30

Alacrity (n)

Answer 30

eagerness, speed