Bi-Week 6: June 12 - June 25

Question 1

Peremptory (adj)

Answer 1

leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative

Question 2

Prerogative (n)

Answer 2

an exclusive right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class

Question 3

Trenchant (adj)

Answer 3

vigorous or intelligently analytical in expression or style

Question 4

Incisive (adj)

Answer 4

intelligently analytical and clear-thinking

Question 5

Bilious (adj)

Answer 5

spiteful; bad-tempered

Question 6

Skulduggery (n)

Answer 6

underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; trickery

Question 7

Unscrupulous (adj)

Answer 7

having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair

Question 8

Excoriate (v)

Answer 8

censure or criticize severely

Question 9

Confluence (adj)

Answer 9

an act or process of merging

Question 10

Denizen (n)

Answer 10

an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place

Question 11

Pusillanimous (adj)

Answer 11

showing a lack of courage or determination; timid

Question 12

Aspersion (n)

Answer 12

an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something

Question 13

Bilk (n)

Answer 13

to defraud; cheat

Question 14

Onerous (adj)

Answer 14

burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship

Question 15

Stodgy (adj)

Answer 15

dull and uninspired

Question 16

Invidious (adj)

Answer 16

likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others

Question 17

Serendipity (n)

Answer 17

an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident

Question 18

Enmity (n)

Answer 18

a feeling or condition of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

Question 19

Internecine (adj)

Answer 19

destructive to both sides in a conflict