Boot Camp Set 1

Question 0

negligent

Answer 0

adj. careless; inattentive

n. negligence

Question 1

pretense

Answer 1

n. a false misleading show of something

Question 2

alacrity

Answer 2

n. cheerful willingness; swiftness

Question 3

dilemma

Answer 3

n. a situation in which one must choose between two equally bad alternatives

Question 4

archaeology

Answer 4

n. the recovery and study of material evidence from the past

adj. archaeological; n. archaeologist

Question 5

incredulous

Answer 5

adj. disbelieving; skeptical

n. incredulity

Question 6

reign

Answer 6

v. to rule, as by a monarch; to be prevalent; n. the period of rule

Question 7

strident

Answer 7

adj. loud, shrill, or harshly grating; forcefully assertive or harshly critical

Question 8

advocate

Answer 8

v. to speak in support of something

n. advocacy

Question 9

habitat

Answer 9

n. the place where a person or thing is ordinarily found; a particular type of natural environment

Question 10

noisome

Answer 10

adj. disgustingly offensive; foul (esp. in reference to an odor)

Question 11

dogmatic

Answer 11

adj. arrogantly asserting unproved principles

n. dogmatism

Question 12

disperse

Answer 12

v. to scatter in different directions

n. dispersion

Question 13

modest

Answer 13

adj. limited in amount, extent, etc.

Question 14

provincial

Answer 14

adj. limited in perspective; unsophisticated

Question 15

amnesty

Answer 15

n. governmental pardon

Question 16

assail

Answer 16

v. to attack; to assault

n. assailant

Question 17

exquisite

Answer 17

adj. of extreme beauty or excellence

Question 18

paleontology

Answer 18

n. the study of fossils of life forms from the past

Question 19

haughty

Answer 19

adj. stuck-up; arrogant; snobbish

Question 20

contract

Answer 20

v. to reduce in size by drawing together

Question 21

ethics

Answer 21

n. the standards or rules governing proper conduct

Question 22

insular

Answer 22

adj. narrow in outlook; provincial

Question 23

superficial

Answer 23

adj. on the surface only; shallow; not thorough

Question 24

veracious

Answer 24

adj. honest; truthful | n. veracious

Question 25

surmise

Answer 25

v. to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence; n. such an inference

Question 26

inspire

Answer 26

v. to have an animating effect upon; influence of impel | n. inspiration

Question 27

corrupt

Answer 27

adj. marked by immorality; dishonest; containing errors (as in a text) n. corruption

Question 28

rustic

Answer 28

adj. of or living in the country

Question 29

emblematic

Answer 29

adj. symbolic, representative of more

Question 30

harrowing

Answer 30

adj. very distressing; painful

Question 31

allocate

Answer 31

v. to set apart for a special purpose; designate | n. allocation

Question 32

quest

Answer 32

n. a pursuit or search

Question 33

futile

Answer 33

adj. having no useful result | n. futility

Question 34

harmonious

Answer 34

adj. in agreement | n. harmony

Question 35

prophecy

Answer 35

n. a prediction | adj. prophetic; v. prophesy

Question 36

listless

Answer 36

adj. having no interest in what is going on about one; languid; spiritless

Question 37

dupe

Answer 37

v. to deceive; to teick; n. a person easily tricked

Question 38

inclined

Answer 38

adj. disposed; willing | n. inclination; v. incline

Question 39

omen

Answer 39

n. an indication of the future

Question 40

inherent

Answer 40

adj. included as an essential part; intrinsic

Question 41

pensive

Answer 41

adj. thinking deeply or seriously, often of sad things

Question 42

vitality

Answer 42

n. the force that distinguishes life from death; exuberance | adj. vital

Question 43

nonchalant

Answer 43

adj. seemingly unconcerned or indifferent | n. nonchalance

Question 44

affirmation

Answer 44

n. a confident declaration of truth | v. affirm

Question 45

quarry

Answer 45

n. a hunted bird or animal; prey

Question 46

chaste

Answer 46

adj. pure; not engaging in sexual activity | n. chastity

Question 47

flighty

Answer 47

adj. unstable or easily excited

Question 48

fervid

Answer 48

adj. extremely emotional; passionate | n. fervor

Question 49

biennial

Answer 49

adj. happening every two years