Boot Camp Set 3

Question 0

sullen

Answer 0

adj. showing silent anger and unwillingness to be pleasant to people

Question 1

genre

Answer 1

n. a kind, or type

Question 2

unkempt

Answer 2

adj. sloppy; messy; unclean

Question 3

intrinsic

Answer 3

adj. relating to the essential nature of something

Question 4

contentious

Answer 4

adj. always ready to argue; quarrelsome

Question 5

regimen

Answer 5

n. a set of rules, usually followed for therapeutic effect

Question 6

toxic

Answer 6

adj. poisonous; dangerous

n. toxin

Question 7

belie

Answer 7

v. to picture falsely; to contradict

Question 8

diligent

Answer 8

adj. painstaking and steady

Question 9

effect

Answer 9

v. to bring about

Question 10

pantomime

Answer 10

n. communication by means of gesture and facial expression

Question 11

countenance

Answer 11

n. appearance, esp. the expression of the face; v. to tolerate

Question 12

ephemeral

Answer 12

adj. lasting for a short time; fleeting

Question 13

captivate

Answer 13

v. to capture the attention or affection of, as by beauty, excellence, etc.

Question 14

indolent

Answer 14

adj. lazy

n. indolence

Question 15

kindling

Answer 15

n. dry sticks of wood used to start a fire

Question 16

resolve

Answer 16

v. to make a firm decision; to find a solution to

n. resolution

Question 17

uniform

Answer 17

adj. consistent; the same for everyone

n. uniformity

Question 18

ego

Answer 18

n. the self; the individual as self-aware; self-love

Question 19

congenital

Answer 19

adj. present since birth; being an essential characteristic

Question 20

marine

Answer 20

adj. of the sea or shipping; nautical

n. mariner

Question 21

repudiate

Answer 21

v. to reject as invalid or untrue

n. repudiation

Question 22

collective

Answer 22

adj. done by a number of people working as a group

Question 23

mentor

Answer 23

n. a counselor or teacher

Question 24

municipal

Answer 24

adj. relating to a city, town, village, or the like with local self-government n. municipality

Question 25

irony

Answer 25

n. a use of words in which the intended meaning is very different from the literal sense; an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs, esp. one that suggests a lesson about human folly adj. ironic

Question 26

jurisdiction

Answer 26

n. the extent of authority or control; the right and power to interpret and apply the law

Question 27

ruthless

Answer 27

adj. having no compassion or pity

Question 28

hue

Answer 28

n. a shade of color

Question 29

respite

Answer 29

n. temporary relief

Question 30

painstaking

Answer 30

adj. very thorough; careful

Question 31

vernacular

Answer 31

n. informal speech; native language

Question 32

civic

Answer 32

adj. pertaining to a city or citizen

Question 33

prolific

Answer 33

adj. producing a lot

Question 34

conflagration

Answer 34

n. a large, disastrous fire

Question 35

scale

Answer 35

v. to climb

Question 36

formidable

Answer 36

adj. inspiring fear or dread

Question 37

poable

Answer 37

adj. legally obligated; likely (with reference to an unfavorable outcome)

Question 38

facetious

Answer 38

adj. playfully humorous

Question 39

urban

Answer 39

adj. relating to a city

Question 40

itinerant

Answer 40

adj. traveling from place to place, esp. for work

Question 41

trek

Answer 41

v. to travel or migrate, esp. slowly or great difficulty

Question 42

barbarous

Answer 42

adj. cruel; brutal | n. barbarity

Question 43

deploy

Answer 43

v. to station or assemble troops or forces in position | n. deployment

Question 44

ineffable

Answer 44

adj. incapable of being expressed

Question 45

harangue

Answer 45

n. a long pompous speech; a speech or piece of writing expressing strong emotion; a tirade

Question 46

superfluous

Answer 46

adj. unnecessary; extra | n. superfluity

Question 47

revel

Answer 47

v. to delight, to enjoy (used with "in") | n. revelry

Question 48

aesthetic

Answer 48

adj. relating to beauty | n. aestheticism

Question 49

unseemly

Answer 49

adj. not decent or proper