Boot Camp Set 5

Question 0

tribulation

Answer 0

n. great misery or distress

Question 1

flora

Answer 1

n. plants as a group, esp. of a specified region or time

Question 2

utilitarian

Answer 2

adj. stressing practical use over other values

Question 3

adhere

Answer 3

v. to stick to; to be a firm follower

n. adhesion; n. adherent

Question 4

agreeable

Answer 4

adj. pleasing or pleasant; willing or ready to consent

Question 5

decorum

Answer 5

n. polite behavior

adj. decorous

Question 6

scenario

Answer 6

n. an outline for a planned series of events, either real or imagined; a summary of a work of fiction

Question 7

exact

Answer 7

v. to demand and obtain by force or authority

n. exaction

Question 8

viable

Answer 8

adj. able to live; capable of success

n. viability

Question 9

lachrymose

Answer 9

adj. causing tears; weeping or inclined to weep

Question 10

demeanor

Answer 10

n. outward behavior, esp. that reveals one’s personality or attitude

Question 11

bulwark

Answer 11

n. a wall or embankment used for a defensive fortification; something serving as a defense or safeguard, often figurative

Question 12

intact

Answer 12

adj. whole; with no part removed

Question 13

propagate

Answer 13

v. to multiply or reproduce; to transmit; to extend to a wider area
n. propagation

Question 14

complex

Answer 14

adj. having two or more interrelated parts; not simple

n. complexity

Question 15

wield

Answer 15

v. to handle (for example a tool); to exert (for example power)

Question 16

deluge

Answer 16

n. a great flood

Question 17

rhetoric

Answer 17

n. persuasive or artful use of language

adj. rhetorical

Question 18

tangent

Answer 18

n. an abrupt digression or change of course

adj. tangential

Question 19

cite

Answer 19

v. to refer to or quote

n. citation

Question 20

knack

Answer 20

n. a specific talent for doing something, esp. one that is difficult to teach

Question 21

minutiae

Answer 21

n. trivial details

Question 22

discrete

Answer 22

adj. individually distinct or separate

Question 23

covet

Answer 23

v. to desire strongly

Question 24

caliber

Answer 24

n. degree of worth or value

Question 25

gaffe

Answer 25

n. a clumsy social error

Question 26

principal

Answer 26

adj. of highest importance; chief

Question 27

expedite

Answer 27

v. to speed up

adj. expeditious

Question 28

innovative

Answer 28

adj. marked by a new or unusual way of doing thing

v. innovate; n. innovation

Question 29

contemplate

Answer 29

v. to look at or think about carefully; to consider as a possibility
n. contemplation; adj. contemplative

Question 30

pale

Answer 30

v. to decrease in relative importance

Question 31

integral

Answer 31

adj. essential; necessary to be complete

Question 32

crop

Answer 32

v. to cut or bite the ends off; to trim

Question 33

become

Answer 33

v. to be appropriate or suitable to; to look good with

Question 34

digit

Answer 34

n. a human finger or toe

Question 35

preeminent

Answer 35

adj. superior in status or fame to all others, esp. as a generally recognized quality

Question 36

cascade

Answer 36

n. a waterfall or series of small waterfalls; a succession of stages, processes, or units

Question 37

caveat

Answer 37

n. a warning

Question 38

hedge

Answer 38

v. to protect against possible loss by taking compensatory measures; to avoid making a direct statement

Question 39

vain

Answer 39

adj. not producing the desired outcome; worthless; proud or conceited
n. vanity

Question 40

ridicule

Answer 40

v. to make fun of

adj. ridiculous

Question 41

ordeal

Answer 41

n. an extremely difficult experience

Question 42

congenial

Answer 42

adj. suited to one’s needs or nature; friendly; sympathetic

Question 43

homely

Answer 43

adj. unattractive, plain looking

Question 44

transcend

Answer 44

v. to exceed; to go beyond or above the limits

Question 45

elocution

Answer 45

n. the art of public speaking, with attention to delivery

Question 46

fruitful

Answer 46

adj. producing much

Question 47

acme

Answer 47

n. the highest point, as of perfection

Question 48

refuge

Answer 48

n. a shelter or sanctuary

Question 49

martial

Answer 49

adj. warlike