Boot Camp Set 7

Question 0

forlorn

Answer 0

adj. appearing sad because abandoned; in pitiful condition; almost without hope

Question 1

flux

Answer 1

n. flow; continuous change or movement

Question 2

static

Answer 2

adj. not moving

n. stasis

Question 3

constitute

Answer 3

v. to make up the parts of; to compose

Question 4

hideous

Answer 4

adj. horrible to see or hear

Question 5

shrewd

Answer 5

adj. clever in practical matters; cunning

Question 6

accommodate

Answer 6

v. to oblige; to provide a service or favor; to fit

adj. accommodating

Question 7

Spartan

Answer 7

adj. hardy, frugal and highly disciplined; not lavish or luxurious

Question 8

allude

Answer 8

v. to refer to indirectly

n. allusion

Question 9

harbor

Answer 9

v. to give shelter; to entertain or nourish (a specific thought or feeling)

Question 10

tedious

Answer 10

adj. boring; tiresome; monotonous

n. tedium

Question 11

tenacious

Answer 11

adj. extremely persistent; stubborn; relentless; holding firmly; cohesive
n. tenacity

Question 12

relinquish

Answer 12

v. to surrender or release

Question 13

disaffected

Answer 13

adj. resentful and rebellious, esp. against authority

Question 14

finite

Answer 14

adj. measurable; having an end

Question 15

approbation

Answer 15

n. official approval

adj. approbatory

Question 16

diagnosis

Answer 16

n. the recognition of a disease or injury by symptoms; a critical analysis of the nature of something
v. diagnose

Question 17

macroscopic

Answer 17

adj. large enough to be seen by the unaided eye

Question 18

vivacious

Answer 18

adj. full of animation

Question 19

reckon

Answer 19

v. to calculate; to regard as

n. reckoning

Question 20

dreary

Answer 20

adj. depressing and boring

Question 21

hamper

Answer 21

v. to keep from moving or acting freely

Question 22

innate

Answer 22

adj. possessed at birth; inborn

Question 23

rigor

Answer 23

n. strictness or severity

adj. rigorous

Question 24

disarray

Answer 24

n. confusion, disorder

Question 25

cryptic

Answer 25

adj. secretive or partially concealed; mysterious

Question 26

communal

Answer 26

adj. pertaining to or belonging to a group; public

Question 27

lackadaisical

Answer 27

adj. showing lack of interest or spirit

Question 28

incessant

Answer 28

adj. never pausing; continuous; without a stop

Question 29

impromptu

Answer 29

adj. without preparation

Question 30

fulsome

Answer 30

adj. disgusting because excessive or insincere; repulsive

Question 31

palliate

Answer 31

v. to lessen the pain or severity

adj. palliative

Question 32

albeit

Answer 32

adv. although

Question 33

unwieldy

Answer 33

adj. hard to handle or manage, esp. because of size or weight

Question 34

epidemic

Answer 34

n. rapid spread or growth, esp. of disease or things metaphorically seen as diseases

Question 35

refractory

Answer 35

adj. stubbornly resistant to control, authority, or treatment

Question 36

surrogate

Answer 36

n. a substitute

Question 37

peer

Answer 37

n. a person or thing of the same rank

Question 38

bolster

Answer 38

v. to support or strengthen

Question 39

eulogy

Answer 39

n. a speech or written tribute in praise of someone who has died
v. eulogize

Question 40

appease

Answer 40

v. to satisfy or attempt to satisfy demands by granting concessions

Question 41

assert

Answer 41

v. to state confidently

n. assertion; adj. assertive

Question 42

submissive

Answer 42

adj. willing to obey without resistance; docile

v. submit

Question 43

endeavor

Answer 43

n. a serious attempt or effort

v. endeavor

Question 44

absolve

Answer 44

v. to free from guilt or blame

n. absolution

Question 45

titanic

Answer 45

adj. very large; of great scope or power

Question 46

sophisticated

Answer 46

adj. refined; cultivated; not simple; worldly-wise

Question 47

benign

Answer 47

adj. kindly; creating a favorable influence; (in medicine) not dangerous to one’s health
n. benignity

Question 48

wangle

Answer 48

v. to get by persuasion, influence, etc.

Question 49

obtuse

Answer 49

adj. slow in understanding; dull; stupid

n. obtuseness