Boot Camp Set 8

Question 0

gargantuan

Answer 0

adj. of huge size or capacity

Question 1

underscore

Answer 1

v. to emphasize

Question 2

portend

Answer 2

v. to serve as a warning of

n. portent; adj. portentous

Question 3

definitive

Answer 3

adj. complete

Question 4

n. savanna

Answer 4

n. a flat, treeless plain in a tropical or subtropical region

Question 5

bibliophile

Answer 5

n. one who loves books

Question 6

beneficient

Answer 6

adj. performing deeds of kindness or charity; producing a good result
n. benificence

Question 7

despise

Answer 7

v. to look down on with contempt and scorn

adj. despicable

Question 8

placid

Answer 8

adj. calm, undisturbed

n. placidity

Question 9

absurd

Answer 9

adj. nonsensical; foolish; ridiculous

n. absurdity

Question 10

patronize

Answer 10

v. to sponsor or support; to be kind or helpful in a snobbish way, as if dealing with an inferior
adj. patronizing

Question 11

intuition

Answer 11

n. instinctive knowledge, acquired without conscious reason

adj. intuitive

Question 12

arid

Answer 12

adj. dry and barren; not interesting

n. aridity

Question 13

fraudulent

Answer 13

adj. deceitful; deliberately cheating or deceptive

Question 14

keen

Answer 14

adj. having a sharp edge; perceptive

Question 15

faculty

Answer 15

n. a natural ability to do something

Question 16

toil

Answer 16

b. to work strenuously; n. hard work

Question 17

menial

Answer 17

adj. lowly or servant-like

Question 18

idealist

Answer 18

n. a visionary or dreamer

adj. idealistic

Question 19

tenure

Answer 19

n. holding or possession of an office or property; guaranteed permanent employment, esp. as a teacher

Question 20

rote

Answer 20

n. mechanical memorization, often without full understanding

Question 21

critique

Answer 21

n. a critical review or commentary, esp. on an artistic work

Question 22

embryonic

Answer 22

adj. not yet developed; at an early stage

n. embryo

Question 23

velocity

Answer 23

n. speed

Question 24

oblique

Answer 24

adj. not straight to the point; indirect

Question 25

leery

Answer 25

adj. suspicious; distrustful

Question 26

arrogant

Answer 26

adj. having more pride and self-importance than is proper | n. arrogance

Question 27

venomous

Answer 27

adj. malignant; spiteful; secreting poison

Question 28

penchant

Answer 28

n. a strong liking

Question 29

subjective

Answer 29

adj. based on personal experience or feeling, not on external evidence n. subjectivity

Question 30

hapless

Answer 30

adj. unfortunate; unlucky

Question 31

docile

Answer 31

adj. easy to teach; submissive | n. docility

Question 32

abscond

Answer 32

v. to go away hastily and secretly; to hide

Question 33

flag

Answer 33

v. to slow down in pace | adj. flagging

Question 34

subdue

Answer 34

v. to conquer; to make less intense

Question 35

girth

Answer 35

n. the distance around something; circumference

Question 36

euphemism

Answer 36

n. the substitution of an agreeable word or phrase to replace one that might offend adj. euphemistic

Question 37

verdant

Answer 37

v. green

Question 38

exert

Answer 38

v. to put forth or bring to bear | n. exertion

Question 39

pertinacious

Answer 39

adj. stubbornly maintaining a belief

Question 40

farfetched

Answer 40

adj. improbable

Question 41

opportune

Answer 41

adj. suitable for a particular purpose; occurring at a favorable moment

Question 42

blatant

Answer 42

adj. offensively obvious; unpleasantly noisy

Question 43

trivial

Answer 43

adj. of little worth or importance | n. triviality

Question 44

scrutiny

Answer 44

n. close examination; minute inspection; a careful watch | v. scrutinize

Question 45

inject

Answer 45

v. to force (a fluid) into something; to introduce into conversation, etc.

Question 46

convey

Answer 46

v. to carry or transmit; to communicate

Question 47

barb

Answer 47

n. a cutting or biting remark

Question 48

sparse

Answer 48

adj. thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded

Question 49

venial

Answer 49

adj. easily excused or forgiven