Chapter 11

Question 0

Ambient

Answer 0

Adj

Completely surrounding, encompassing

Question 1

Abrogate

Answer 1

Verb
To repeal, cancel, declare null and void
Syn: annul, revoke
Ant: reaffirm, renew, ratify

Question 2

Asperity

Answer 2

Noun
Roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness
Syn: rigor, harshness
Ant: mildness, blandness, softness, lenience

Question 3

Burnish

Answer 3

Verb
To make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polishing
Noun
Gloss, brightness, luster
Syn: (v.) shine, buff
Ant: (v.) tarnish, dull, abrade

Question 4

Cabal

Answer 4

Noun
A small group working in secret
Syn: clique, ring, gang, plot, conspiracy

Question 5

Delectable

Answer 5

Adjective
Delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory
Noun
An appealing or appetizing food or dish
Syn: (adj.) delicious, scrumptious
Ant: (adj.) repugnant, repulsive, distasteful

Question 6

Deprecate

Answer 6

Verb
To express mild disapproval; to belittle
Syn: deplore, frown upon
Ant: smile on, countenance, approve

Question 7

Detritus

Answer 7

Noun
Loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction.
Syn: debris, wreckage, ruins, rubble

Question 8

Ebullient

Answer 8

Adj
Overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling
Syn: exhilarated, elated, exuberant
Ant: gloomy, morose, sullen, apathetic, blasé

Question 9

Eclectic

Answer 9

Adj
Drawn from different sources
Noun
One whose beliefs are drawn from various sources
Syn: (adj.) selective, synthetic, pickandchoose
Ant: (adj.) uniform, monolithic

Question 10

Flaccid

Answer 10

Adj
Limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness
Syn: soft, flabby
Ant: hard, firm, solid

Question 11

Impecunious

Answer 11

Adjective
Having little or no money
Syn: penniless, impoverished, indigent
Ant: affluent, wealthy, prosperous, rich

Question 12

Inexorable

Answer 12

Adj
Inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding
Syn: inescapable, ineluctable, obdurate
Ant: avoidable, yielding, pliant

Question 13

Moribund

Answer 13

Adj
Dying, on the way out
Syn: obsolescent
Ant: flourishing, thriving

Question 14

Necromancer

Answer 14

Noun
One who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard.
Syn: sorcerer, conjurer

Question 15

Onerous

Answer 15

Adj
Burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty
Syn: oppressive, weighty
Ant: light, easy, undemanding, untaxing

Question 16

Rudiment

Answer 16

Noun plural
The parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything
Syn: fundamentals, basics

Question 17

Rife

Answer 17

Adj
Common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete
Ant: devoid of, lacking

Question 18

Sequester

Answer 18

Verb
To set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody
Syn: seclude, segregate, isolate, closet

Question 19

Winnow

Answer 19

Verb
To get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan
Syn: sift, strain, filter, sort