COTW 1-20

Question 1

intimate

Answer 1

(verb) to communicate delicately and indirectly: hint

Question 2

wanton

Answer 2

(adj.) Merciless, inhumane

Question 3

feigned

Answer 3

(adj.) not genuine or real

Question 4

imperious

Answer 4

(adj.) marked by arrogant assurance

Question 5

insidious

Answer 5

(adj.) developing so gradually as to be well established before becoming apparent

Question 6

loathsome

Answer 6

(adj.) giving rise to or causing great disgust

Question 7

obdurate

Answer 7

(adj.) hardened in feelings

Question 8

poise

Answer 8

(noun) easy self-possessed assurance of manner : gracious tact in coping or handling

Question 9

superfluous

Answer 9

(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

Question 10

wheedle

Answer 10

(verb) to influence or entice by soft words or flattery

Question 11

abject

Answer 11

(adj.) sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe

Question 12

bedlam

Answer 12

(noun) a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion

Question 13

cajole

Answer 13

(verb) to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance

Question 14

calamity

Answer 14

(noun) a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering

Question 15

disconsolate

Answer 15

(adj.) cheerless, dejected, downcast

Question 16

fastidious

Answer 16

(adj.) showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care; meticulous

Question 17

muse

Answer 17

(verb) to become absorbed in thought especially : to think about something carefully and thoroughly

Question 18

pompous

Answer 18

(adj.) having or exhibiting self-importance

Question 19

tuition

Answer 19

(noun) the act or profession of teaching

Question 20

vicarious

Answer 20

(adj.) experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another