Daily List Q3

Question 1

superfluous

Answer 1

extra

superfluous material/info

Question 2

detritus

Answer 2

trash

nothing more than detritus

Question 3

dross

Answer 3

trash

merely dross in my opinion

Question 4

callous -

Answer 4

hardened and insensitive

a callous reply

Question 5

callow

Answer 5

young, immature

a callow student

Question 6

soporific

Answer 6

sleep inducing

a soporific lecture

Question 7

pilfer

Answer 7

to steal in small amounts

he pilfered the cash box over 3 months

Question 8

apocryphal

Answer 8

false

an apocryphal tale

Question 9

ostracize

Answer 9

to exclude

he was ostracized from the community

Question 10

xenophobia (xenophobic)

Answer 10

fear of foreigners/immigrants

he was xenophobic towards the illegal immigrants

Question 11

provincial -

Answer 11

indigenous

the dish was provincial to Morocco

Question 12

disparate

Answer 12

different

the disparity between their incomes was gargantuan

Question 13

flout

Answer 13

to violate

they flouted ethical laws for immigrant workers

Question 14

flaunt -

Answer 14

to show off

he flaunted his wealth by wearing expensive clothes

Question 15

perspicacity

Answer 15

keenness of insight

the perspicacity of her remarks

Question 16

acuity

Answer 16

keenness of insight

he had great intellectual acuity

Question 17

spurious

Answer 17

of questionable authenticity

Hitler made spurious claims about the Jews

Question 18

incongruity

Answer 18

a dissimilarity

the incongruity of the rich lady driving a beat up car

Question 19

dissemble

Answer 19

to disguise one’s true feelings

no need to dissemble on Kairos

Question 20

ostentatious

Answer 20

pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice

an ostentatious display of unread books

Question 21

conspicuous

Answer 21

attracting notice or attention

he showed conspicuous bravery

Question 22

misnomer

Answer 22

a wrong or inaccurate use of a term

“killer whale” is a misnomer

Question 23

plebeian

Answer 23

a commoner; lacking in refinement

he is a man of plebeian tastes

Question 24

placate

Answer 24

make someone less angry or hostile

he attempted to placate the students with promises of no girls and tons of moon bounces at spring fest

Question 25

rechannel

Answer 25

to convey in a new way | he hopes to rechannel the lesson

Question 26

serendipity (serendipitous)

Answer 26

luck; good fortune | a fortunate stroke of serendipity

Question 27

fortuitous

Answer 27

lucky; good | a fortuitous encounter

Question 28

felicitous

Answer 28

positive; auspicious | a felicitous turn of events

Question 29

precocious

Answer 29

advanced beyond one's years | that infant was precocious because she was reading

Question 30

precipitate

Answer 30

to cause to happen suddenly | the incident precipitated a political crisis

Question 31

tome

Answer 31

a big book | you read the whole tome over the weekend?

Question 32

vilify

Answer 32

to heavily criticize | her vilified her behavior

Question 33

prudent

Answer 33

wise | she made a prudent decision

Question 34

melancholy

Answer 34

sadness | an air of melancholy surrounded him

Question 35

doleful

Answer 35

sad | he gave her a doleful look

Question 36

dolorous

Answer 36

feeling great sorrow | she was dolorous after his death

Question 37

morass

Answer 37

boggy ground; a confused situation | a morass of paperwork

Question 38

terra firma

Answer 38

firm ground | they built the house on terra firma

Question 39

pragmatic

Answer 39

practical, realistic | a pragmatic approach to politics

Question 40

anathema

Answer 40

something hated | that subject is anathema to him

Question 41

implausible

Answer 41

impossible | the claim is implausible

Question 42

wanton

Answer 42

careless; promiscuous | wanton spending

Question 43

germane

Answer 43

relevant | germane to the discussion

Question 44

immaterial

Answer 44

irrelevant; unimportant | immaterial to the friend group

Question 45

bode

Answer 45

to be an omen of | the news boded evil days for him

Question 46

mystique

Answer 46

an aura of mystery | the mystique of nuclear science

Question 47

enervate

Answer 47

to weaken | they enervated the opposition

Question 48

odious

Answer 48

hateful | his odious personality

Question 49

enigma

Answer 49

a riddle; a puzzling situation | the enigma gave rise to speculation

Question 50

magnanimous

Answer 50

generous and forgiving | they were magnanimous towards their enemies

Question 51

dubious

Answer 51

doubtful; unsure | a dubious reply

Question 52

pragmatic

Answer 52

practical | their solutions were all pragmatic

Question 53

inane

Answer 53

void; lacking sense | they asked inane questions

Question 54

insipid

Answer 54

devoid of meaning; without sufficient taste | an insipid personality

Question 55

fatuous

Answer 55

devoid of meaning; unreal | his existence was fatuous

Question 56

incisive

Answer 56

keen; acute | an incisive method to public speaking

Question 57

trenchant

Answer 57

keen; insightful | his trenchant wit

Question 58

caprice

Answer 58

whim; sudden change of mood | her caprices made his life difficult

Question 59

feasible

Answer 59

possible to do easily | the project timeline was feasible