Day 10 - Jan 5

Question 1

slant

Answer 1

(slɑːnt)
vb
1. to incline or be inclined at an oblique or sloping angle
2. (tr) to write or present (news, etc) with a bias
n
4. an inclined or oblique line or direction; slope

Question 2

incandescence

Answer 2

(ˌɪn kənˈdɛs əns)

n.
1. the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature.

Question 3

sobriquet

Answer 3

(ˈsəʊbrɪˌkeɪ)
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a humorous epithet, assumed name, or nickname

Question 4

obeisance

Answer 4

(əʊˈbeɪsəns; əʊˈbiː-)
n
1. an attitude of deference or homage
2. a gesture expressing obeisance

Question 5

ordain

Answer 5

(ɔrˈdeɪn)
v.t.
1. confer holy orders upon.
2. to enact or establish by law, edict, etc.
3. to decree; give orders for.
4. (of God, fate, etc.) to destine or predestine.

Question 6

confer

Answer 6

(kənˈfɜː)
v.tr.
1. To bestow (an honor, for example): conferred a medal on the hero.
2. To invest with (a characteristic, for example): a carefully worded statement that conferred an aura of credibility.
v.intr.
To meet in order to deliberate together or compare views; consult: conferred with her attorney.

Question 7

undoing

Answer 7

(ʌnˈduːɪŋ)
n
1. ruin; downfall
2. the cause of downfall: drink was his undoing.

Question 8

deference

Answer 8

(ˈdɛfərəns)
n.
Submission or courteous respect given to another, often in recognition of authority

Question 9

heretofore

Answer 9

(ˌhɪətʊˈfɔː)
adv
(Law) formal until now; before this time
adj
obsolete previous; former
n
the heretofore archaic the past

Question 10

privy

Answer 10

(ˈprɪvɪ)
adj, privier or priviest
1. (foll by: to) participating in the knowledge of something secret
2. archaic secret, hidden, etc
3. archaic of or relating to one person only
n, pl privies
4. a lavatory, esp an outside one

Question 11

lavatory

Answer 11

(ˈlævətərɪ; -trɪ)

1. A room equipped with washing and often toilet facilities; a bathroom.
2. A washbowl or basin, especially one permanently installed with running water.
3. A flush toilet.

Question 12

intransigent

Answer 12

(ɪnˈtræn sɪ dʒənt)

adj.
1. refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible.

Question 13

interlope

Answer 13

(ˌɪntəˈləʊp; ˈɪntəˌləʊp)
vb (intr)
to intrude or interfere in the affairs of others

Question 14

dearth

Answer 14

(dɜrθ)

n.
1. a scarcity or lack.
2. famine.

Question 15

drivel

Answer 15

(ˈdrɪvəl)
vb, -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled
1. to allow (saliva) to flow from the mouth; dribble
2. (intr) to speak foolishly or childishly
n
3. foolish or senseless talk
4. (Physiology) saliva flowing from the mouth; slaver

Question 16

dotard

Answer 16

(ˈdəʊtəd)
n
a person who is weak-minded, esp through senility

Question 17

senile

Answer 17

(ˈsiːnaɪl)
adj
1. of, relating to, or characteristic of old age
2. mentally or physically weak or infirm on account of old age

Question 18

insidious

Answer 18

(ɪnˈsɪdɪəs)
adj
1. stealthy, subtle, cunning, or treacherous
2. working in a subtle or apparently innocuous way, but nevertheless deadly: an insidious illness.

Question 19

lickspittle

Answer 19

(ˈlɪkˌspɪtəl) or lickspit
n
a contemptible, flattering or servile person

Question 20

toady

Answer 20

(ˈtəʊdɪ)
n, pl toadies
a person who flatters and ingratiates himself or herself in a servile way; sycophant
vb, toadies, toadying or toadied
to fawn on and flatter (someone)