Day 13-15

Question 1

pragmatism

Answer 1

a belief in approaching problems through practical rather than theoretical means

Question 2

outstrip

Answer 2

to surpass, to excel

Question 3

aggradize

Answer 3

to maker larger or greater in power

Question 4

garish

Answer 4

extremely bright, glaring

Question 5

acumen

Answer 5

sharpness of insight

Question 6

flout

Answer 6

to treat contemptuously, to scorn

Question 7

scrutiny

Answer 7

careful observation

Question 8

raze

Answer 8

to tear down, demolish

Question 9

derelict

Answer 9

neglectful of duty, delinquent

Question 10

tremulous

Answer 10

trembling, quivering, fearful,timid

Question 11

lithe

Answer 11

flexible, graceful

Question 12

fickle

Answer 12

likely to change

Question 13

reprise

Answer 13

repetition

Question 14

infuse

Answer 14

to introduce

Question 15

procure

Answer 15

to obtain or get by care

Question 16

credulity

Answer 16

willingness to believe even with little evidence

Question 17

morbid

Answer 17

gruesome, gloomy

Question 18

abate

Answer 18

to decrease, to reduce

Question 19

innocuous

Answer 19

harmless, inoffensive

Question 20

astute

Answer 20

observant, intelligent

Question 21

insolent

Answer 21

rude, arrogant

Question 22

obstinate

Answer 22

persistent, unyielding

Question 23

impetuous

Answer 23

stimulus, impulsive

Question 24

distress

Answer 24

to compel by pain, to force of circumstance

Question 25

nexus

Answer 25

a means of connection, tie, link

Question 26

vicissitude

Answer 26

change, variation, ups and downs

Question 27

juncture

Answer 27

a point in time

Question 28

conjecture

Answer 28

speculation, prediction

Question 29

sordid

Answer 29

filthy,contemptible, corrupt

Question 30

stipulate

Answer 30

to specify, to require

Question 31

scrupulous

Answer 31

honest, careful, precise

Question 32

circumscribe

Answer 32

to define by a limit, boundary

Question 33

irreverent

Answer 33

disrespectful, humorously mocking

Question 34

corroborating

Answer 34

supporting with evidence, confirming

Question 35

extant

Answer 35

currently in existence

Question 36

officious

Answer 36

too helpful, meddlesome

Question 37

rancorous

Answer 37

expressing bitter hostility

Question 38

punctilious

Answer 38

very concerned about proper forms of behavior

Question 39

myopic

Answer 39

nearsighted

Question 40

entreat

Answer 40

to plead, beg

Question 41

deferential

Answer 41

respectful and polite in a submissive way

Question 42

admonish

Answer 42

to caution, to reprimand

Question 43

stint

Answer 43

to be sparing or frugal

Question 44

forthright

Answer 44

frank, going straight to the point

Question 45

meticulous

Answer 45

taking or showing extreme care about details

Question 46

dilatory

Answer 46

delaying, procrastinating

Question 47

peevish

Answer 47

querulous, fretful, discontent

Question 48

impudent

Answer 48

arrogant, rude, audacious

Question 49

fertilize

Answer 49

to make fertile, to enrich

Question 50

denude

Answer 50

to make naked or bare

Question 51

reverence

Answer 51

awe, veneration, respect

Question 52

eddy

Answer 52

air or wind current

Question 53

eclectic

Answer 53

drawn from many sources

Question 54

occlude

Answer 54

to shut, to block

Question 55

amalgamate

Answer 55

to mix, to combine

Question 56

estrange

Answer 56

to alienate, to keep at a distance

Question 57

facetious

Answer 57

not meant to be taken seriously

Question 58

obsolete

Answer 58

no longer current, old fashioned

Question 59

quizzical

Answer 59

odd, queer, comical

Question 60

ebullient

Answer 60

exhilarated, full of enthusiasm

Question 61

irascible

Answer 61

easily angered

Question 62

bolster

Answer 62

to add to, support, uphold

Question 63

exonerate

Answer 63

to free from blame

Question 64

stipulate

Answer 64

to require as an essential condition

Question 65

opulence

Answer 65

wealth

Question 66

disclose

Answer 66

to cause to appear