Day 14

Question 1

acquiesce

Answer 1

agree or consent quietly without objection

Question 2

adroit

Answer 2

deft, dexterous, or skillful

Question 3

amend

Answer 3

make changes to a document, law, or statement, usually to improve it

Question 4

animus

Answer 4

strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude

Question 5

apologist

Answer 5

a person who defends or supports something that is being criticized

Question 6

astringent

Answer 6

sharp or harsh in demeanor or style

Question 7

collaborate

Answer 7

work together on a project
cooperate deviously with an enemy

Question 8

competent

Answer 8

having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications

Question 9

correlate

Answer 9

show a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things

Question 10

deride

Answer 10

ridicule or mock

Question 11

dictate

Answer 11

give orders or commands

Question 12

discreet

Answer 12

respectfully of privacy or secrecy; inconspicuous

Question 13

divorced

Answer 13

separate from something that was previously connected

Question 14

elitist

Answer 14

a person who believes in the rule of an elite or privileged group
believing oneself or a group to be superior to others

Question 15

exacting

Answer 15

requiring a lot of care, effort, or attention

Question 16

flummoxed

Answer 16

completely unable to understand; bewildered

Question 17

fruitful

Answer 17

producing good or abundant results

Question 18

inborn

Answer 18

present from birth; innate

Question 19

polymath

Answer 19

a person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge

Question 20

reticent

Answer 20

keeping one’s thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained

Question 21

stringent

Answer 21

strict or severe; tight

Question 22

subservient

Answer 22

obedient to an authority or other people
less important; inferior to

Question 23

surreptitious

Answer 23

done secretly or stealthily

Question 24

tantalizing

Answer 24

arousing desire or interest without fulfillment

Question 25

tantamount

Answer 25

equivalent in effect or value

Question 26

torpor

Answer 26

a stte or apathy or lethargy

Question 27

trenchant

Answer 27

keen and biting; vigorously articulate

Question 28

umbrage

Answer 28

a feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive

Question 29

versatile

Answer 29

having varied uses or many functions; capable of doing many things

Question 30

wayward

Answer 30

obstinate, contrary and unpredictable