Day 16-18

Question 1

adumbrate

Answer 1

to sketch, outline in a shadow way

Question 2

distend

Answer 2

to expand by stretching

Question 3

eccentrics

Answer 3

weird, peculiar

Question 4

erudite

Answer 4

learned, scholarly

Question 5

altruism

Answer 5

unselfish concern for other’s welfare

Question 6

obsequious

Answer 6

overly submissive, today, flatter

Question 7

lackadaisical

Answer 7

lazy, apathetic, indifferent

Question 8

husband

Answer 8

to farm, to manage carefully or thriftily

Question 9

extirpate

Answer 9

to pull apart, to root up

Question 10

rescind

Answer 10

to repeal, to cancel

Question 11

carnal

Answer 11

not spiritual, merely human, temperal

Question 12

raze

Answer 12

to tear down, to demolish

Question 13

indignant

Answer 13

angry, incensed, offended

Question 14

contravene

Answer 14

violate, infringe, transgress

Question 15

probity

Answer 15

honesty, highly mindedness

Question 16

presumptuous

Answer 16

rude, improperly bold

Question 17

jocular

Answer 17

joyful, playful, humorous

Question 18

mirth

Answer 18

frivolity, gaiety

Question 19

paroxysm

Answer 19

any sudden, violent outburst

Question 20

gait

Answer 20

a manner of walking, stepping

Question 21

aloof

Answer 21

detached, indifferent

Question 22

exhort

Answer 22

to urge or incite by strong appeals

Question 23

stratify

Answer 23

to arrange into layers

Question 24

fitful

Answer 24

intermittent, irregular

Question 25

vicarious

Answer 25

indirect experience

Question 26

insipid

Answer 26

flavorless, uninteresting

Question 27

droll

Answer 27

amusing in a wry, or subtle way, waggish

Question 28

ruminate

Answer 28

to contemplate, to reflect upon

Question 29

soporific

Answer 29

tending to induce drowsiness or sleep

Question 30

odious

Answer 30

hateful, contemptible

Question 31

adroit

Answer 31

skillful, accomplished

Question 32

rectitude

Answer 32

moral uprightness

Question 33

prospectus

Answer 33

a document describing the major feature

Question 34

protean

Answer 34

readily assuming different form or characters

Question 35

mandate

Answer 35

accreditation, authorization

Question 36

consortium

Answer 36

a combination of financial institutions

Question 37

serendipity

Answer 37

habit of making fortunate discoveries by chance

Question 38

nebulous

Answer 38

hazy, vague, indistinct

Question 39

nefarious

Answer 39

very wicked

Question 40

chasten

Answer 40

to restrain to subdue, to punish

Question 41

itinerant

Answer 41

wandering from place to place

Question 42

contentious

Answer 42

quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent

Question 43

sanguine

Answer 43

ruddy, cheerfully optimistic

Question 44

natal

Answer 44

relating to birth

Question 45

altruistic

Answer 45

unselfishly generous, concerned for others

Question 46

gauche

Answer 46

lacking social grave, sensitivity

Question 47

sublime

Answer 47

of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

Question 48

erudite

Answer 48

learned, scholarly

Question 49

cognate

Answer 49

mental process by which knowledge is acquired

Question 50

monastic

Answer 50

extremely plain or secluded

Question 51

corroborate

Answer 51

to confirm to verify

Question 52

corrugated

Answer 52

to mold in a shape with parallel grooves and ridges

Question 53

pertinent

Answer 53

applicable, appropriate

Question 54

pernicious

Answer 54

very destructive, harmful

Question 55

perpetuate

Answer 55

to make something last, preservew

Question 56

winsome

Answer 56

charming, happily engaing

Question 57

abstruse

Answer 57

obscure, profound, difficult to understand

Question 58

germane

Answer 58

pertinent

Question 59

sophistry

Answer 59

deceptive, reasoning, argumentation