Day 2

Question 1

wanton

Answer 1

(of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked

eg, the Pearl harbor assualt was a wanton attack by the Empire of Japan on American citizens.

Question 2

Congenial

Answer 2

• (of a person) pleasing or liked due to having similar qualities or interests
  eg. his need for some congenial company”

Syn: like-minded, compatible, kindred

• (of a thing) pleasant or agreeable because suited to one’s taste or inclination

Question 3

myopic

Answer 3

• literally short-sighted.
• lacking foresight or intellectual insight.

Question 4

indifferent

Answer 4

• having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.
  Syn: insouciant, detached, callous
• neither good nor bad; mediocre.
  “a pair of indifferent watercolours”

Question 5

proximate

Answer 5

• about to happen; imminent
• close, near, or adjacent

Question 6

tangible

Answer 6

• easily seen or recognized
  Syn: perceptible
• able to be touched or felt
  syn: palpable

Question 7

perceptible

Answer 7

able to be seen or noticed
Syn: tangible

Question 8

coterie

Answer 8

a small group of people who have similar interests and who usually do not allow other people to join the group

Syn: clique, circle, coven

Question 9

existential

Answer 9

• of, relating to, or affirming existence
• based on experience; empirical

Question 10

precipitate

Answer 10

• (verb) to cause to happen quickly or suddenly
• (adj) happening very quickly or too quickly without enough thought or planning

Question 11

du jour

Answer 11

happening or popular at a particular time

syn: fashionable, prominent, vogue

Question 12

underpin

Answer 12

• support, justify, or form the basis for
  syn: corroborate, substantiate
• support from below by laying a solid foundation
  eg: underpin a structure

Question 13

sedate

Answer 13

• calm and relaxed
• quiet and peaceful

Question 14

incidental

Answer 14

• happening as a minor part or result of something else
• occuring merely by chance or without intention
  syn: unintentional

Question 15

tangential

Answer 15

indirectly related

Question 16

analogue

Answer 16

a person or thing seen as comparable to another

Question 17

tapped out

Answer 17

• out of money; broke
• exhausted spent

Question 18

ludicrous

Answer 18

• foolish, false or unreasonable, often to the point of being funny

Question 19

ream

Answer 19

an abstract large amount of something - usually used in plural

Syn: load, bunch, pile

Question 20

traduce

Answer 20

• speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation

syn: malign, calumny, slander

Question 21

uncanny

Answer 21

strange, unusal or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way
syn: weird, eerie

Question 22

exultation

Answer 22

• a feeling of great happiness or excitement; jubilation