DAY 20

Question 1

abreast

Answer 1

informed or familiar about a particular topic

Question 2

confound

Answer 2

perplex or puzzle someone

Question 3

digression

Answer 3

an aside that strays from the main subject

Question 4

discrepancy

Answer 4

a difference between two or more things that should be the same

Question 5

duplicitous

Answer 5

deceptive in speech or action

Question 6

expedient

Answer 6

affording short-term benefits, often at the expense of the long-term

Question 7

fabricate

Answer 7

invent in order to deceive

Question 8

glum

Answer 8

appearing or feeling sad or despondent

Question 9

harbinger

Answer 9

a person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something

Question 10

intrinsic

Answer 10

belonging to the essential nature of a thing

Question 11

largesse

Answer 11

the trait of being willing to donate money or resources; generosity

Question 12

libertine

Answer 12

someone loose in morals; a pleasure-seeker

Question 13

malfeasance

Answer 13

wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public official

Question 14

manifest

Answer 14

obvious; not hidden

Question 15

minute

Answer 15

very small

Question 16

modish

Answer 16

in the current fashion or style

Question 17

nascent

Answer 17

in the process of emerging, being born, or starting to develop

Question 18

perennial

Answer 18

lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time

Question 19

pious

Answer 19

exhibiting religious devotion

Question 20

providential

Answer 20

happening at a fortunate or opportune time

Question 21

prowess

Answer 21

skillfulness and dexterity

Question 22

schism

Answer 22

a split or separation within a group or organization

Question 23

slander

Answer 23

baselessly speak ill of someone or something

Question 24

stalwart

Answer 24

determined; staunch

Question 25

supplicate

Answer 25

make a humble request; beg or beseech

Question 26

terse

Answer 26

brief and to the point

Question 27

tirade

Answer 27

a prolonged, vehement speech or criticism

Question 28

universal

Answer 28

applicable or common to all purposes, conditions, or situations

Question 29

vanquish

Answer 29

defeat completely

Question 30

woeful

Answer 30

very bad; very sad