Day 3

Question 1

abate

Answer 1

(of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread:

Question 2

abjure

Answer 2

solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim); reject;abandon

Question 3

anomalous

Answer 3

deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected ; irregular

Question 4

antipathy

Answer 4

a deep-seated feeling of aversion:;; dislike

Question 5

arcane

Answer 5

understood by few; mysterious or secret

Question 6

arduous

Answer 6

involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring:

Question 7

artless

Answer 7

without effort or pretentiousness; natural and simple

Question 8

ascetic

Answer 8

characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons

Question 9

assuage

Answer 9

make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense; calm; alleviate

Question 10

bucolic

Answer 10

relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life; agricultural

Question 11

burgeon

Answer 11

begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

Question 12

cacophonous

Answer 12

involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

Question 13

canonize

Answer 13

treat or regard as being above reproach or of great significance:

Question 14

censure

Answer 14

express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement:

Question 15

chicanery

Answer 15

the use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one’s purpose:

Question 16

coalesce

Answer 16

come together to form one mass or whole

Question 17

cogent

Answer 17

(of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing

Question 18

compelling

Answer 18

evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way:

Question 19

contend

Answer 19

argue

Question 20

copious

Answer 20

abundant in supply or quantity:

Question 21

cosmopolitan

Answer 21

including people from many different countries

Question 22

deference

Answer 22

polite submission and respect

Question 23

desultory

Answer 23

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm

Question 24

diffident

Answer 24

modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence

Question 25

dilatory

Answer 25

slow to act

Question 26

equivocate

Answer 26

use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself

Question 27

polarize

Answer 27

divide or cause to divide into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or

Question 28

prodigal

Answer 28

spending money or using resources freely and recklessly

Question 29

verbose

Answer 29

using or expressed in more words than are needed