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).

Question 3

anomalous

Answer 3

deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.

Question 4

antipathy

Answer 4

a deep-seated feeling of 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 guile or deception.

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.

Question 10

betray

Answer 10

expose (one’s country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy.

Question 11

bucolic

Answer 11

relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.

Question 12

burgeon

Answer 12

begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.

Question 13

cacophonous

Answer 13

involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

Question 14

canonize

Answer 14

treat like a god; deeply venerate

Question 15

censure

Answer 15

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

Question 16

chicanery

Answer 16

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

Question 17

coalesce

Answer 17

come together to form one mass or whole.

Question 18

cogent

Answer 18

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

Question 19

compelling

Answer 19

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

Question 20

contend

Answer 20

struggle to surmount (a difficulty).

Question 21

copious

Answer 21

abundant in supply or quantity.

Question 22

cosmopolitan

Answer 22

including people from many different countries.

Question 23

deference

Answer 23

polite submission and respect.

Question 24

desultory

Answer 24

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.

Question 25

diffident

Answer 25

modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

Question 26

dilatory

Answer 26

slow to act.

Question 27

equivocate

Answer 27

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

Question 28

polarize

Answer 28

to cause something, especially something that contains different people or opinions, to divide into two completely opposing groups

Question 29

prodigal

Answer 29

spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.

Question 30

verbose

Answer 30

using or expressed in more words than are needed.