Day 3

Question 1

addle

Answer 1

/muddle; drive crazy; become rotten. This idiotic plan is confusing enough to addle
anyone. addled,ADJ.

Question 2

adept

Answer 2

expert at. She was adept at the fine art of irritating people. also N.

Question 3

admonish

Answer 3

warn; reprove. He admonished his listeners to change their wicked ways. admonition, N.

Question 4

adroit

Answer 4

skillful. His adroit handling of the delicate situation pleased his employers.

Question 5

adulation

Answer 5

/flattery; admiration. The rock star thrived on the adulation of his groupies and yes men.
adulate,V.

Question 6

advent

Answer 6

arrival. Most Americans were unaware of the advent of the Nuclear Age until the news
of Hiroshima reached them.

Question 7

adventitious

Answer 7

accidental; casual. He found this adventitious meeting with his friend extremely fortunate.

Question 8

aerie

Answer 8

nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk). The mother eagle swooped down on the
unwitting rabbit and bore it off to her aerie high in the Rocky Mountains.

Question 9

affable

Answer 9

easily approachable; warmly friendly. Accustomed to cold, aloof supervisors, Nicholas
was amazed at how affable his new employer was.

Question 10

affidavit

Answer 10

written statement made under oath. The court refused to accept his statement unless he
presented it in the form of an affidavit.

Question 11

affix

Answer 11

/fasten; attach; add on. First the registrar had to affix her signature to the license; then she
had to affix her official seal.

Question 12

alacrity

Answer 12

cheerful promptness. Phil and Dave were raring to get off to the mountains; they packed
up their ski gear and climbed into the van with alacrity.

Question 13

alcove

Answer 13

/nook; small, recessed section of a room. Though their apartment lacked a full-scale
dining room, an alcove adjacent to the living room made an adequate breakfast nook for the young
couple.

Question 14

alimony

Answer 14

/payment by a husband to his divorced wife (or vice versa). Mrs. Jones
was awarded $200 monthly alimony by the court when she was divorced from her husband.

Question 15

alay

Answer 15

/calm; pacify. The crew tried to allay the fears of the passengers by
announcing that the fire had been controlled.

Question 16

allegory

Answer 16

story in which characters are used as symbols; fable. Pilgrim’s Progress is an allegory of the
temptations and victories of man’s soul. allegorical,ADJ.

Question 17

alloy

Answer 17

mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate. Our delight at the Yankees’ victory was alloyed
by our concern for Dwight Gooden, who injured his pitching arm in the game.

Question 18

aloft

Answer 18

upward. The sailor climbed aloft into the rigging. To get into a loft bed, you have to climb
aloft.

Question 19

amalgamate

Answer 19

combine; unite in one body. The unions will attempt to amalgamate their groups into one
national body.

Question 20

amnesty

Answer 20

pardon. When his first child was born, the king granted amnesty to all in prison.

Question 21

amorphous

Answer 21

/formless; lacking shape or definition. As soon as we have decided on our
itinerary, we shall send you a copy; right now, our plans are still amorphous.