DAY 34

Question 1

abrasive

Answer 1

overly aggressive and causing irritation; rough enough to wear away the outer surface

Question 2

artful

Answer 2

skillful at using dishonest or unfair means to achieve a purpose: performed with cleverness; ingenious

Question 3

avert

Answer 3

prevent the occurrence of

Question 4

avid

Answer 4

enthusiastic; showing great interest in something or desire to do something

Question 5

brevity

Answer 5

conciseness; quality of being brief in duration

Question 6

bromide

Answer 6

a trite and unoriginal remark

Question 7

circumstantial

Answer 7

suggesting guilt, but not proving it conclusively; in great detail

Question 8

cloying

Answer 8

unpleasantly excessive; excessively sweet

Question 9

counterfeit

Answer 9

false, especially of money; inauthentic

Question 10

denigrate

Answer 10

criticize so as to disparage or defame

Question 11

disciple

Answer 11

an active follower of someone, or some philosophy: train; educate

Question 12

extol

Answer 12

praise highly; express admiration

Question 12

forebode

Answer 12

be prescient of some ill or misfortune; inward conviction of a calamity to happen

Question 13

ideologue

Answer 13

a person who advocates an ideology

Question 14

impediment

Answer 14

a hindrance which obstructs progress; a disability affecting the hearing or speech

Question 14

imperative

Answer 14

extremely important; expressing a command

Question 15

impulsive

Answer 15

making rapid decisions carelessly

Question 16

interminable

Answer 16

existing without an end; ceaseless

Question 17

intuitive

Answer 17

spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought; easily understood or grasped by intuition

Question 18

lassitude

Answer 18

lack of energy; fatigue

Question 18

omit

Answer 18

leave out or exclude; fail to do

Question 19

ornate

Answer 19

elaborately ornamented, often to excess

Question 20

paltry

Answer 20

of little monetary worth; trivial

Question 21

pejorative

Answer 21

disparaging; a negative remark

Question 22

prefigure

Answer 22

show or suggest ahead of time; predict or foresee

Question 23

presage

Answer 23

foretell something; a warning

Question 24

prescribe

Answer 24

recommend; assert authoritatively: order the use of medication for a particular patient; advise the use of a particular remedy for healthful advantages

Question 25

prevail

Answer 25

emerge victorious or dominant; be current, widespread or predominant

Question 26

propitiate

Answer 26

make peace with; appease or pacify

Question 27

recapitulate

Answer 27

summarize or repeat in concise form; reproduce or closely resemble