Day 4

Question 1

abdicate

Answer 1

renounce; give up

Question 2

admonition

Answer 2

warning

Question 3

affable

Answer 3

easily approachable; warmly friendly

Question 4

affected

Answer 4

artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress

Question 5

amnesia

Answer 5

loss of memory

Question 6

animosity

Answer 6

active enmity

Question 7

ardent

Answer 7

intense; passionate; zealous

Question 8

babble

Answer 8

chatter idly

Question 9

benign

Answer 9

(1) kindly; favorable; (2) not malignant

Question 10

breach

Answer 10

breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap

Question 11

capricious

Answer 11

unpredictable; fickle; fanciful

Question 12

check

Answer 12

(1) stop motion; (2) curb or restrain

Question 13

coagulate

Answer 13

thicken; congeal; clot

Question 14

cohere

Answer 14

stick together

Question 15

collaborate

Answer 15

work together

Question 16

collateral

Answer 16

security given for loan

Question 17

commiserate

Answer 17

feel or express pity or sympathy for

Question 18

comprise

Answer 18

include; consist of

Question 19

covenant

Answer 19

agreement

Question 20

credulity

Answer 20

belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naiveté

Question 21

daunt

Answer 21

intimidate; frighten

Question 22

delude

Answer 22

deceive

Question 23

denouement

Answer 23

outcome; final development of the plot of a play

Question 24

depreciate

Answer 24

lessen in value

Question 25

devious

Answer 25

roundabout; erratic; not straightforward

Question 26

dilute

Answer 26

make less concentrated; reduce in strength

Question 27

disengage

Answer 27

uncouple; separate; disconnect

Question 28

embroil

Answer 28

throw into confusion; involve in strife; entangle

Question 29

equivocal

Answer 29

ambiguous; intentionally misleading

Question 30

evenhanded

Answer 30

impartial; fair

Question 31

exacting

Answer 31

extremely demanding

Question 32

fidelity

Answer 32

loyalty

Question 33

flair

Answer 33

talent

Question 34

flaunt

Answer 34

display ostentatiously

Question 35

foresight

Answer 35

ability to foresee future happenings; prudence

Question 36

gauche

Answer 36

clumsy; coarse and uncouth

Question 37

impair

Answer 37

injure; hurt

Question 38

incapacitate

Answer 38

disable

Question 39

incontrovertible

Answer 39

indisputable; not open to question

Question 40

incorporate

Answer 40

introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite

Question 41

infallible

Answer 41

unerring

Question 42

inherent

Answer 42

firmly established by nature or habit

Question 43

interminable

Answer 43

endless

Question 44

introvert

Answer 44

one who is introspective; inclined to think more about oneself

Question 45

malicious

Answer 45

hateful; spiteful

Question 46

meager

Answer 46

scanty; inadequate

Question 47

mediate

Answer 47

settle a dispute through the services of an outsider

Question 48

mitigate

Answer 48

appease; moderate

Question 49

multifaceted

Answer 49

having many aspects

Question 50

obstinate

Answer 50

stubborn; hard to control or treat

Question 51

pall

Answer 51

grow tiresome

Question 52

parameter

Answer 52

boundary; limiting factor; distinguishing characteristic

Question 53

pervasive

Answer 53

pervading; spread throughout every part

Question 54

prestige

Answer 54

impression produced by achievements or reputation

Question 55

pretentious

Answer 55

ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious

Question 56

prodigy

Answer 56

marvel; highly gifted child

Question 57

qualified

Answer 57

limited; restricted

Question 58

query

Answer 58

inquiry; question

Question 59

recession

Answer 59

withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity

Question 60

remiss

Answer 60

negligent

Question 61

rhetoric

Answer 61

art of effective communication; insincere language

Question 62

salient

Answer 62

protruding; strikingly conspicuous; jumping

Question 63

sedentary

Answer 63

requiring sitting

Question 64

sobriety

Answer 64

moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness

Question 65

squander

Answer 65

waste

Question 66

stifle

Answer 66

suppress; extinguish; inhibit

Question 67

subdued

Answer 67

less intense; quieter

Question 68

subterfuge

Answer 68

deceitful stratagem; trick; pretense.

Question 69

tautology

Answer 69

unnecessary repetition

Question 70

vacillate

Answer 70

waver; fluctuate

Question 71

vie

Answer 71

contend; compete

Question 72

vindicate

Answer 72

clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support

Question 73

vociferous

Answer 73

clamorous; noisy

Question 74

weather

Answer 74

endure the effects of weather or other forces

Question 75

xenophobia

Answer 75

fear or hatred of foreigners