Day 5

Question 1

flora

Answer 1

plants as a group, esp. of a specified region or time

Question 2

tribulation

Answer 2

great misery or distress

Question 3

utilitarian

Answer 3

stressing practical use over other values

Question 4

adhere

Answer 4

to stick to; to be a firm follower

Question 5

agreeable

Answer 5

pleasing or pleasant

Question 6

decorum

Answer 6

a polite behavior

Question 7

scenario

Answer 7

an outline for planned series of events, either real or imagined; a summary of a work of fiction

Question 8

exact

Answer 8

to demand and obtain by force or authority

Question 9

viable

Answer 9

able to live; capable of success

Question 10

lachrymose

Answer 10

causing tears; weeping or inclined to weep

Question 11

demeanor

Answer 11

outward behavior, esp. that reveals one’s personality or attitude

Question 12

bulwark

Answer 12

a wall or embankment used for defensive fortification; something serving as a defense or safeguard, oft. figurative

Question 13

intact

Answer 13

whole; with no part removed

Question 14

propagate

Answer 14

to multiply or reproduce; to transmit; to extend to a wider area

Question 15

complex

Answer 15

having two or more interrelated parts; not simple

Question 16

wield

Answer 16

to handle (for example a tool); to exert (for example power)

Question 17

deluge

Answer 17

a great flood

Question 18

rhetoric

Answer 18

a persuasive or artful use of language

Question 19

tangent

Answer 19

an abrupt digression or change of course

Question 20

cite

Answer 20

to refer to or quote

Question 21

knack

Answer 21

a specific talent for doing something, esp. one that is difficult to teach

Question 22

minutiae

Answer 22

trivial details

Question 23

discrete

Answer 23

individually distinct or seperate

Question 24

covet

Answer 24

to desire strongly

Question 25

caliber

Answer 25

degree of worth or value

Question 26

gaffe

Answer 26

a clumsy social error

Question 27

principal

Answer 27

of highest importance; chief

Question 28

expedite

Answer 28

to speed up

Question 29

innovative

Answer 29

marked by new or unusual way of doing things

Question 30

contemplate

Answer 30

to look at or think about carefully; to consider as a possibility

Question 31

pale

Answer 31

to decrease in relative importance

Question 32

integral

Answer 32

essential; necessary to be complete

Question 33

crop

Answer 33

to cut or bite the ends off; to trim

Question 34

become

Answer 34

to be appropriate or suitable to; to look good with

Question 35

digit

Answer 35

a human finger or toe

Question 36

preeminent

Answer 36

superior in status or fame to all others, esp. as a generally recognized quality

Question 37

cascade

Answer 37

a waterfall or series of small waterfalls; a succession of stages, processes, or units

Question 38

caveat

Answer 38

a warning

Question 39

hedge

Answer 39

to protect against possible loss by taking compensatory measures; to avoid making a direct statement

Question 40

vain

Answer 40

not producing the desired outcome; worthless; proud or conceited

Question 41

ridicule

Answer 41

to make fun of

Question 42

ordeal

Answer 42

an extremely difficult experience

Question 43

congenial

Answer 43

suited to one’s needs or nature; friendly; sympathetic

Question 44

homely

Answer 44

unattractive, plain looking

Question 45

transcend

Answer 45

to exceed; to go beyond or above the limits

Question 46

elocution

Answer 46

the art of public speaking, with attention to delivery

Question 47

fruitful

Answer 47

producing much

Question 48

acme

Answer 48

`the highest point, as of perfection

Question 49

refuge

Answer 49

a shelter or sanctuary

Question 50

martial

Answer 50

warlike