Day 9

Question 1

obscure; profound; difficult to understand

Answer 1

abstruse

Question 2

applaud; announce with great approval

Answer 2

acclaim

Question 3

state without proof

Answer 3

allege

Question 4

refer indirectly

Answer 4

allude

Question 5

having an error involving time in a story

Answer 5

anachronistic

Question 6

similarity; parallelism

Answer 6

analogy

Question 7

person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority

Answer 7

anarchist

Question 8

dismay; shock

Answer 8

appall

Question 9

secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

Answer 9

arcane

Question 10

find out for certain

Answer 10

ascertain

Question 11

practicing self-denial; austere

Answer 11

ascetic

Question 12

seek to attain; long for

Answer 12

aspire

Question 13

(1) promise or pledge; (2) certainty; self-confidence

Answer 13

assurance

Question 14

boaster

Answer 14

braggart

Question 15

insolent

Answer 15

brazen

Question 16

finding fault

Answer 16

carping

Question 17

quack; pretender to knowledge

Answer 17

charlatan

Question 18

pertaining to conversational or common speech

Answer 18

colloquial

Question 19

mental calmness

Answer 19

composure

Question 20

prepare by combining; make up in concert

Answer 20

concoct

Question 21

ordinary; typical

Answer 21

conventional

Question 22

face

Answer 22

countenance

Question 23

harmful

Answer 23

deleterious

Question 24

think up; invent; plan

Answer 24

devise

Question 25

deny; disclaim

Answer 25

disavow

Question 26

darken; extinguish; surpass

Answer 26

eclipse

Question 27

draw out by discussion

Answer 27

elicit

Question 28

high; lofty

Answer 28

eminent

Question 29

departure

Answer 29

exodus

Question 30

acquit; exculpate

Answer 30

exonerate

Question 31

(1) payment or expense; (2) output

Answer 31

expenditure

Question 32

practical

Answer 32

feasible

Question 33

happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, ete)

Answer 33

felicity

Question 34

rankle; produce irritation or resentment

Answer 34

fester

Question 35

stealthy; sneaky

Answer 35

furtive

Question 36

spotless; flawless; absolutely clean

Answer 36

immaculate

Question 37

unnoticeable; undetectable

Answer 37

imperceptible

Question 38

unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental

Answer 38

inimical

Question 39

(1) uprightness; (2) wholeness

Answer 39

integrity

Question 40

annoying; tedious

Answer 40

irksome

Question 41

incompatible; not able to be resolved

Answer 41

irreconcilable

Question 42

demanding much work or care; tedious

Answer 42

laborious

Question 43

ridicule

Answer 43

lampoon

Question 44

(1) potential but undeveloped; (2) dormant; hidden

Answer 44

latent

Question 45

freedom from narrow limitations

Answer 45

latitude

Question 46

(1) capable of being shaped by pounding; (2) impressionable

Answer 46

malleable

Question 47

proverb; a truth pithily stated

Answer 47

maxim

Question 48

mixture of writings on various subjects

Answer 48

miscellany

Question 49

massive

Answer 49

monumental

Question 50

worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday

Answer 50

mundane

Question 51

candid; blunt

Answer 51

outspoken

Question 52

showing hard work; taking great care

Answer 52

paistaking

Question 53

model of perfection

Answer 53

paragon

Question 54

disturb greatly

Answer 54

perturb

Question 55

devout; religious

Answer 55

pious

Question 56

pacify; conciliate

Answer 56

placate

Question 57

practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something

Answer 57

pragmatic

Question 58

introductory statement

Answer 58

preamble

Question 59

tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma

Answer 59

predicament

Question 60

scold harshly; criticize severely

Answer 60

rebuke

Question 61

disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error

Answer 61

recant

Question 62

countercharges

Answer 62

recrimination

Question 63

determination; firmness of purpose

Answer 63

resolve

Question 64

promoting good health; healthful

Answer 64

salubrious

Question 65

calm and composed; dignified

Answer 65

sedate

Question 66

(1) motionless; (2) not advancing

Answer 66

stagnant

Question 67

make numb; stun; amaze

Answer 67

stupefy

Question 68

establish by evidence; verify; support

Answer 68

substantiate

Question 69

hypothesis; the act of supposing

Answer 69

supposition

Question 70

overcome

Answer 70

surmount

Question 71

peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

Answer 71

tangential

Question 72

being everywhere; omnipresent

Answer 72

ubiquitous

Question 73

fundamental; lying below

Answer 73

underlying

Question 74

produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical

Answer 74

visionary

Question 75

(1) changeable; (2) explosive; (3) evaporating rapidly

Answer 75

volatile