Dec 4

Question 1

Cursory

Answer 1

Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed

Question 2

Perfunctory

Answer 2

Requiring minimum effort or reflection

Question 3

Churlish

Answer 3

Rude; mean spirited

Question 4

Feted

Answer 4

Honor or entertain someone lavishly

Question 5

Neophyte

Answer 5

New to subject, skill, or belief

Question 6

Tacit

Answer 6

Understood or implied without being stated.

Question 7

Avarice

Answer 7

Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Question 8

Endemic

Answer 8

(of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area

Question 9

Wary

Answer 9

Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.

Question 10

Circumspect

Answer 10

Wary and unwilling to take risks.

Question 11

Resoluteness

Answer 11

firmness of character or purpose. determination, purpose. the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose.

Question 12

Tenacity

Answer 12

quality or fact of being very determined; determination.

Question 13

Tenuous

Answer 13

Very uncertain or weak

Question 14

Prevaricate

Answer 14

Deviate from the truth

Question 15

Voluminous

Answer 15

Loose & ample; very lengthy and full writing

Question 16

mercurial

Answer 16

(of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind

Question 17

Compendium

Answer 17

a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, especially in a book or other publication

Question 18

Saddled

Answer 18

burden (someone) with an onerous responsibility or task

Question 19

Canny

Answer 19

Having or showing shrewdness and good judgment, especially in money or business matters.

Question 20

Spurious

Answer 20

Fake or false

Question 21

Attest

Answer 21

Provide or serve as clear evidence of; declare that something exists or is the case

Question 22

Pathos

Answer 22

Quality that evokes pity or sadness

Question 23

Ethos

Answer 23

the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations

Question 24

Profligacy

Answer 24

reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources.

Question 25

Acrimony

Answer 25

bitterness or ill feeling

Question 26

Iconoclast

Answer 26

A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions; a destroyer of images used in religious worship; they don’t care if they fit in

Question 27

Inhibit

Answer 27

Hinder, restrain, or prevent

Question 28

Pernicious

Answer 28

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

Question 29

Bellicose

Answer 29

Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

Question 30

Insure

Answer 30

secure or protect someone against (a possible contingency).

Question 31

Fulminate

Answer 31

Express vehement protest

Question 32

Militate

Answer 32

be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing.

Question 33

Ferret

Answer 33

search tenaciously for and find something.

Question 34

Attendant

Answer 34

occurring with or as a result of; accompanying.

Question 35

ebullience

Answer 35

excited

Question 36

torpor

Answer 36

torpid, lethargy

Question 37

Jocosity

Answer 37

State or quality of being jocose