Deck 04

Question 1

Ostracize

Answer 1

To exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc..

Question 2

Conflagration

Answer 2

A destructive fire, usually an extensive one

Question 3

Rubicon

Answer 3

River in Italy

Cross/Pass the Rubicon - to take a decisive, irrevocable step

Question 4

Jaunty

Answer 4

Easy & sprightly in manner or bearing

Smartly trim, as clothing

Question 5

Slipshod

Answer 5

Careless, untidy, or slovenly

Down-at-heel; seedy; shabby

Question 6

Parsimony

Answer 6

Extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess

Question 7

Dearth

Answer 7

An inadequate supply; scarcity; lack

Question 8

Recumbent

Answer 8

Lying down; reclining; leaning; inactive; idle

Question 9

Sordid

Answer 9

Morally ignoble or base; vile
Dirty or filthy
Squalid; wretchedly poor and run-down

Question 10

Myrmidon

Answer 10

Warriors who accompanied Achilles to the Trojan War

Person who executes without question or scruple a master’s commands

Question 11

Truckle

Answer 11

To submit or yield obsequiously or tamely

Question 12

Pique

Answer 12

To affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride
To excite
To arouse an emotion or provoke to action

Question 13

Bellicose

Answer 13

Inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious

Question 14

Baleful

Answer 14

Full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious

Question 15

Minatory

Answer 15

Menacing; threatening

Question 16

Vagaries

Answer 16

Unpredictable or erratic actions, occurrences, courses, or instances

Question 17

Verve

Answer 17

Enthusiasm or vigor, as in literary or artistic work; spirit

Vivaciousness; liveliness; animation

Question 18

Contumely

Answer 18

Insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment
A humiliating insult

Question 19

Sallow

Answer 19

Of a sickly, yellowish color

Question 20

Disreputable

Answer 20

Having a bad reputation; discreditable; dishonorable

Shabby or shoddy; of poor quality or condition