Deck 1

Question 0

Conjunction

Answer 0

a. The act of joining.

b. The state of being joined.

Question 1

Confounded

Answer 1

Confused; befuddled

A crowd of confounded bystanders stared at the appalling wreckage.

Question 2

Accordance

Answer 2

1. agreement; conformity: in accordance with the rules.

2. the act of granting.

Question 3

Apparent

Answer 3

1. readily seen or understood; evident; obvious
2. (usually prenominal) seeming, as opposed to real: his apparent innocence belied his complicity in the crime.
3. (General Physics) physics as observed but ignoring such factors as the motion of the observer, changes in the environment, etc. Compare true9

Question 4

Bellowed

Answer 4

1. To make the deep roaring sound characteristic of a bull.
2. To shout in a deep voice.
   v.tr.
   To utter in a loud, powerful voice.

Question 5

Breathtaking

Answer 5

1. Inspiring or exciting: a breathtaking view; a breathtaking ride.
2. Astonishing; astounding: breathtaking insensitivity.

Question 6

Decrepit

Answer 6

1. weakened by old age; feeble; infirm.

2. worn out or broken down by long use; dilapidated.

Question 7

Dilapidated

Answer 7

Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, as through neglect; broken-down and shabby.

Question 8

Disposition

Answer 8

1. One’s usual mood; temperament: a sweet disposition.
   2.
   a. A habitual inclination; a tendency: a disposition to disagree.
   b. A physical property or tendency: a swelling with a disposition to rupture.
2. Arrangement, positioning, or distribution: a cheerful disposition of colors and textures; a convoy oriented into a north-south disposition.
3. A final settlement: disposition of the deceased’s property.
4. An act of disposing; a bestowal or transfer to another.
   6.
   a. The power or liberty to control, direct, or dispose.
   b. Management; control.

Question 9

Furore

Answer 9

1. a public outburst, esp of protest; uproar
2. a sudden widespread enthusiasm for something; craze
3. frenzy; rage; madness

Question 10

Glaring

Answer 10

1. Shining intensely and blindingly: the glaring noonday sun.
2. Tastelessly showy or bright; garish.
3. Conspicuous; obvious: a glaring error. See Synonyms at flagrant.
4. Staring with anger, fierceness, or hostility: glaring eyes.

Question 11

Ignorant

Answer 11

1. Lacking education or knowledge.
2. Showing or arising from a lack of education or knowledge: an ignorant mistake.
3. Unaware or uninformed.

Question 12

Inferior

Answer 12

1. Low or lower in order, degree, or rank: Captain is an inferior rank to major.
   2.
   a. Low or lower in quality, value, or estimation: inferior craft; felt inferior to his older sibling.
   b. Second-rate; poor: an inferior translation.
2. Situated under or beneath.
3. Botany Located below the perianth and other floral parts. Used of an ovary.
4. Anatomy Located beneath or directed downward.
5. Printing Set below the normal line of type; subscript.
6. Astronomy
   a. Orbiting between Earth and the sun: Mercury is an inferior planet.
   b. Lying below the horizon.
   n.
7. A person lower in rank, status, or accomplishment than another.
8. Printing An inferior character, such as the number 2 in CO2.

Question 13

Insensitive

Answer 13

1. Not physically sensitive; numb.
   2.
   a. Lacking in sensitivity to the feelings or circumstances of others; unfeeling.
   b. Lacking in responsiveness: insensitive to the needs of the customers.

Question 14

Modest

Answer 14

1. Having or showing a moderate estimation of one’s own talents, abilities, and value.
2. Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident. See Synonyms at shy1.
3. Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress.
4. Free from showiness or ostentation; unpretentious. See Synonyms at plain.
5. Moderate or limited in size, quantity, or range; not extreme: a modest price; a newspaper with a modest circulation.

Question 15

Naive

Answer 15

1. Lacking worldly experience and understanding, especially:
   a. Simple and guileless; artless: a child with a naive charm.
   b. Unsuspecting or credulous: “Students, often bright but naive, bet—and lose—substantial sums of money on sporting events”

Question 16

Oblivious

Answer 16

1. unmindful or unaware (usu. fol. by to or of): oblivious to someone’s stare.
2. forgetful; without remembrance or memory.

Question 17

Panoramic

Answer 17

1. An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area.
2. A comprehensive presentation; a survey: a panorama of American literature.
3. A picture or series of pictures representing a continuous scene, often exhibited a part at a time by being unrolled and passed before the spectator.

Question 18

Perplexed

Answer 18

bewildered; puzzled: a perplexed state of mind.

complicated; involved; entangled.

Question 19

Persevering

Answer 19

displaying perseverance; resolutely persistent; steadfast: a persevering student.

Question 20

Preoccupied

Answer 20

completely engrossed in thought; absorbed.

previously occupied; taken; filled.

Question 21

Propose

Answer 21

to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
to offer (a toast).
to suggest: He proposed that a messenger be sent.

Question 22

Scourge

Answer 22

to whip with a scourge; lash.

to punish, chastise, or criticize severely.

Question 23

Shoddy

Answer 23

of poor quality or inferior workmanship: a shoddy bookcase.

intentionally rude or inconsiderate; shabby: shoddy behavior.

Question 24

Tormenting

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to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches.
to worry or annoy excessively: to torment one with questions.

Question 25

Ushering

Answer 25

to act as an usher to; lead, introduce, or conduct: She ushered them to their seats.

Question 26

Clad

Answer 26

dressed: ill-clad vagrants.
covered: vine-clad cottages.

Question 27

Appalled

Answer 27

to cause (someone) to feel fear, shock, or disgust

Question 28

disenchanted

Answer 28

to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.

Question 29

Stoic

Answer 29

unmoved by joy or grief

Question 30

Ad hoc

Answer 30

a) made or done without planning

b) formed/used for a special purpose

Question 31

random

Answer 31

chosen/done without a particular plan/pattern

Question 32

pragmatic

Answer 32

dealing with problems in a reasonable and logical way

Question 33

idealistic

Answer 33

attitude of a person who believes that it is possible to live according to high standards of behaviour and honesty

Question 34

elucidate

Answer 34

to make something that is hard to understand, clear and easy to understand

Question 35

extradite

Answer 35

to send a person accused of a crime to another country for trial

Question 36

daunted

Answer 36

to make someone afraid / less confident

Question 37

exhilarated

Answer 37

to feel very happy and excited

Question 38

concerted

Answer 38

done in a planned and deliberate way by many people

Question 39

solemn

Answer 39

1. grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood: solemn remarks.
2. gravely or somberly impressive; causing serious thoughts or a grave mood: solemn music.
   serious or earnest: solemn assurances.
3. characterized by dignified or serious formality, as proceedings; of a formal or ceremonious character: a solemn occasion.
4. made in due legal or other express form, as a declaration or agreement: a solemn oath.
5. marked or observed with religious rites; having a religious character: a solemn holy day.
6. uttered, prescribed, or made according to religious forms: a solemn ban on sacrifice.

Question 40

Ecstatic

Answer 40

1. rapturous delight.

2. an overpowering emotion or exaltation; a state of sudden, intense feeling.

Question 41

rapturous

Answer 41

full of, feeling, or manifesting ecstatic joy or delight.

characterized by, attended with, or expressive of such rapture: rapturous praise.