Deck 1

Question 1

Noisome

Answer 1

adj. putrid/rotten/unpleasant

Question 2

Abatement

Answer 2

reduction/lessening of something

Question 3

Apostate

Answer 3

adj. traitorous; abandoning a religious or political principle or belief

Question 4

Liminal

Answer 4

relating to a transitional stage; occupying a position on the boundary. Usually refers to a space, stage, time, condition.

Question 5

Liberality

Answer 5

generosity/quality of spending freely

Question 6

Magnetism

Answer 6

charm, appeal

Question 7

Sumptuousness

Answer 7

Luxuriousness (of an object)

Question 8

Vindication, Validation

Answer 8

justification, rationale

Question 9

Unwieldy

Answer 9

difficult to carry due to size or shape

Question 10

Peregrination

Answer 10

a long and meandering journey

Question 11

Cavalcade

Answer 11

formal procession

Question 12

Abjure

Answer 12

v. renounce

Question 13

Castigation

Answer 13

n. severe punishment. Castigators and chastisers administer castigation to return one to chastity.

Question 14

Languidly

Answer 14

lazily

Question 15

Surreptitiously

Answer 15

secretly

Question 16

Discriminating

Answer 16

astute, sharp, intelligent

Question 17

Hallowed

Answer 17

holy

Question 18

Incendiary

Answer 18

inflammatory, causing fires

Question 19

Lugubrious

Answer 19

gloomy, sad, depressive

Question 20

Ersatz

Answer 20

artificial - made by substitute or used as substitute

Question 21

Penchant

Answer 21

a liking/fondness for, an inclination toward, a skill for

Question 22

Concurrence

Answer 22

agreement/consistency/fact of happening at the same time

Question 23

Foible

Answer 23

a quirk/flaw/minor shortcoming

Question 24

Obviate

Answer 24

preclude, prevent

Question 25

Presage

Answer 25

n. a prediction v. to predict/be a sign or warning of