Deck 10

Question 1

disingenuous

Answer 1

not frank or candid, deceivingly simple

Question 2

moot

Answer 2

subject to or open for discussion or debate

Question 3

nostrum

Answer 3

a questionable remedy

Question 4

egress

Answer 4

a way out; exit

Question 5

doughty

Answer 5

brave

Question 6

dowdy

Answer 6

shabby in appearance

Question 7

dregs

Answer 7

the unwanted part

Question 8

effrontery

Answer 8

shameless boldness

Question 9

effusive

Answer 9

pouring out or forth, overflowing

Question 10

addled

Answer 10

rotten

Question 11

embarkation

Answer 11

the act of engaging or investing in

Question 12

equivocation

Answer 12

a purposely misleading statement

Question 13

estimable

Answer 13

deserving respect

Question 14

euphony

Answer 14

pleasant sound

Question 15

froward

Answer 15

not willing to yield or comply with what is right or reasonable

Question 16

exposition

Answer 16

setting forth of facts

Question 17

pied

Answer 17

patchy in color

Question 18

facsimile

Answer 18

copy; reproduction; replica

Question 19

sojourn

Answer 19

to stay temporarily

Question 20

fetid

Answer 20

having an offensive smell

Question 21

lucent

Answer 21

shining, translucent

Question 22

gauntlet

Answer 22

protective glove

Question 23

perfunctory

Answer 23

done in a routine, mechanical way, without interest

Question 24

objurgate

Answer 24

to chide vehemently

Question 25

proviso

Answer 25

a clause stating a condition or stipulation