Deck 11

Question 1

discombobulated

Answer 1

adj. confused; discomposed

Question 2

adept

Answer 2

adj. expert at

Question 3

amenable

Answer 3

adj. readily managed; willing to be led

Question 4

apotheosis

Answer 4

n. elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something

Question 5

assumption

Answer 5

n. something taken for granted; the act of taking over or taking possession of

Question 6

bane

Answer 6

n. cause of ruin; curse

Question 7

blithe

Answer 7

adj. suffering from a disease; destroyed

Question 8

callous

Answer 8

adj. hardened; unfeeling

Question 9

champion

Answer 9

v. support militantly

Question 10

collaborate

Answer 10

v. work together

Question 11

congenial

Answer 11

adj. pleasant; friendly

Question 12

correlation

Answer 12

n. mutual relationship

Question 13

debonair

Answer 13

adj. friendly; aiming to please

Question 14

doctrinaire

Answer 14

adj. unable to compromise about points of doctrine

Question 15

depreciate

Answer 15

v. lessen in value

Question 16

congenital

Answer 16

adj. existing at birth

Question 17

chaotic

Answer 17

adj. in utter disorder

Question 18

callow

Answer 18

adj. youthful; immature; inexperienced

Question 19

bantering

Answer 19

adj. good-natured ridiculing

Question 20

assurance

Answer 20

n. promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence

Question 21

appall

Answer 21

v. dismay; shock

Question 22

amend

Answer 22

adj. correct; change, generally for the better

Question 23

adhere

Answer 23

v. stick fast

Question 24

dogged

Answer 24

adj. determined; stubborn

Question 25

epistolary

Answer 25

adj. consisting of letters

Question 26

expenditure

Answer 26

n. payment or expense; output

Question 27

fetid

Answer 27

adj. malodorous (having an unpleasant smell)

Question 28

fraternize

Answer 28

v. associate in a friendly way

Question 29

glossary

Answer 29

n. brief explanation of words used in the text

Question 30

heterogenous

Answer 30

adj. dissimilar; mixed

Question 31

impediment

Answer 31

n. hindrance; stumbling-block

Question 32

inconsistency

Answer 32

n. state of being self-contradictory

Question 33

inviolable

Answer 33

adj. secure from corruption, attack or violation; unasailable

Question 34

lap

Answer 34

v. take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently

Question 35

maim

Answer 35

v. mutilate; injure

Question 36

metaphor

Answer 36

n. implied comparison

Question 37

muggy

Answer 37

adj. warm and damp

Question 38

obfuscate

Answer 38

v. confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex

Question 39

outlandish

Answer 39

adj. bizarre; peculiar; unconventional

Question 40

patronize

Answer 40

v. support; act superior toward; be a customer of

Question 41

piquant

Answer 41

adj. pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating

Question 42

promulgate

Answer 42

v. proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication

Question 43

query

Answer 43

n. inquiry; question

Question 44

redoubtable

Answer 44

adj. formidable; causing fear

Question 45

sacrilegious

Answer 45

adj. desecrating; profane

Question 46

serendipity

Answer 46

n. gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck

Question 47

somnolent

Answer 47

adj. half asleep

Question 48

stultify

Answer 48

v. cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder

Question 49

synthesis

Answer 49

n. combining parts into a whole

Question 50

tout

Answer 50

v. publicize; praise excessively

Question 51

unintimidating

Answer 51

adj. unfrightening

Question 52

table

Answer 52

v. set aside a resolution or proposal for future consideration

Question 53

pecuniary

Answer 53

adj. pertaining to money

Question 54

peccadillo

Answer 54

n. slight offense

Question 55

pauper

Answer 55

n. very poor person

Question 56

larceny

Answer 56

n. theft

Question 57

fetter

Answer 57

v. shackle

Question 58

fiasco

Answer 58

n. total failure

Question 59

debris

Answer 59

n. rubble

Question 60

collage

Answer 60

n. work of art put together from fragments