Deck 11

Question 1

venal

Answer 1

adjective: capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration; purchasable; open to corrupt influence and especially bribery

Question 2

crestfallen

Answer 2

adjective: sad and disappointed

Question 3

humdrum

Answer 3

adjective: boringly monotonous

Question 4

appropriate

Answer 4

verb: set aside or authorize (such as money) for a particular purpose; take for one’s own use

Question 5

impetuous

Answer 5

adjective: passionately impulsive; forceful, violent

Question 6

inquest

Answer 6

noun: legal or judicial inquiry, especially before a jury and especially made by a coroner into the cause of someone’s death; the results of such an inquiry

Question 7

partisan

Answer 7

verb: devoted to a particular group, cause, etc.
noun: fervent supporter of a group, party, idea, etc.; guerilla fighter

Question 8

inconsequential

Answer 8

adjective: insignificant, unimportant; illogical

Question 9

declivity

Answer 9

noun: downward slope
opposite: acclivity

Question 10

duplicity

Answer 10

noun: deceit, double-dealing, acting in two different ways for the purpose of deception

Question 11

indigence

Answer 11

noun: extreme poverty

similar in meaning: impecunious (poor, without money), penurious (poor or stingy), indigent (destitute), insolvent (unable to meet one’s financial obligations, bankrupt)

Question 12

ford

Answer 12

noun: place where a river or similar body of water is shallow enough to walk or ride a vehicle across
verb: to cross at such a place

Question 13

sagacious

Answer 13

adjective: wise; showing good judgment and foresight

related words: sage (a respected, wise person)

Question 14

deterrent

Answer 14

adjective: something that restrains or discourages

Question 15

analgesia

Answer 15

noun: pain relief; inability to feel pain
similar: anodyne

Question 16

mores

Answer 16

noun: customs, manners, or morals of a particular group

Question 17

gestation

Answer 17

noun: pregnancy; the period from conception until birth of an animal or (metaphorically) of an idea or plan

Question 18

bygone

Answer 18

adjective: past, former (adj); that which is in the past (usually plural noun)

Question 19

wan

Answer 19

adjective: unnaturally pale, or showing some other indication of sickness, unhappiness, etc.; weak, lacking forcefulness

Question 20

levy

Answer 20

verb: collect tax from, wage war on, or enlist for military service; (verb); act of collecting tax or amount owed, or the drafting of troops into military service (noun)

Question 21

vestige

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noun: trace or sign of something that once existed
similar: scintilla (a tiny bit or trace), residue (remainder, leftover part after something has been removed)

Question 22

nontrivial

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adjective: important or big enough to matter

Question 23

hearken

Answer 23

verb: listen, pay attention to

Question 24

parley

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noun: discussion, negotiation, esp. between enemies
verb: to have such a discussion
similar: armistice (truce, mutual agreement to temporarily stop fighting)

Question 25

squalid

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adjective: disgusting, filthy, foul, extremely neglected

Question 26

alacrity

Answer 26

noun: lively and cheerful readiness

Question 27

belie

Answer 27

verb: disguise or contradict

Question 28

copious

Answer 28

adjective: abundant in supply or quantity

Question 29

adulterate

Answer 29

verb: alter or debase, often for profit

Question 30

fractious

Answer 30

adjective: irritable and quarrelsome

Question 31

succint

Answer 31

adjective: to the point, brief

Question 32

anachronism

Answer 32

noun: error in time placement

Question 33

recalcitrant

Answer 33

adjective: disobedient, uncontrollable

Question 34

umbrage

Answer 34

noun: offense or annoyance

Question 35

dander

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noun: a feeling of anger and animosity

Question 36

recuse

Answer 36

verb: excuse oneself from a case because of a possible partiality

Question 37

tempestuous

Answer 37

adjective: characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion, heated, stormy

Question 38

somersault

Answer 38

noun: rolling backward or forward (not sideways) movement

Question 39

engulf

Answer 39

verb: swallow up

Question 40

yeoman

Answer 40

noun: man owning small estate; middle-class farmer

Question 41

pilferer

Answer 41

verb: to steal, especially in small quantities

Question 42

bemused

Answer 42

verb: to be perplexed, in a deep thought

Question 43

decimate

Answer 43

verb: to kill

Question 44

enormity

Answer 44

noun: indication of great importance

Question 45

hoard

Answer 45

noun: a secret store

Question 46

horde

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noun: a large, moving crowd

Question 47

militate

Answer 47

verb: to influence forcefully

Question 48

meretricious

Answer 48

adjective: pretentious

Question 49

meretorious

Answer 49

adjective: having merit or a good quality

Question 50

accede

Answer 50

verb: to allow or agree

Question 51

obtuse

Answer 51

adjective: lacking intelligence

Question 52

assent

Answer 52

noun: agreement

Question 53

venial

Answer 53

adjective: easily forgiven, pertaining to a minor sin

Question 54

septic

Answer 54

adjective: infected with poison

Question 55

rout

Answer 55

noun: overwhelming defeat

Question 56

proscribe

Answer 56

verb: to ban or forbid

Question 57

luxuriant

Answer 57

adjective: rich and abundant or elaborate (hair or vegetation)

Question 58

loath

Answer 58

adjective: unwilling, oppsed to, averse

Question 59

founder

Answer 59

verb: sink; break down or fail

Question 60

defuse

Answer 60

verb: remove tension; calm

Question 61

complaisant

Answer 61

adjective: willing to please

Question 62

biannual

Answer 62

adjective: twice a year

Question 63

biennial

Answer 63

adjective: every two years

Question 64

apprise

Answer 64

verb: to make someone aware of something

Question 65

afflict

Answer 65

verb: to give pain or grief to

Question 66

inflict

Answer 66

verb: impose something unpleasant on

Question 67

allusion

Answer 67

noun: passing reference

Question 68

emend

Answer 68

verb: edit or correct a text

Question 69

amend

Answer 69

verb: change or correct

Question 70

inept

Answer 70

adjective: not skilled or effective inept crime

Question 71

bungling

Answer 71

adjective: doing something very badly a bungling thief

Question 72

aplomb

Answer 72

noun: confidence and style

Question 73

deft

Answer 73

adjective: skillful, clever, quick

Question 74

unintelligible

Answer 74

adjective: unable to be understood

Question 75

portend

Answer 75

verb: to be a sign that something bad is going to happen in the futute

Question 76

supplication

Answer 76

noun: the act of asking a god or someone who is in a position of power for something in a humble way

Question 77

entreaty

Answer 77

noun: an attempt to persuade someone to do something

Question 78

contentment

Answer 78

noun: happiness and satisfaction, often because you have everything you need