Deck 13

Question 1

abortive

Answer 1

adj. unsuccessful; fruitless

Question 2

acetic

Answer 2

adj. vinegary

Question 3

amputate

Answer 3

v. cut off part of the body; prune

Question 4

alliteration

Answer 4

n. repetition of a beginning sound in poetry

Question 5

anticlimax

Answer 5

n. letdown in thought or emotion

Question 6

avid

Answer 6

adj. greedy; eager for

Question 7

betray

Answer 7

v. be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly)

Question 8

bureaucracy

Answer 8

n. over-regulated administrative system marked by red tape

Question 9

celestial

Answer 9

adj. heavenly; relating to the sky

Question 10

coagulate

Answer 10

v. thicken; congeal; clot

Question 11

condemn

Answer 11

v. censure; sentence; force or limit to a particular state

Question 12

demise

Answer 12

n. death

Question 13

dissolution

Answer 13

n. breaking of a union; decay; termination

Question 14

economy

Answer 14

n. efficiency or conciseness in using something

Question 15

ensconce

Answer 15

v. settle comfortably

Question 16

exculpate

Answer 16

v. clear from blame

Question 17

fatalism

Answer 17

n. belief that events are determined by forces beyond one’s control

Question 18

forestall

Answer 18

v. prevent by taking action in advance

Question 19

geniality

Answer 19

n. cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy

Question 20

harangue

Answer 20

n. noisy speech

Question 21

incarcerate

Answer 21

v. imprison

Question 22

infantile

Answer 22

adj. childish

Question 23

intransigence

Answer 23

n. refusal of any compromise; stubbornness

Question 24

kinetic

Answer 24

adj. producing motion

Question 25

lucrative

Answer 25

adj. profitable

Question 26

mediate

Answer 26

v. settle a dispute through the services of an outsider

Question 27

monochromatic

Answer 27

adj. having only one color

Question 28

nomenclature

Answer 28

n. terminology; system of names

Question 29

oracular

Answer 29

adj. prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority

Question 30

parry

Answer 30

v. ward off a blow; deflect

Question 31

practicable

Answer 31

adj. feasible

Question 32

purported

Answer 32

adj. alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored

Question 33

replicate

Answer 33

v. reproduce; duplicate

Question 34

rile

Answer 34

v. vex; irritate; muddy

Question 35

seasoned

Answer 35

adj. experienced

Question 36

slur

Answer 36

v. speak indistinctly; mumble

Question 37

stigma

Answer 37

n. token of disgrace; brand

Question 38

surmount

Answer 38

v. overcome

Question 39

thwart

Answer 39

v. prevent; frustrate; oppose and defeat

Question 40

unassailable

Answer 40

adj. not subject to question; not open to attack

Question 41

ventriloquist

Answer 41

n. someone who can make his or her voice seem to come from another person or thing

Question 42

welter

Answer 42

n. turmoil; bewildering jumble

Question 43

vituperative

Answer 43

adj. abusive; scolding

Question 44

untenable

Answer 44

adj. indefensible; not able to be maintained

Question 45

transport (n)

Answer 45

n. strong emotion

Question 46

tautology

Answer 46

n. unnecessary repetition

Question 47

subsequent

Answer 47

adj. following; later

Question 48

spatial

Answer 48

adj. relating to space

Question 49

shimmer

Answer 49

v. glimmer intermittently

Question 50

sap

Answer 50

v. diminish; undermine

Question 51

rejuvenate

Answer 51

v. make young again

Question 52

raiment

Answer 52

n. clothing

Question 53

proscribe

Answer 53

v. ostracize; banish; outlaw

Question 54

preen

Answer 54

v. make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction

Question 55

plausible

Answer 55

adj. having a show of truth but open to doubt

Question 56

painstaking

Answer 56

adj. showing hard work; taking great care

Question 57

myopic

Answer 57

adj. nearsighted; lacking foresight

Question 58

minutiae

Answer 58

n. petty details

Question 59

malodorous

Answer 59

adj. foul-smelling

Question 60

irremediable

Answer 60

adj. incurable; uncorrectable