Deck 19

Question 1

yen

Answer 1

n. longing; urge

Question 2

zenith

Answer 2

n. point directly overhead in the sky; summit

Question 3

waft

Answer 3

v. move gently by winds or waves

Question 4

vitriolic

Answer 4

adj. corrosive; sarcastic

Question 5

vicissitude

Answer 5

n. change of fortune

Question 6

vent

Answer 6

v. express; utter

Question 7

unstinting

Answer 7

adj. giving generously; not holding back

Question 8

valor

Answer 8

n. bravery

Question 9

trough

Answer 9

n. container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.)

Question 10

transparent

Answer 10

adj. easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely

Question 11

totter

Answer 11

v. move unsteadily; sway, as if about to fall

Question 12

throng

Answer 12

n. crowd

Question 13

tenuous

Answer 13

adj. thin; rare; slim

Question 14

tautological

Answer 14

adj. needlessly repetitious

Question 15

symbiosis

Answer 15

n. interdependent relationship (between groups, species), often mutually beneficial

Question 16

surmise

Answer 16

v. suspect; guess; imagine

Question 17

sully

Answer 17

v. tarnish; soil

Question 18

subpoena

Answer 18

n. writ summoning a witness to appear

Question 19

strut (n)

Answer 19

n. pompous walk; swagger

Question 20

stifle

Answer 20

v. suppress; extinguish; inhibit

Question 21

skimp

Answer 21

v. provide scantily; live very economically

Question 22

sheer

Answer 22

adj. very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute

Question 23

sanguine

Answer 23

adj. cheerful; hopeful

Question 24

scapegoat

Answer 24

n. someone who bears the blame for others

Question 25

ruthless

Answer 25

adj. pitiless; cruel

Question 26

rigorous

Answer 26

adj. severe; harsh; demanding; exact

Question 27

retrospective

Answer 27

adj. looking back on the past

Question 28

restive

Answer 28

adj. restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control

Question 29

rendition

Answer 29

n. translation; artistic interpretation of a song

Question 30

rejoinder

Answer 30

n. retort; comeback; reply

Question 31

recuperate

Answer 31

v. recover

Question 32

recalcitrant

Answer 32

adj. obstinately stubborn

Question 33

raspy

Answer 33

adj. grating; harsh

Question 34

rail

Answer 34

v. scold; rant

Question 35

proxy

Answer 35

n. authorized agent

Question 36

prosaic

Answer 36

adj. dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual

Question 37

prevail

Answer 37

v. induce; triumph over

Question 38

preempt

Answer 38

v. head off; forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself; supplant

Question 39

plaudit

Answer 39

n. enthusiastically worded approval

Question 40

polyglot

Answer 40

adj. speaking several languages

Question 41

pine

Answer 41

v. languish, decline; long for, yearn

Question 42

petulant

Answer 42

adj. touchy; peevish

Question 43

perpetual

Answer 43

adj. everlasting

Question 44

pensive

Answer 44

adj. dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative

Question 45

paean

Answer 45

n. song of praise or joy

Question 46

pantomime

Answer 46

n. acting without dialogue

Question 47

nomadic

Answer 47

adj. wandering

Question 48

nutrient

Answer 48

n. nourishing substance

Question 49

abundant

Answer 49

adj. plentiful; possessing riches or resources

Question 50

assimilate

Answer 50

v. absorb; cause to become homogenous

Question 51

bolt (n)

Answer 51

n. door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric

Question 52

chide

Answer 52

v. scold

Question 53

clamber

Answer 53

v. climb by crawling

Question 54

embezzlement

Answer 54

n. stealing

Question 55

encompass

Answer 55

v. surround

Question 56

lucid

Answer 56

adj. easily understood; clear; intelligible

Question 57

magnanimous

Answer 57

adj. generous; great-hearted

Question 58

enrapture

Answer 58

v. please intensely

Question 59

epigram

Answer 59

n. witty thought or saying, usually short

Question 60

solicit

Answer 60

v. request earnestly; seek