Deck 19

Question 1

Evanescent

Answer 1

Vanishing; fading away; fleeting

Question 2

Evergreen

Answer 2

Tree having green leaves throughout the year

Question 3

Excogitate

Answer 3

To think out; devise; invent

To study intently and carefully to comprehend fully

Question 4

Exculpate

Answer 4

Free from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate

Question 5

Exegesis

Answer 5

Critical explanation or interpretation of a text or portion of a text, especially the Bible

Question 6

Explicate

Answer 6

To make plain or clear; explain; interpret
To develop (a principle, theory)

Question 7

Extirpate

Answer 7

To remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate

Question 8

Factotum

Answer 8

A person or official having many different responsibilities

Question 9

Farce

Answer 9

Foolish show; mockery; ridiculous sham

Light, humorous play

Question 10

Faux-naif

Answer 10

A person who pretends to be naïve, simple, innocent

Question 11

Feckless

Answer 11

Ineffective; incompetent; futile

Having no sense of responsibility; indifferent; lazy

Question 12

Fettle

Answer 12

State; condition
To remove from a cast component
To line or repair (the walls of a furnace)

Question 13

Fictive

Answer 13

Fictitious; imaginary

Question 14

Fissile

Answer 14

Capable of being split or divided

Question 15

Flagitious

Answer 15

Shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times

Heinous or flagrant, as a crime

Question 16

Floe

Answer 16

Sheet of floating ice

Question 17

Flout

Answer 17

Treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock

Question 18

Flummox

Answer 18

To bewilder; confound; confuse

Question 19

Fraught

Answer 19

A load; cargo; freight

Full of; accompanied by; involving

Question 20

Full-bore

Answer 20

Moving or operating at the greatest speed or with maximum power