Deck 2

Question 1

astute

Answer 1

characterized by shrewdness and clear-sightedness

Question 2

atrophy

Answer 2

waste away

Question 3

attribute

Answer 3

explain by pointing out a cause

Question 4

augment

Answer 4

make larger or more numerous

Question 5

austere

Answer 5

forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

Question 6

autonomous

Answer 6

not controlled or governed by outside forces

Question 7

banal

Answer 7

lacking originality

Question 8

bane

Answer 8

source of harm or ruin

Question 9

belie

Answer 9

give a false impression

Question 10

belittle

Answer 10

to cause someone or something to seem less

Question 11

benevolent

Answer 11

disposed to do good

Question 12

benign

Answer 12

gentle in disposition; not malignant

Question 13

bleak

Answer 13

barren and lacking in warmth

Question 14

bolster

Answer 14

support or prop up

Question 15

brevity

Answer 15

shortness of expression

Question 16

buttress

Answer 16

shore up using an external support

Question 17

cacophonous

Answer 17

marked by harsh or discordant sound

Question 18

cajole

Answer 18

persuade in the face of reluctance

Question 19

calculated

Answer 19

deliberately planned (to achieve a goal, accomplish a purpose)

Question 20

candor

Answer 20

open honesty

Question 21

capitulate

Answer 21

give up resisting

Question 22

capricious

Answer 22

impulsive and unpredictable

Question 23

captivate

Answer 23

attract and keep someone’s interest

Question 24

catalyst

Answer 24

something that causes and event or change to occur

Question 25

censorious

Answer 25

highly critical

Question 26

censure

Answer 26

harshly criticize

Question 27

cliché

Answer 27

phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; trite theme; person who acts in wholly predictable ways

Question 28

coercion

Answer 28

use of force to compel someone to obey; threat of violence or reprisal

Question 29

cogent

Answer 29

strongly appealing to reason; well argued

Question 30

coherence

Answer 30

logical consistency; quality of sticking together

Question 31

cohesion

Answer 31

tendency to keep together

Question 32

collaborate

Answer 32

work together

Question 33

colloquial

Answer 33

pertaining to conversational or common speech

Question 34

commemorate

Answer 34

honor the memory of

Question 35

compile

Answer 35

gather or put together

Question 36

complacency

Answer 36

satisfaction with one’s person, possessions, or accomplishments

Question 37

complement

Answer 37

make something complete or prefect

Question 38

compliance

Answer 38

conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield

Question 39

composure

Answer 39

mental calmness

Question 40

comprehensive

Answer 40

completely covering (a field or subject)

Question 41

concede

Answer 41

acknowledge something to be true; grant as a privilege

Question 42

conciliatory

Answer 42

gaining goodwill by acting in a pleasing manner

Question 43

concise

Answer 43

covering a great deal in few words

Question 44

concur

Answer 44

express agreement with an opinion; happen together

Question 45

condone

Answer 45

treat as if harmless or unimportant

Question 46

conflagration

Answer 46

great fire

Question 47

confound

Answer 47

throw into confusion or bewilder

Question 48

conjecture

Answer 48

deduce by guessing

Question 49

consensus

Answer 49

agreement arrived at by a group as a whole

Question 50

constraint

Answer 50

embarrassed awkwardness; repression of feelings