Deck 21

Question 1

founder

Answer 1

to fail; to collapse; to sink

Question 2

flounder

Answer 2

to move clumsily or in confusion

Question 3

frenetic

Answer 3

frantic, frenzied

Question 4

fulminate

Answer 4

to denounce vigorously, to protest vehemently against something

Question 5

furtive

Answer 5

secretive, sly

Question 6

futile

Answer 6

hopeless, useless

Question 7

gaffe

Answer 7

a social blunder; an embarrassing mistake

Question 8

galvanize

Answer 8

to startle into sudden activity; to revitalize

Question 9

gambit

Answer 9

a scheme to gain advantage, a ploy

Question 10

gamut

Answer 10

the full range of something

Question 11

garner

Answer 11

to gather, to acquire, to earn

Question 12

gastronomy

Answer 12

the art of eating well

Question 13

gauche

Answer 13

unskillful; maladroit; awkward

Question 14

genesis

Answer 14

origin; creation; beginning

Question 15

germane

Answer 15

applicable; pertinent; relevant

Question 16

gentel

Answer 16

refined, polite, aristocratic

Question 17

glut

Answer 17

surplus, an overabundance

Question 18

grandiloquent

Answer 18

pompous, using a lot of big and fancy words to sound impressive

Question 19

grandiose

Answer 19

absurdly exaggerated

Question 20

gravity

Answer 20

seriousness

Question 21

gregarious

Answer 21

sociable, enjoying the company of others

Question 22

grievous

Answer 22

tragic, agonizing, severe

Question 23

guile

Answer 23

cunning; duplicity; artfulness

Question 24

guise

Answer 24

appearance, semblance

Question 25

habituate

Answer 25

to train, to accustom to a situation