Deck 22

Question 1

entail

Answer 1

v. require; necessitate; involve

Question 2

edict

Answer 2

n. decree (especially issued by a sovereign); official command

Question 3

dissuade

Answer 3

v. persuade not to do; discourage

Question 4

distant

Answer 4

adj. reserved or aloof; cold in manner

Question 5

avow

Answer 5

v. declare openly

Question 6

bevy

Answer 6

n. large group

Question 7

burlesque

Answer 7

v. give an imitation that ridicules

Question 8

censor

Answer 8

n. overseer of morals; person who reads to eliminate inappropriate remarks

Question 9

condescend

Answer 9

v. act conscious of descending to a lower level; patronize

Question 10

converse (n)

Answer 10

n. opposite

Question 11

cynosure

Answer 11

n. the object of general attention

Question 12

demoniac

Answer 12

adj. fiendish

Question 13

dilettante

Answer 13

n. aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler

Question 14

fatuous

Answer 14

adj. foolish; inane

Question 15

forlorn

Answer 15

adj. sad and lonely; wretched

Question 16

genteel

Answer 16

adj. well-bred; elegant

Question 17

harbinger

Answer 17

n. forerunner

Question 18

imbibe

Answer 18

v. drink in

Question 19

mnemonic

Answer 19

adj. pertaining to memory

Question 20

multifaceted

Answer 20

adj. having many aspects

Question 21

neologism

Answer 21

n. new or newly coined word or phrase

Question 22

omnivorous

Answer 22

adj. eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything

Question 23

paragon

Answer 23

n. model of perfection

Question 24

pique (n)

Answer 24

n. irritation; resentment

Question 25

persona

Answer 25

n. public personality or facade

Question 26

pore

Answer 26

v. study industriously; ponder; scrutinize

Question 27

prim

Answer 27

adj. very precise and formal; exceedingly proper

Question 28

prone

Answer 28

adj. inclined to; prostrate

Question 29

prurient

Answer 29

adj. having or causing lustful thoughts and desires

Question 30

rationalize

Answer 30

v. give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable one; offer an excuse

Question 31

redress

Answer 31

n. remedy; compensation

Question 32

renovate

Answer 32

v. restore to good condition; renew

Question 33

residue

Answer 33

n. remainder; balance

Question 34

revert

Answer 34

v. relapse; backslide; turn back to

Question 35

schism

Answer 35

n. division; split

Question 36

serenity

Answer 36

n. calmness; placidity

Question 37

slacken

Answer 37

v. slow up; loosen

Question 38

sonorous

Answer 38

adj. resonant

Question 39

staid

Answer 39

adj. sober; sedate

Question 40

sumptuous

Answer 40

adj. lavish; rich

Question 41

terminology

Answer 41

n. terms used in a science or art

Question 42

toxic

Answer 42

adj. poisonous

Question 43

tumult

Answer 43

n. commotion; riot; noise

Question 44

unique

Answer 44

adj. without an equal; single in kind

Question 45

wake

Answer 45

n. trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before

Question 46

whet

Answer 46

v. sharpen; stimulate

Question 47

wrath

Answer 47

n. anger; fury

Question 48

acme

Answer 48

n. top; pinnacle

Question 49

alloy (v)

Answer 49

v. mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

Question 50

analogy

Answer 50

n. similarity; parallelism

Question 51

aptitude

Answer 51

n. fitness; talent

Question 52

attest (v)

Answer 52

v. testify, bear witness

Question 53

bedraggle

Answer 53

v. wet thoroughly; stain with mud

Question 54

booming

Answer 54

adj. deep and resonant; flourishing, thriving

Question 55

chivalrous

Answer 55

adj. courteous; faithful; brave

Question 56

compensatory

Answer 56

adj. making up for; repaying

Question 57

console

Answer 57

v. lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort

Question 58

cozen

Answer 58

v. cheat; hoodwink; swindle

Question 59

coy

Answer 59

adj. shy; modest; coquettish

Question 60

default

Answer 60

n. failure to act