Deck 29

Question 1

Specter

Answer 1

Visible incorporeal spirit, esp one of terrifying nature

Some source of terror or dread

Question 2

Spendthrift

Answer 2

Wastefully extravagant

Question 3

Stanchion

Answer 3

Upright bar, beam, or support

Question 4

Stanza

Answer 4

Fixed number of verse lines arranged in a definite metrical pattern, forming a unit of a poem

Question 5

Staunch

Answer 5

Firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty

Strong, substantial

Question 6

Stew (v.)

Answer 6

To be troubled or agitated

To be oppressed with heat or crowding

Question 7

Steward

Answer 7

Person who manages property, house, finances, arrangements, etc..

Question 8

Stopgap

Answer 8

Temporary substitute for something else

Question 9

Stygian

Answer 9

Pertaining to River Styx

Dark, gloomy, hellish

Question 10

Subterfuge

Answer 10

Stratagem used to conceal something, evade an argument, escape a consequence, etc..

Question 11

Sumptuous

Answer 11

Splendid and expensive looking; luxurious, magnificent

Question 12

Superannuated

Answer 12

Retired because of age or infirmity

Question 13

Supine

Answer 13

Failing to act or protest as a result of moral weakness or indolence

(Face up)

Question 14

Surreptitious

Answer 14

Stealthy; done in stealthy way

Question 15

Syncopated

Answer 15

Cut short; abbreviated
Modify/treat music
Shorten a word by omitting sounds or letters from the middle

Question 16

Tarry

Answer 16

To remain or stay in a place; wait

Delay or be tardy in acting, starting, coming

Question 17

Taut

Answer 17

Stretched/pulled tight
Concise and controlled
(Of a ship) Having a disciplined & efficient crew

Question 18

Taxonomy

Answer 18

Science of classification

Question 19

Tenet

Answer 19

A belief, opinion, or dogma

Question 20

Tepid

Answer 20

Moderately warm

Lack of enthusiasm, halfhearted, apathetic