Deck 33

Question 1

assert

Answer 1

v. declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

Question 2

allege

Answer 2

v. state without proof

Question 3

besmirch

Answer 3

v. soil, defile

Question 4

bulwark

Answer 4

n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

Question 5

cavil

Answer 5

v. make frivolous objections

Question 6

concomitant

Answer 6

n. something that accompanies

Question 7

conformity

Answer 7

n. harmony; agreement

Question 8

conundrum

Answer 8

n. riddle

Question 9

disband

Answer 9

v. dissolve; disperse

Question 10

diversion

Answer 10

n. act of turning aside; pastime

Question 11

fancy

Answer 11

n. notion; whim; inclination

Question 12

ferret

Answer 12

v. drive or hunt out of hiding

Question 13

founder (n)

Answer 13

n. person who establishes (an organization, business)

Question 14

generality

Answer 14

n. vague statement

Question 15

inaugurate

Answer 15

v. start; initiate; install in office

Question 16

inclined

Answer 16

adj. tending or leaning toward; bent

Question 17

inevitable

Answer 17

adj. unavoidable

Question 18

intimacy

Answer 18

n. closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity

Question 19

inverse

Answer 19

adj. opposite

Question 20

maxim

Answer 20

n. proverb; a truth pithily stated

Question 21

optimum

Answer 21

adj. most favorable

Question 22

potent

Answer 22

adj. powerful; persuasive; greatly influential

Question 23

precinct

Answer 23

n. district or division of a city

Question 24

reputable

Answer 24

adj. respectable

Question 25

torrent

Answer 25

n. rushing stream; flood

Question 26

venial

Answer 26

adj. forgivable; trivial

Question 27

vex

Answer 27

n. annoy; distress

Question 28

vestige

Answer 28

n. trace; remains

Question 29

withstand

Answer 29

v. stand up against; successfully resist

Question 30

withhold

Answer 30

v. refuse to give; hold back

Question 31

waylay

Answer 31

v. ambush; lie in wait

Question 32

accomplice

Answer 32

n. partner in crime

Question 33

adage

Answer 33

n. wise saying; proverb

Question 34

anthem

Answer 34

n. song of praise or patriotism

Question 35

buffoonery

Answer 35

n. clowning

Question 36

calamity

Answer 36

n. disaster; misery

Question 37

cavalier

Answer 37

adj. offhand or casual; haughty

Question 38

concoct

Answer 38

v. prepare by combining; make up in concert

Question 39

cornucopia

Answer 39

n. horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance

Question 40

ferment

Answer 40

n. agitation; commotion

Question 41

foreboding

Answer 41

adj. premonition of evil

Question 42

founder (v)

Answer 42

v. fail completely; sink

Question 43

gist

Answer 43

n. essence

Question 44

hallowed

Answer 44

adj. blessed; consecrated

Question 45

inveigle

Answer 45

v. entice; persuade; wheedle

Question 46

abolish

Answer 46

v. cancel; put an end to

Question 47

angular

Answer 47

adj. sharp-cornered; stiff in manner

Question 48

amphibian

Answer 48

adj. able to live both on land in water

Question 49

atlas

Answer 49

n. a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables

Question 50

atheistic

Answer 50

adj. denying the existence of God

Question 51

belligerent

Answer 51

adj. quarrelsome

Question 52

casualty

Answer 52

n. serious or fatal accident

Question 53

cataclysm

Answer 53

n. violent upheaval; deluge

Question 54

cite

Answer 54

v. quote; command

Question 55

circumvent

Answer 55

v. outwit; baffle

Question 56

commodious

Answer 56

adj. spacious and comfortable

Question 57

compound

Answer 57

v. combine; constitute; pay interest; increase

Question 58

conscientious

Answer 58

adj. scrupulous; careful

Question 59

couple

Answer 59

v. join; unite

Question 60

crest

Answer 60

n. highest point of a hill; foamy top of a wave