Deck 38

Question 1

mushroom

Answer 1

v. expand or grow rapidly

Question 2

maverick

Answer 2

n. rebel; nonconformist

Question 3

menial

Answer 3

adj. suitable for servants; lowly; mean

Question 4

mishap

Answer 4

n. accident

Question 5

lustrous

Answer 5

adj. shining

Question 6

loom

Answer 6

v. appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged or distorted form

Question 7

marshal

Answer 7

v. put in order

Question 8

leery

Answer 8

adj. suspicious; cautious

Question 9

jurisprudence

Answer 9

n. science of law

Question 10

momentous

Answer 10

adj. very important

Question 11

novice

Answer 11

n. beginner

Question 12

ornithology

Answer 12

n. study of birds

Question 13

overwrought

Answer 13

adj. extremely agitated; hysterical

Question 14

peerless

Answer 14

adj. having no equal; incomparable

Question 15

piecemeal

Answer 15

adv. one piece at a time; gradually

Question 16

picaresque

Answer 16

adj. pertaining to rogues in literature

Question 17

quixotic

Answer 17

adj. idealistic but impractical

Question 18

rankle

Answer 18

v. irritate; fester

Question 19

regale

Answer 19

v. entertain

Question 20

reaper

Answer 20

n. one who harvests grain

Question 21

repercussion

Answer 21

n. result or impact

Question 22

repellant

Answer 22

adj. driving away; unattractive

Question 23

rig

Answer 23

v. fix or manipulate

Question 24

rift

Answer 24

n. opening; break

Question 25

scurry

Answer 25

v. move briskly

Question 26

shambles

Answer 26

n. wreck; mess

Question 27

subversive

Answer 27

adj. tending to overthrow; destructive

Question 28

stellar

Answer 28

adj. pertaining to the stars

Question 29

swindler

Answer 29

n. cheat

Question 30

thermal

Answer 30

adj. pertaining to heat

Question 31

ubiquitous

Answer 31

adj. being everywhere; omnipresent

Question 32

verve

Answer 32

n. energy in expressing ideas, especially artistically

Question 33

venerable

Answer 33

adj. deserving high respect

Question 34

seethe

Answer 34

v. be disturbed; boil

Question 35

acute

Answer 35

adj. quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe

Question 36

aftermath

Answer 36

n. consequences; outcome; upshot

Question 37

accomodate

Answer 37

v. oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt

Question 38

ambidextrous

Answer 38

adj. capable of using either hand with equal ease

Question 39

amoral

Answer 39

adj. immoral

Question 40

anesthetic

Answer 40

n. substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness

Question 41

appraise

Answer 41

v. estimate value of

Question 42

arcane

Answer 42

adj. secret; mysterious; known by very few

Question 43

assay

Answer 43

v. analyze; evaluate

Question 44

avalanche

Answer 44

n. great mass of falling snow and ice

Question 45

beset

Answer 45

v. harass or trouble; hem in

Question 46

bland

Answer 46

adj. soothing or mild; agreeable

Question 47

canny

Answer 47

adj. shrewd; thrifty

Question 48

cavalcade

Answer 48

n. procession; parade

Question 49

chafe

Answer 49

v. warm by rubbing; make sore (by rubbing)

Question 50

circumspect

Answer 50

adj. prudent; cautious

Question 51

component

Answer 51

n. element; ingredient

Question 52

commensurate

Answer 52

adj. equal in extent

Question 53

cohere

Answer 53

v. stick together

Question 54

confirm

Answer 54

v. corroborate; verify; support

Question 55

contrite

Answer 55

adj. penitent

Question 56

defile

Answer 56

v. pollute; profane

Question 57

descry

Answer 57

v. catch sight of

Question 58

depict

Answer 58

v. portray

Question 59

delusion

Answer 59

n. false belief; hallucination

Question 60

dismay

Answer 60

v. discourage; frighten