Deck 44

Question 1

abstain

Answer 1

v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

Question 2

abstinence

Answer 2

n. restraint from eating or drinking

Question 3

acclivity

Answer 3

n. sharp upward slope of a hill

Question 4

actuarial

Answer 4

adj. calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

Question 5

affront

Answer 5

n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

Question 6

alimentary

Answer 6

adj. supplying nourishment

Question 7

amalgamate

Answer 7

v. combine; unite in one body

Question 8

arrears

Answer 8

n. being in debt

Question 9

bandinage

Answer 9

n. teasing conversation

Question 10

barren

Answer 10

adj. desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

Question 11

blurt

Answer 11

v. utter impulsively

Question 12

beseech

Answer 12

v. beg; plead with

Question 13

bilk

Answer 13

v. swindle; cheat

Question 14

brusque

Answer 14

adj. blunt; abrupt

Question 15

caulk

Answer 15

v. make watertight by filling in cracks

Question 16

chastise

Answer 16

v. punish

Question 17

cipher

Answer 17

n. nonentity; worthless person or thing | n. secret code

Question 18

comely

Answer 18

adj. attractive; agreeable

Question 19

comeuppance

Answer 19

n. rebuke; deserts

Question 20

concession

Answer 20

n. an act of yielding

Question 21

connivance

Answer 21

n. assistance; pretense of ignorance of something wrong; permission to offend

Question 22

convoluted

Answer 22

adj. coiled around; involved; intricate

Question 23

credibility

Answer 23

n. believability

Question 24

dawdle

Answer 24

v. loiter; waste time

Question 25

cumbersome

Answer 25

adj. heavy; hard to manage

Question 26

denouement

Answer 26

n. outcome; final development of the plot of a play

Question 27

discredit

Answer 27

v. disregard; dismiss

Question 28

diva

Answer 28

n. operatic singer; prima donna

Question 29

doleful

Answer 29

adj. sorrowful

Question 30

dross

Answer 30

n. waste matter; worthless impurities

Question 31

efficacy

Answer 31

n. power to produce desired effect

Question 32

engaging

Answer 32

adj. charming; attractive

Question 33

estranged

Answer 33

adj. separated; alienated

Question 34

equable

Answer 34

adj. tranquil; steady; uniform

Question 35

exploit (n)

Answer 35

n. deed or action, particularly a brave deed

Question 36

exhume

Answer 36

v. dig out of the ground; remove from the grave

Question 37

filch

Answer 37

v. steal

Question 38

felicity

Answer 38

n. happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.)

Question 39

forbearance

Answer 39

n. patience

Question 40

frolicsome

Answer 40

adj. pranki-sh; gay

Question 41

fop

Answer 41

n. dandy; man excessively concerned with his clothes

Question 42

gaudy

Answer 42

adj. flashy; showy

Question 43

gaunt

Answer 43

adj. lean and angular; barren

Question 44

gibberish

Answer 44

n. nonsense; babbling

Question 45

impale

Answer 45

v. pierce

Question 46

increment

Answer 46

n. increase

Question 47

indigenous

Answer 47

adj. native

Question 48

inkling

Answer 48

n. hint

Question 49

ineffectual

Answer 49

adj. not effective; weak

Question 50

infraction

Answer 50

n. violation (of a rule or regulation); breach

Question 51

intermittent

Answer 51

adj. periodic; on and off

Question 52

inured

Answer 52

adj. accustomed; hardened

Question 53

iridescent

Answer 53

adj. exhibiting rainbow-like colors

Question 54

lackadaisical

Answer 54

adj. lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; languid

Question 55

marital

Answer 55

adj. pertaining to marriage

Question 56

lurk

Answer 56

v. stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived

Question 57

loiter

Answer 57

v. hang around; linger

Question 58

maul

Answer 58

v. handle roughly

Question 59

misdemeanor

Answer 59

n. minor crime

Question 60

mores

Answer 60

n. conventions; moral standards; customs