Deck 48

Question 1

absolute

Answer 1

adj. complete; totally unlimited; certain

Question 2

accentuate

Answer 2

v. emphasize; stress

Question 3

alchemy

Answer 3

n. medieval chemistry

Question 4

aloft

Answer 4

adv. upward

Question 5

amicable

Answer 5

adj. politely friendly; not quarrelsome

Question 6

asperity

Answer 6

n. sharpness (of temper)

Question 7

array

Answer 7

v. clothe; adorn | marshal; draw up in order

Question 8

begrudge

Answer 8

v. resent

Question 9

baroque

Answer 9

adj. highly ornate

Question 10

behemoth

Answer 10

n. huge creature; monstrous animal

Question 11

berserk

Answer 11

adv. frenzied

Question 12

berate

Answer 12

v. scold strongly

Question 13

cameo

Answer 13

n. shell or jewel carved in relief; star’s special appearance in a minor role in a film

Question 14

careen

Answer 14

v. lurch; sway from side to side

Question 15

cogent

Answer 15

adj. convincing

Question 16

collusion

Answer 16

n. conspiring in a fraudulent scheme

Question 17

consort (v)

Answer 17

v. associate with

Question 18

consort (n)

Answer 18

n. husband or wife

Question 19

convivial

Answer 19

adj. festive; gay; characterized by joviality

Question 20

denizen

Answer 20

n. inhabitant or resident; regular visitor

Question 21

deliberate

Answer 21

v. consider; ponder

Question 22

discord

Answer 22

n. conflict; lack of harmony

Question 23

diatribe

Answer 23

n. bitter scolding; invective

Question 24

distraught

Answer 24

adj. upset; distracted by anxiety

Question 25

expletive

Answer 25

n. interjection; profane oath

Question 26

exhort

Answer 26

v. urge

Question 27

exacting

Answer 27

adj. extremely demanding

Question 28

felicitous

Answer 28

adj. apt; suitably expressed; well-chosen

Question 29

figurative

Answer 29

adj. not literal

Question 30

forthright

Answer 30

adj. outspoken; straightforward; frank

Question 31

fortitude

Answer 31

n. bravery; courage

Question 32

germane

Answer 32

adj. pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand

Question 33

garnish

Answer 33

v. decorate

Question 34

hue

Answer 34

n. color; aspect

Question 35

hibernate

Answer 35

v. sleep throughout the winter

Question 36

hilarity

Answer 36

n. boisterous mirth

Question 37

headlong

Answer 37

adj. hasty; rash

Question 38

imperceptible

Answer 38

adj. unnoticeable; undetectable

Question 39

implicate

Answer 39

v. incriminate; show to be involved

Question 40

imply

Answer 40

v. suggest a meaning not expressed; signify

Question 41

incorporate

Answer 41

v. introduce something into a larger whole

Question 42

initiate

Answer 42

v. begin; originate; receive into a group

Question 43

industrious

Answer 43

adj. diligent; hard-working

Question 44

ire

Answer 44

n. anger

Question 45

judicious

Answer 45

adj. sound in judgment; wise

Question 46

lachrymose

Answer 46

adj. producing tears

Question 47

malcontent

Answer 47

n. person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs

Question 48

manipulate

Answer 48

v. operate with one’s hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc) artfully

Question 49

misconception

Answer 49

n. mistaken idea

Question 50

reprisal

Answer 50

n. retaliation

Question 51

resilient

Answer 51

adj. elastic; having the power of springing back

Question 52

reparation

Answer 52

n. amends; compensation

Question 53

protract

Answer 53

v. prolong

Question 54

propinquity

Answer 54

n. nearness; kinship

Question 55

salient

Answer 55

adj. protruding; strikingly conspicuous; jumping

Question 56

saga

Answer 56

n. Scandanavian myth; any legend

Question 57

rout

Answer 57

v. stampede; drive out

Question 58

rubble

Answer 58

n. broken fragments

Question 59

windfall

Answer 59

n. unexpected lucky event

Question 60

warble

Answer 60

v. sing; babble