Deck 5

Question 1

obeisance

Answer 1

a gesture of respect or reverence

Question 2

resonant

Answer 2

resounding, re-echoing

Question 3

nugatory

Answer 3

trifling, futile, worthless, insignificant

Question 4

inure

Answer 4

accustomed to pain

Question 5

doggerel

Answer 5

trivial, inartistic, weakly constructed verse, usually of comical nature

Question 6

craven

Answer 6

cowardly

Question 7

transmute

Answer 7

to transform

Question 8

apposite

Answer 8

suitable, relevant

Question 9

flout

Answer 9

to mock or jeer

Question 10

ennui

Answer 10

boredom, apathy

Question 11

recidivism

Answer 11

habitual or chronic relapse of criminal or antisocial offenses

Question 12

quiescent

Answer 12

inactive, quiet, at rest

Question 13

reprehend

Answer 13

to reprimand, to find fault with

Question 14

putrefy

Answer 14

to decompose, to rot

Question 15

libertine

Answer 15

one who indulges his desires without moral restraint

Question 16

fractious

Answer 16

rebellious, apt to quarrel, unruly

Question 17

emanate

Answer 17

to emit

Question 18

assay

Answer 18

to determine the quality of a substance

Question 19

volition

Answer 19

the act of willing

Question 20

vicissitude

Answer 20

unpredictable change occurring in life

Question 21

vindicate

Answer 21

to clear or defend against criticism or blame

Question 22

mettle

Answer 22

spirit, courage, ardor

Question 23

vantage

Answer 23

favorable position, position allowing clear understanding or view

Question 24

bumptious

Answer 24

arrogant

Question 25

vitriolic

Answer 25

bitter