Deck 5

Question 1

Hapless

Answer 1

unfortunate or unlucky

Question 2

Dilatory

Answer 2

causing delay; procrastinating

Question 3

Consequent

Answer 3

resultant

Question 4

Caustically

Answer 4

bitterly, sarcastically

Question 5

Indolent

Answer 5

lazy

Question 6

Wearying

Answer 6

tiring

Question 7

Wistful

Answer 7

sad, yearning

Question 8

Embitter

Answer 8

v. to cause to feel bitter or resentful

Question 9

Contravene

Answer 9

v. to contradict

Question 10

Misgiving

Answer 10

a feeling of doubt or apprehension

Question 11

Brusque

Answer 11

blunt

Question 12

Transcendent

Answer 12

surpassing usual limits

Question 13

Consummated

Answer 13

completed or fulfilled

Question 14

Gainsay

Answer 14

v. to deny

Question 15

Sacrosanct

Answer 15

sacred or unassailable

Question 16

Apocryphal

Answer 16

of dubious authenticity

Question 17

Sojourn

Answer 17

a temporary stay

Question 18

Insurrection

Answer 18

an uprising

Question 19

Bereavement

Answer 19

a loss or deprivation

Question 20

Ostentation

Answer 20

showy or pretentious display

Question 21

Moot

Answer 21

no longer relevant

Question 22

Emendation

Answer 22

revisions, improvements, corrections to a text

Question 23

Homonym

Answer 23

a word that sounds the same as another word

Question 24

Metonym

Answer 24

a word that is used as another term for something it relates to

Question 25

Syllogism

Answer 25

a particular type of deductive argument