Deck 54

Question 1

zeal

Answer 1

n. eager enthusiasm

Question 2

wry

Answer 2

adj. twisted; with a humorous twist

Question 3

wan

Answer 3

adj. having a pale of sickly color; pallid

Question 4

veer

Answer 4

v. change of direction

Question 5

turgid

Answer 5

adj. swollen; distended

Question 6

tether

Answer 6

v. tie with a rope

Question 7

titanic

Answer 7

adj. gigantic

Question 8

trek

Answer 8

v. travel; journey

Question 9

suavity

Answer 9

n. urbanity; polish

Question 10

stamina

Answer 10

n. strength; staying power

Question 11

sodden

Answer 11

adj. soaked; dull; as if from drink

Question 12

splice

Answer 12

v. fasten together; unite

Question 13

sibling

Answer 13

n. brother or sister

Question 14

rhapsodize

Answer 14

v. to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner

Question 15

retiring

Answer 15

adj. modest; shy

Question 16

reparable

Answer 16

adj. capable of being repaired

Question 17

ravel

Answer 17

v. fall apart into tangles; unravel or untwist; entangle

Question 18

quirk

Answer 18

n. startling twist; caprice(unpredictable change)

Question 19

quail

Answer 19

v. cower; lose heart

Question 20

pugnacity

Answer 20

n. combativeness; disposition to fight

Question 21

problematic

Answer 21

adj. doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing

Question 22

premise

Answer 22

n. assumption; postulate

Question 23

prank

Answer 23

n. mischievous trick

Question 24

pertinacious

Answer 24

adj. stubborn; persistent

Question 25

plight

Answer 25

n. condition; state (especailly a bad state or condition); predicament

Question 26

perennial

Answer 26

n. something that is continuing or recurrent

Question 27

ordination

Answer 27

n. ceremony making someone a minister

Question 28

opalescent

Answer 28

adj. iridescent; lustrous(attractive quality or effect)

Question 29

nepotism

Answer 29

n. favoritism (to a relative)

Question 30

moodiness

Answer 30

adj. fits of depression or gloom

Question 31

mode

Answer 31

n. prevailing style; manner; way of doing something

Question 32

narrative

Answer 32

adj. related to telling a story

Question 33

melancholy

Answer 33

adj. gloomy; morose; blue

Question 34

malapropism

Answer 34

n. comic misuse of a word

Question 35

lunge

Answer 35

v. quickly dive forward; thrust

Question 36

liaison

Answer 36

n. contact keeping parts of an organization in communication; go-between; secret love affair

Question 37

jollity

Answer 37

n. gaiety; cheerfulness

Question 38

invulnerable

Answer 38

adj. incapable of injury

Question 39

intelligentsia

Answer 39

n. the intelligent and educated classes (often used derogatorily)

Question 40

implication

Answer 40

n. something hinted at or suggested

Question 41

hover

Answer 41

v. hang about; wait nearby

Question 42

hazardous

Answer 42

adj. dangerous

Question 43

gnome

Answer 43

n. dwarf; underground spirit

Question 44

glower

Answer 44

v. scowl

Question 45

grate

Answer 45

v. make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect

Question 46

frenetic

Answer 46

adj. frenzied; frantic

Question 47

fodder

Answer 47

n. coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.

Question 48

figment

Answer 48

n. invention; imaginary thing

Question 49

fleece (n)

Answer 49

n. wool coat of a sheep

Question 50

fleck

Answer 50

v. spot

Question 51

daub

Answer 51

v. smear (as with paint)

Question 52

dank

Answer 52

adj. damp

Question 53

contraband

Answer 53

n., adj. illegal trade; smuggling

Question 54

craftiness

Answer 54

n. slyness; trickiness

Question 55

concerted

Answer 55

adj. mutually agreed on; done together

Question 56

conspiracy

Answer 56

n. treacherous plot

Question 57

cardinal

Answer 57

adj. chief

Question 58

broach

Answer 58

v. introduce; open up

Question 59

arousal

Answer 59

n. awakening; provocation (of a response)

Question 60

asinine

Answer 60

adj. stupid