Deck 57

Question 1

wallow

Answer 1

v. roll in; indulge in; become helpless

Question 2

verbiage

Answer 2

n. pompous array of words

Question 3

vehement

Answer 3

adj. forceful; intensely emotional; with marked vigor

Question 4

turbid

Answer 4

adj. muddy; having the sediment disturbed

Question 5

thematic

Answer 5

adj. relating to a unifying motif or idea

Question 6

title

Answer 6

n. right of claim to possession; mark of rank; name (of a book, film, etc.)

Question 7

stalwart

Answer 7

adj. strong and vigorous; unwaveringly dependable

Question 8

stipulate

Answer 8

v. make express conditions; specify

Question 9

snivel

Answer 9

v. run at the nose; snuffle; whine

Question 10

sleeper

Answer 10

n. something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable

Question 11

shyster

Answer 11

n. lawyer using questionable methods

Question 12

refraction

Answer 12

n. bending of a ray of light

Question 13

relish

Answer 13

v. savor; enjoy

Question 14

quintessence

Answer 14

n. purest and highest embodiment

Question 15

ramp

Answer 15

n. slope; inclined plane

Question 16

puerile

Answer 16

adj. childish; immature

Question 17

quaff

Answer 17

v. drink with relish

Question 18

prate

Answer 18

v. speak foolishly; boast idly

Question 19

portent

Answer 19

n. sign; omen; forewarning

Question 20

plutocracy

Answer 20

n. society ruled by the wealthy

Question 21

perfidious

Answer 21

adj. treacherous; disloyal

Question 22

narcissist

Answer 22

n. conceited person; someone in love with his own image

Question 23

multiplicity

Answer 23

n. state of being numerous

Question 24

lummox

Answer 24

n. big, clumsy, often stupid person

Question 25

log

Answer 25

n. record of a voyage or flight; record of day to day activities

Question 26

livid

Answer 26

adj. lead-colored; black and blue; enraged

Question 27

luminary

Answer 27

n. celebrity; dignitary

Question 28

glut

Answer 28

v. overstock; fill to excess

Question 29

grapple

Answer 29

v. wrestle; come to grips with

Question 30

gesticulation

Answer 30

n. motion; gesture

Question 31

frigid

Answer 31

adj. intensely cold

Question 32

fidelity

Answer 32

n. loyalty

Question 33

flaunt

Answer 33

v. display ostentatiously(showy)

Question 34

effete

Answer 34

adj. lacking vigor; worn out; sterile

Question 35

earthy

Answer 35

adj. unrefined; coarse

Question 36

dynamic

Answer 36

adj. energetic; vigorously active

Question 37

dregs

Answer 37

n. sediment; worthless residue

Question 38

drivel

Answer 38

n. nonsense; foolishness

Question 39

cosmopolitan

Answer 39

adj. sophistocated

Question 40

craven

Answer 40

adj. cowardly

Question 41

befuddle

Answer 41

v. confuse thoroughly

Question 42

axiom

Answer 42

n. self-evident truth requiring no proof

Question 43

azure

Answer 43

adj. sky blue