Deck 7

Question 1

Acumen

Answer 1

Ability to make good judgment and quick decisions; shrewdness

Question 2

Forestall

Answer 2

Prevent or obstruct by taking action ahead of time

Question 3

Obviate

Answer 3

To remove (a need or difficulty)

Question 4

Equivocation

Answer 4

Use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or avoid commitment

Question 5

Impute

Answer 5

To represent (something undesirable usually) as being done or caused by someone; to attribute

Question 6

Antithetical

Answer 6

Directly opposed; incompatible

Question 7

Portentous

Answer 7

Pompous or done in an overly solemn manner to impress

Question 8

Supine

Answer 8

Failing to act as a result of moral weakness; spineless

Question 9

Disinterested

Answer 9

Not influenced by considerations of personal advantage; unbiased

Question 10

Auspicious

Answer 10

Conducive to success; favorable

Question 11

Diatribe

Answer 11

A strongly critical oral speech; rant

Question 12

Fidelity

Answer 12

Faithfulness to a spouse or partner; accuracy

Question 13

Voluble

Answer 13

Talking fluently, readily or incessantly

Question 14

Opulence

Answer 14

Great wealth or luxuriousness; affluent

Question 15

Prolific

Answer 15

Present in large numbers; plentiful

Question 16

Gregarious

Answer 16

Fond of company; sociable

Question 17

Pensive

Answer 17

Engaged in deep or serious thought; contemplative

Question 18

Regimented

Answer 18

Very strictly organized or controlled

Question 19

Hullabaloo

Answer 19

A commotion or fuss

Question 20

Culpable

Answer 20

Deserving blame

Question 21

Acclaim

Answer 21

Enthusiastic and public praise

Question 22

Sequestration

Answer 22

The action of taking legal possession of assets until a debt has been paid or an agreement has been reached; confiscation

Question 23

Diminution

Answer 23

Reduction in size, extent or importance of something; act of diminishing