Deck 8

Question 1

Pernicious

Answer 1

harmful, especially in a subtle way

Question 2

Salubrious

Answer 2

healthy, pleasant, agreeable

Question 3

Discomfit

Answer 3

v. to make someone uneasy or embarrassed

Question 4

Injudicious

Answer 4

unwise, showing poor judgment

Question 5

Inveigle

Answer 5

v. to persuade with deceit or flattery, to beguile, to manipulate

Question 6

Calumnious

Answer 6

defamatory, slanderous - using calumny, or the making of false statements to damage someone’s reputation

Question 7

Recrudescence

Answer 7

revival or reappearance in active existence; resurgence

Question 8

Inimical

Answer 8

harsh (of an environment or weather), tending to harm (think unlivable)

Question 9

Evanesce

Answer 9

v. to vanish, fade away, disappear

Question 10

Feckless

Answer 10

weak/ineffective, worthless/irresponsible

Question 11

Punctilious

Answer 11

showing great attention to detail

Question 12

Assiduous

Answer 12

showing great care and perserverance

Question 13

Dissemble

Answer 13

disguise or conceal one’s true motives or intentions

Question 14

Trifling

Answer 14

unimportant, trivial

Question 15

Malign

Answer 15

to criticize

Question 16

Insipid

Answer 16

lacking flavor or interest; unimaginative, uninspired, uninteresting

Question 17

Incensed

Answer 17

enraged, angry

Question 18

Scanty

Answer 18

small or insufficient in amount (think “scantily clad”)

Question 19

Prolix

Answer 19

(of speech or writing), tediously lengthy, containing too many words

Question 20

Harbinger

Answer 20

a herald, portent, omen - a sign or indication of something to come

Question 21

Panacea

Answer 21

a cure-all

Question 22

Cursory

Answer 22

hasty and not detailed

Question 23

Perfunctory

Answer 23

done with minimal effort

Question 24

Canny, shrewd

Answer 24

showing good judgment; astute, sharp

Question 25

Industrious

Answer 25

diligent or hard-working