Deck5

Question 1

Hermetic

Answer 1

tightly sealed

Question 2

Heterogeneous

Answer 2

composed of unlike parts; different; diverse

Question 3

Hoary

Answer 3

very old; whitish or gray from age

Question 4

Homogeneous

Answer 4

of a similar kind

Question 5

Husband

Answer 5

to manage economically; to use sparingly

Question 6

Hyperbole

Answer 6

purposeful exaggeration for effect

Question 7

Iconoclast

Answer 7

one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions

Question 8

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 8

peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity

Question 9

Ignoble

Answer 9

having low moral standards; not noble in character; mean

Question 10

Imbue

Answer 10

to infuse, dye, wet, or moisten

Question 11

Impasse

Answer 11

blocked path; dilemma with no solution

Question 12

Impecunious

Answer 12

poor; having no money

Question 13

Imperturbable

Answer 13

not capable of being disturbed

Question 14

Impervious

Answer 14

impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

Question 15

Impetuous

Answer 15

quick to act without thinking

Question 16

Impious

Answer 16

not devout in religion

Question 17

Implacable

Answer 17

unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

Question 18

Imprecation

Answer 18

a curse

Question 19

Impugn

Answer 19

to call into question; to attack verbally

Question 20

Incarnadine

Answer 20

blood-red in color

Question 21

Inchoate

Answer 21

no fully formed; disorganized

Question 22

Inculcate

Answer 22

to teach; impress in the mind

Question 23

Indolent

Answer 23

habitually lazy or idle

Question 24

Inexorable

Answer 24

inflexible; unyielding

Question 25

Ingenuous

Answer 25

showing innocence or childlike simplicity

Question 26

Ingrate

Answer 26

ungrateful person

Question 27

Ingratiate

Answer 27

to gain favor with another by deliberate effort; to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage

Question 28

Inimical

Answer 28

hostile; unfriendly

Question 29

Iniquity

Answer 29

sin; evil act

Question 30

Innocuous

Answer 30

harmless

Question 31

Inquest

Answer 31

an investigatin; an inquiry

Question 32

Insipid

Answer 32

lacking interest or flavor

Question 33

Insurrection

Answer 33

rebellion

Question 34

Inter

Answer 34

to bury

Question 35

Interregnum

Answer 35

period between reigns

Question 36

Intractable

Answer 36

not easily managed or manipulated

Question 37

Intransigent

Answer 37

uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled

Question 38

Latent

Answer 38

potential that is not readily apparent

Question 39

Laud

Answer 39

to giv praise; to glorify

Question 40

Lavish

Answer 40

extremely generous or extravagant; giving unsparingly

Question 41

Leery

Answer 41

suspicious

Question 42

Languid

Answer 42

lacking energy; indifferent

Question 43

Lapidary

Answer 43

relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them

Question 44

Larceny

Answer 44

theft of property

Question 45

Largess

Answer 45

generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior

Question 46

Lassitude

Answer 46

a state of diminished energy

Question 47

Legerdemain

Answer 47

trickery

Question 48

Lethargic

Answer 48

acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner

Question 49

Levity

Answer 49

an inappropriate lack of seriousness; overly casual

Question 50

Liberal

Answer 50

tolerant or broad-minded; generous or lavish