Deck6

Question 1

Libertine

Answer 1

a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint

Question 2

Intrepid

Answer 2

fearless; resolutely courageous

Question 3

Inundate

Answer 3

to overwhelm; to cover with water

Question 4

Inure

Answer 4

to harden; accustom; become used to

Question 5

Invective

Answer 5

abusive language

Question 6

Investiture

Answer 6

ceremony conferring authority

Question 7

Invidious

Answer 7

envious, obnoxious, or offensive, likely to promote ill-will

Question 8

Irascible

Answer 8

easily made angry

Question 9

Itinerant

Answer 9

wandering from place to place; unsettled

Question 10

Jargon

Answer 10

nonsensical talk; specialized language

Question 11

Jettison

Answer 11

to discard; to get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering

Question 12

Jingoism

Answer 12

belligerent support of one’s country

Question 13

Jocular

Answer 13

playful; humorous

Question 14

Judicious

Answer 14

sensible; showing good judgement

Question 15

Juncture

Answer 15

point of time, especially where two things are joined

Question 16

Keen

Answer 16

having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp; perceptive

Question 17

Kindle

Answer 17

to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire

Question 18

Kinetic

Answer 18

relating to motion; characterized by movement

Question 19

Knell

Answer 19

sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure

Question 20

Kudos

Answer 20

fame, glory, or honor

Question 21

Lachrymose

Answer 21

tearful

Question 22

Laconic

Answer 22

using few words

Question 23

Lament

Answer 23

to express sorrow; to grieve

Question 24

Lampoon

Answer 24

to ridicule with satire

Question 25

Licentious

Answer 25

immoral; unrestrained by society

Question 26

Limpid

Answer 26

clear; transparent

Question 27

Lionize

Answer 27

to treat as a celebrity

Question 28

Lissome

Answer 28

easily flexed; limber; agile

Question 29

Listless

Answer 29

lacking energy and enthusiasm

Question 30

Livid

Answer 30

discolored from a bruise; pale; reddened with anger

Question 31

Loquacious

Answer 31

talkative

Question 32

Lucid

Answer 32

clear and esily understood

Question 33

Lugubrious

Answer 33

sorrowful; mournful; dismal

Question 34

Lumber

Answer 34

to move slowly and awkwardly

Question 35

Luminous

Answer 35

btight; brilliant; glowing

Question 36

Machination

Answer 36

plot or scheme

Question 37

Maelstrom

Answer 37

whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind

Question 38

Magnate

Answer 38

powerful or influential person

Question 39

Malediction

Answer 39

a curse; a wish of evil upon another

Question 40

Malinger

Answer 40

to evade responibilty by pretending to be ill

Question 41

Malleable

Answer 41

capable of being shaped

Question 42

Mannered

Answer 42

artifical or stilted in character

Question 43

Mar

Answer 43

to damage or deface; spoil

Question 44

Martinet

Answer 44

strict discipliarian; one who rigidly follows rules

Question 45

Maudlin

Answer 45

overly sentimental

Question 46

Mendacious

Answer 46

dishonest

Question 47

Mendicant

Answer 47

beggar

Question 48

Mercurial

Answer 48

quick, shrewd, and unpredictable

Question 49

Meretricious

Answer 49

gaudy; falsely attractive

Question 50

Metaphor

Answer 50

figure of speech comparing two different things