Direct Hits volume 2 -- set 3

Question 2

beleaguer

Answer 2

to beset; to surround with problems

Question 3

burgeon

Answer 3

to grow rapidly and expand

Question 4

imperious

Answer 4

domineering and arrogant; haughty

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petulant

Answer 5

peevish, irritable

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complaisant

Answer 6

amiable; agreeable; affable

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complacent

Answer 7

over-contented; self-satisfied

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fawn

Answer 8

to behave in a servile manner

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obdurate, intransigent

Answer 9

very stubborn; obstinate; intractable

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redolent

Answer 10

exuding fragrance; full of a specified smell; reminiscent

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chicanery

Answer 11

deception by subterfuge; deliberate trickery

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conundrum

Answer 12

a difficult problem; a dilemma with no easy solution

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slight

Answer 13

disrespectful or disparaging remark

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capitulate

Answer 14

to surrender; comply without protest

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disheartening

Answer 15

very discouraging; dismaying

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apocryphal

Answer 16

of doubtful authenticity

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magisterial

Answer 17

learned and authoritative

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plasticity, malleable, pliable

Answer 18

flexible; easily shaped by outside influences or forces

Question 19

chagrin

Answer 19

distress caused by humiliation, failure or embarrassment

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obstreperous

Answer 20

noisily and stubbornly defiant; unruly; boisterous

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idyllic

Answer 21

charmingly simple and carefree

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dilapidated

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having fallen into a state of disrepair

Question 23

extemporize, improvise

Answer 23

to lecture or speak without notes

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myriad

Answer 24

many; numerous

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ungainly

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awkward; clumsy

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dilatory

Answer 26

habitually late

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vituperative

Answer 27

verbal abuse; bitter criticism

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discordant

Answer 28

not in harmony; incompatible

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perfidious

Answer 29

treacherous; traitorous; deceitful

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proliferation

Answer 30

a rapid increase

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indomitable

Answer 31

resolute; impossible to defeat

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moribund

Answer 32

approaching death; about to become obsolete

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nuance

Answer 33

a subtle shade of meaning or feeling

Question 34

flippant, facetious

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treating serious matters with humor or lack of respect

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credulous

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easily convinced; gullible

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florid

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flowery in style; very ornate

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excoriating, scathing

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expressing strong disapproval; condemning

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interloper

Answer 38

an intruder; a gatecrasher

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cerebral

Answer 39

intellectual, not emotional

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visceral

Answer 40

related to deep feelings

Question 41

nonplussed, confounded

Answer 41

utterly perplexed

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ignominious

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shameful; disgraceful

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idiosyncrasy

Answer 43

a trait or mannerism peculiar to an individual

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censorious and captious

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highly critical; fault-finding

Question 45

consternation

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a state of great dismay and confusion

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didactic

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overly instructive; boring

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edify

Answer 47

intended to teach and instruct

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elucidate

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to make clear or plain, especially by explanation

Question 49

effusive

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unrestrained (e.g. praise)

Question 50

prolific

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producing a lot (e.g. of books, music)

Question 51

furor

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a general commotion; an uproar

Question 52

paranoia

Answer 52

irrational suspiciousness; irrational fear

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marginal, peripheral

Answer 53

of secondary importance; on the fringes

Question 54

obfuscate

Answer 54

to deliberately confuse an issue