Direct Hits volume 2 -- set 4

Question 1

flummox

Answer 1

to confuse; perplex

Question 2

spate

Answer 2

a large number or amount

Question 3

ineffable

Answer 3

unable to be put into words; indescribable

Question 4

histrionic, overwrought

Answer 4

excessively dramatic

Question 5

placate

Answer 5

to soothe or calm; appease

Question 6

eschew

Answer 6

to avoid; shun; stay clear of

Question 7

stopgap

Answer 7

a temporary solution to meet an urgent need

Question 8

flotsam

Answer 8

debris

Question 9

restitution

Answer 9

compensating for a loss damage or injury

Question 10

churlish, sullen, surly

Answer 10

ill-tempered; rude; lacking civility

Question 11

disquieting

Answer 11

disturbing; upsetting; causing unease

Question 12

ornate

Answer 12

elaborately or expensively decorated; lavish

Question 13

execrable, odious, repugnant

Answer 13

detestable; repulsive

Question 14

perspicacious, discerning

Answer 14

insightful and perceptive

Question 15

prescient

Answer 15

displaying apparent knowledge of future events

Question 16

eclectic

Answer 16

choosing or using a variety of sources

Question 17

hiatus

Answer 17

an interruption in time; a break

Question 18

vertiginous

Answer 18

suffering from dizziness OR causing vertigo

Question 19

esoteric, arcane

Answer 19

known only to a small group; obscure

Question 20

supercilious

Answer 20

showing haughty disdain

Question 21

underwrite

Answer 21

to assume financial responsibility for

Question 22

discomfited

Answer 22

uneasy; in a state of embarrassment

Question 23

taciturn

Answer 23

habitually quiet; uncommunicative

Question 24

sinecure

Answer 24

an position with little work but good pay

Question 25

lugubrious

Answer 25

sad and mournful

Question 26

cosmopolitan;

Answer 26

worldly; sophisticated

Question 27

provincial, parochial, insular

Answer 27

limited in perspective; small-minded

Question 28

fecund

Answer 28

intellectually productive or inventive

Question 29

ostentatious

Answer 29

showy; intended to attract notice; pretentious

Question 30

guile

Answer 30

treacherous cunning; skillful deceit

Question 31

guileless

Answer 31

innocent and without deception

Question 32

sanguine

Answer 32

cheerfully confident; optimistic

Question 33

scintillating

Answer 33

sparkling; shining; brilliantly clever

Question 34

pristine

Answer 34

remaining in a pure state; clean and unblemished

Question 35

rampant

Answer 35

unrestrained; unchecked

Question 36

pernicious

Answer 36

highly injurious; destructive; deadly

Question 37

oblivious

Answer 37

lacking conscious awareness; unaware

Question 38

refractory

Answer 38

obstinately resistant to authority or control; stubborn

Question 39

garrulous, verbose, loquacious

Answer 39

overly talkative

Question 40

convivial

Answer 40

friendly; lively; enjoyable

Question 41

brusque and curt

Answer 41

abrupt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt

Question 42

tepid

Answer 42

lukewarm; mild; half-hearted

Question 43

protean

Answer 43

readily taking on varied forms and meanings

Question 44

solicitous

Answer 44

showing great care and concern; (overly) attentive

Question 45

disingenuous

Answer 45

not straightforward or candid; insincere

Question 46

venerate, revere

Answer 46

to regard with great respect; to hold in high esteem

Question 47

contentious

Answer 47

quarrelsome; argumentative; disputatious

Question 48

preclude

Answer 48

to make impossible; to rule; prevent

Question 49

compunction, contrition, remorse

Answer 49

feelings of sincere and deep regret

Question 50

demography

Answer 50

study of the characteristics of human populations

Question 51

aphorism, axiom

Answer 51

a statement universally accepted as true; a maxim

Question 52

juxtapose

Answer 52

to place side by side; compare

Question 53

bombastic

Answer 53

pompous or ostentatious

Question 54

forbearance

Answer 54

refraining from acting on a desire

Question 55

unfettered

Answer 55

freed from any restraint

Question 56

prescribe

Answer 56

to order or require

Question 57

proscribe

Answer 57

to forbid