Eng List 3 & 4

Question 0

bilious

Answer 0

pertaining to bile or an excess secretion of bile

peevish; irritable; cranky

extremely unpleasant or distasteful

Question 1

affinity

Answer 1

a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.

Question 2

cognate

Answer 2

related by birth

allied or similar in nation or quality

Question 3

corollary

Answer 3

a natural consequence or result

Question 4

cul de sac

Answer 4

a street, lane, etc., closed at one end; blind alley; dead-end street.

any situation in which further progress is impossible.

the hemming in of a military force on all sides except behind.

Anatomy. a saclike cavity, tube, or the like, open only at one end, as the cecum.

Question 5

derring-do

Answer 5

daring deeds; heroic daring.

Question 6

divination

Answer 6

the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.

augury; prophecy

perception by intuition

Question 7

elixir

Answer 7

Pharmacology. a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing, or used as a vehicle for, medicinal substances.

the quintessence or absolute embodiment of anything.

a panacea; cure-all; sovereign remedy.

Question 8

folderol

Answer 8

mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.

a showy useless trifle.

Question 9

gamut

Answer 9

the entire scale or range

Question 10

hoi polloi

Answer 10

the common people; the masses

Question 11

ineffable

Answer 11

incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible

not to be spoken because of its sacredness; unutterable.

Question 12

lucubration

Answer 12

laborious work, study or thought, esp. at night.

any literary effort, esp. of solemn or pretentious nature.

Question 13

mnemonic

Answer 13

assisting or intended to assist memory.

Question 14

obloquy

Answer 14

censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person/thing, esp. by numerous people or the general public

Question 15

parameter

Answer 15

limits or boundaries; guidelines

characteristic or factor; aspect; element

Question 16

pundit

Answer 16

a learned person, expert or authority who makes comments or judgments, esp. in an authoritative manner

Question 17

risible

Answer 17

causing or capable of causing laughter

Question 18

symptomatic

Answer 18

of the nature of or constituting a symptom; indicative

Question 19

volte-face

Answer 19

a turnabout, esp. a reversal of opinion or policy

Question 20

hemiola

Answer 20

a rhythmic pattern of syncopated beats with 2 beats in the time of 3 or 3 beats in the time of 2

Question 21

ancillary

Answer 21

subordinate; subsidiary

auxiliary; assisting

Question 22

bowdlerize

Answer 22

to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar.

Question 23

condescend

Answer 23

to behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank or dignity.

to stoop or deign to do something.

Question 24

cozen

Answer 24

to cheat, deceive or trick

Question 25

enclave

Answer 25

to isolate or enclose within a foreign or uncongenial environment

Question 26

forte

Answer 26

a person’s strong suit or most highly developed characteristic, talent or skill

Question 27

gratis

Answer 27

without charge or payment; free

Question 28

icon

Answer 28

a picture, image or other representation.

a sign that stands for its object by virtue of a resemblance or analogy to it.

Question 29

interstice

Answer 29

an intervening space.

Question 30

macrocosm

Answer 30

the great world or universe; the universe considered as a whole

Question 31

mountebank

Answer 31

a person who sells quack medicines, as from a platform in public places, attracting and influencing an audience by tricks, storytelling, etc.

Question 32

paean

Answer 32

any song of praise, joy or triumph.

Question 33

persiflage

Answer 33

light, bantering talk or writing.

Question 34

plethora

Answer 34

overabundance; excess

Question 35

pragmatic

Answer 35

practical, sensible

Question 36

quizzical

Answer 36

odd, queer or comical

questioning or puzzled

Question 37

rapacity

Answer 37

given to seizing for plunder or satisfaction of greed

Question 38

schism

Answer 38

division or disunion, esp. into mutually opposing parties

Question 39

therapeutic

Answer 39

of or pertaining to the treating or curing of disease; curative.

Question 40

virtuoso

Answer 40

a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field.