February 2022

Question 1

Obelisk

Answer 1

a noun
a standing pillar, inscribed and used as a memorial pillar/column
none

Question 2

Raiment

Answer 2

a noun
clothing
attire, garment
rags

Question 3

Avow

Answer 3

a verb
to declare openly and without shame
confess, declare
conceal, deny, disavow

Question 4

Disavow

Answer 4

a verb
to deny of or refuse responsibility
deny, conceal
avow, confess

Question 5

Allay

Answer 5

a verb
to reduce or end [worry, fear, suspicion]
calm, ease
agitate, worsen

Question 6

Expunge

Answer 6

a verb
erase something or remove completely
delete, erase, remove
remain, stay

Question 7

Incite

Answer 7

a verb
urge someone to act in a bad behavior
provoke, urge
caution, prevent

Question 8

Galvanize

Answer 8

a verb
to shock/excite someone that causes them to act
jolt, shock, startle
demotivate

Question 9

Retribution

Answer 9

a noun
payback for someone else’s action
revenge, payback
mercy, sympathy

Question 10

Repudiate

Answer 10

a verb
to refuse to be associated with
reject, abandon
accept, embrace

Question 11

Eschew

Answer 11

a verb
deliberately avoid using
give up, steer clear
face, embrace

Question 12

Ensare

Answer 12

a verb
to catch in or as in a trap
trap, capture, seize
free, release, detach

Question 13

Mire

Answer 13

a noun & a verb
a stretch of swamp or boggy ground/ cause to become stuck in mud/ a state of difficulty or distress where it is hard to free oneself
mud, ooze, slime, slush, bog, swamp
clean, cleanse, purify

Question 14

Dire

Answer 14

an adjective
extremely serious or urgent
terrible, dreadful, awful
good, peaceful, non-urgent

Question 15

Cower

Answer 15

a verb
crouch in fear, to shrink away
shrink, crouch
face, dare, stand

Question 16

Voluble

Answer 16

an adjective
rapid and continuous flow of words/ (of a person) talking fluently and rapidly
talkative, wordy, verbal
quiet, silent, wordless

Question 17

Vulnerable

Answer 17

an adjective
susceptible to physical or emotion attacks or harm
weak, defenseless, exposed
safe, secure, confident

Question 18

Comeuppance

Answer 18

a noun
someone’s fair punishment
justice, deserves
unfair, no punishment

Question 19

Venerable

Answer 19

an adjective
give a great amount of respect based on age or wisdom
honored, worshiped
disgraceful, dishonorable

Question 20

Venerate

Answer 20

a verb
regard with great respect
idolize, respect
despise, hate detest

Question 21

Ignoble

Answer 21

an adjective
the ability to be dishonorable/not noble
low, vile, despicable
noble, grand, respectable

Question 22

Circuitous

Answer 22

an adjective
having a circular or winding course/not being direct
circular, winding, twisting
direct, straightforward

Question 23

Enigmatic

Answer 23

an adjective
difficult to understand/puzzling occurrence
mysterious, confusing, unexplainable
clear, obvious

Question 24

Enigma

Answer 24

a noun
a puzzling situation or occurrence or a hidden meaning
puzzle, problem
simple, easy, clear

Question 25

Inscrutable

Answer 25

an adjective
impossible to understand or interpret
unreadable, mysterious
clear, obvious

Question 26

Vestige

Answer 26

a noun
a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists
fragment, trace, mark
deletion

Question 27

Vestigal

Answer 27

an adjective
forming a very small remanent of something that was once much larger or more noticeable
remaining, surviving, leftover
whole, main, together, original

Question 28

Residue/Residual

Answer 28

a noun
a small amount remaining after the main part has been used
remainder, leftover, deposits
base, core