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Question 1

Prettify

Answer 1

Make someone or something appear superficially attractive
“The movie prettified what was in reality a bloody battle”

Question 2

Doddle

Answer 2

A very easy task
“It was a doddle”

Question 3

Cordial

Answer 3

Friendly and kind
“She was cordial”

Question 4

Gaping

Answer 4

Wide open hole
“His death left a big gaping hole in our lives”

Question 5

Plaintive

Answer 5

Sounding sad or mournful
“A room full of plaintive cries”

Question 6

Jeer

Answer 6

Shout rude and mocking remarks at someone
“My classmates jeered at me”

Question 7

Embolden

Answer 7

Give someone the courage or confidence to do something or to behave in a certain way
“Great teachers embolden us to rise to our highest potentials”

Question 8

Ambivalent

Answer 8

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
“Her feelings about our dad are more ambivalent”

Question 9

Deference

Answer 9

Humble submission and respect
“Her relatives treat one another with deference”

Question 10

Defiance

Answer 10

Bold disobedience
“She married him in defiance of her parents”

Question 11

Elapse

Answer 11

Pass or go by
“A moment of silence elapsed”

Question 12

Acquiescence

Answer 12

The reluctant acceptance of something without protest
“His silent acquiescence”

Question 13

Perfunctory

Answer 13

(Of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection
“he gave a perfunctory nod”
“his tasks were completed in a perfunctory manner”

Question 14

Mused

Answer 14

Be absorbed in thought
“I paused and mused”

Question 15

Defunct

Answer 15

No longer existing or functioning
“A now defunct model that only people of a certain age will remember”

Question 16

Flummoxed

Answer 16

So confused that you don’t know what to do
“You look flummoxed”

Question 17

Chasten

Answer 17

Make someone understand that they have failed or done something wrong and make them want to improve
“I was somewhat chastened by my bad report card”

Question 18

Refurbish

Answer 18

Renovate and redecorate
“It needs some refurbishing”

Question 19

Snuff out

Answer 19

Put a sudden end to
“She snuffed out the candle”

Question 20

Up to snuff

Answer 20

Meeting the required standards
“My math skills are not up to snuff this year”

Question 21

Begrudging

Answer 21

Given reluctantly or resentfully
“She begrudgingly gave me an A”

Question 22

In a vice

Answer 22

A moral fault or weakness in someone’s character
“My mind was in a vice”

Question 23

Meek

Answer 23

Quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive
“She’s meek”

Question 24

Keep at bay

Answer 24

To control something and prevent it from causing you problems
“I keep my fears at bay by focusing on the positive”

Question 25

Momentous

Answer 25

Having great significance or lasting influence “This will be a momentous day in history”

Question 26

Blunder

Answer 26

A stupid or careless mistake “I made a blunder”

Question 27

Squabble

Answer 27

A noisy quarrel about something petty or trivial “We would squabble all the time”

Question 28

Spurt

Answer 28

Gush out in a sudden and forceful stream “Blood was spurting out of his nose”

Question 29

Lose my thread

Answer 29

To get distracted and lose track of something “He lost the thread of his argument”

Question 30

Detain

Answer 30

Keep from proceeding; hold back “Unexpected and overdue work had detained me”

Question 31

Mystify

Answer 31

Utterly bewilder or perplex “I was mystified by her decision”

Question 32

Awry

Answer 32

Away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss “He is totally awry in his comments”

Question 33

Resolute

Answer 33

Admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering “Her voice was calm but resolute”

Question 34

Replenish

Answer 34

Fill up again “May you please help me replenish the fridge with vegetables”

Question 35

Run it’s course

Answer 35

Comes to a natural end “My initial burst of enthusiasm had run its course”

Question 36

Interpose

Answer 36

Place or insert between one thing and another “He tried to interpose himself between the people that were fighting”

Question 37

Deflect

Answer 37

Cause (something) to change direction by interposing something; turn aside from a straight course. “She wanted to deflect the attention from herself” “They are trying to deflect attention from the troubled economy”

Question 38

Chastise

Answer 38

Rebuke or reprimand severely “She would not quit chastising me about my overdue work”

Question 39

Impervious

Answer 39

Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering “His attitude is impervious at times”

Question 40

Brusquely

Answer 40

In a way that is quick and slightly rude “She was rather brusque”

Question 41

Preclude

Answer 41

To make impossible beforehand “She suffered an injury that precluded the possibility of an athletic career”