Great expectation words

Question 0

lair

Answer 0

(noun) a bed or resting place. A shelter.

Question 1

inscription

Answer 1

(n) Words carved into a monument or book.

Question 2

ravenously

Answer 2

(adverb) very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification.

Question 3

elude

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(verb) to avoid or escape by being quick, skillful, or clever.

Question 4

gibbet

Answer 4

(noun) Gallows. A place people are hanged. A special place where chains/ropes are left after one is killed.

Question 5

impregnable

Answer 5

(adj) To be able to withstand attacks. Not able to penetrate or get through.

Question 6

connubial

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(adj) of or relating to the married state.

Question 7

missile

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(noun) An object being thrown.

Question 8

larceny

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(noun) the act of stealing something.

Question 9

augment

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(verb) to increase the size of something.

Question 10

interlocutor

Answer 10

(noun) A person who takes parts in a conversation or dialogue.

Question 11

obstinate(ly)

Answer 11

(adj): stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.

Question 12

rivet

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(n): a short metal pin or bolt for holding together two plates of metal, its headless end being beaten out or pressed down when in place.

Question 13

prodigious

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(adj): remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.

Question 14

partial

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(existing only in part; incomplete, has a like for

Question 15

vicarious(ly)

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(experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person

Question 16

compassionate

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(adj): feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.

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assail

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(v): make a concerted or violent attack on

Question 18

terse

Answer 18

(adj): sparing in the use of words; abrupt

Question 19

prodigal

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(adj): spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.

Question 20

contumacious(ly)

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(adj): (especially of a defendant’s behavior) stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority.

Question 21

omnipotent

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(adj): (of a deity) having unlimited power; able to do anything.

Question 22

imperious

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(adj): assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.

Question 23

terminate

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(v): bring to an end.

Question 24

apparition

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(n): a ghost or ghostlike image of a person.

Question 25

apprehension/apprehensive

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(n): anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

Question 26

jovial

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(adj): cheerful and friendly.

Question 27

arid

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(adj): (of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.

Question 28

disperse

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(v): distribute or spread over a wide area.

Question 29

dispel

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(v): make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear.

Question 30

diverge

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(v): (of a road, route, or line) separate from another route, especially a main one, and go in a different direction.

Question 31

execrate/execrable/execration

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(v): feel or express great loathing for.

Question 32

livid

Answer 32

(adj): furiously angry