Group 1

Question 1

Abscond

Answer 1

To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

Question 2

Aberrant

Answer 2

Deviating from the norm

Question 3

Alacrity

Answer 3

Eager willingness

Question 4

Anomaly

Answer 4

Deviation from the norm

Question 5

Approbation

Answer 5

An expression Of approval or praise

Question 6

Arduous

Answer 6

Strenuous; taxing

Question 7

Assuage

Answer 7

To ease it to lessen ; to appease or pacify

Question 8

Audacious

Answer 8

Daring; fearless; recklessly bold

Question 9

Austere

Answer 9

Without adornment; severely simple; bare

Question 10

Axiomatic

Answer 10

Taken as given; possessing self evident truth

Question 11

Canonical

Answer 11

Following in agreement with accepted traditional standards

Question 12

Capricious

Answer 12

Inclined to change ones mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable

Question 13

Censure

Answer 13

To criticize severely; to officially rebuke

Question 14

Chicanery

Answer 14

Trickery or subterfuge

Question 15

Connoisseur

Answer 15

And expert; informed judge in matters of taste

Question 16

Convoluted

Answer 16

Complex or complicated

Question 17

Disabuse

Answer 17

To undeceive; to set right

Question 18

Discordant

Answer 18

Conflicting or harsh in sound

Question 19

Effrontery

Answer 19

Extreme boldness; presumptuousness

Question 20

Eloquent

Answer 20

Well spoken; articulate

Question 21

Enervate

Answer 21

To weaken; to reduce in vitality

Question 22

Ennui

Answer 22

Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

Question 23

Equivocate

Answer 23

To use ambiguous language with decorative intent

Question 24

Erudite

Answer 24

Very learned; scholarly

Question 25

Disparate

Answer 25

Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

Question 26

Exculpatory

Answer 26

Exonerate; clear of blame

Question 27

Exigent

Answer 27

Urgent; pressing

Question 28

Extemporaneous

Answer 28

Improvised ; done without preparation

Question 29

Filibuster

Answer 29

Intentional obstruction esp. Using prolonged speech making to delay legislative action

Question 30

Fulminate

Answer 30

To loudly attack or denounce

Question 31

Ingenuous

Answer 31

Artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

Question 32

Inured

Answer 32

Accustomed to accepting something undesirable

Question 33

Irascible

Answer 33

Easily angered; prone to outbursts

Question 34

Laud

Answer 34

To praise highly

Question 35

Lucid

Answer 35

Clearly understood; clear

Question 36

Magnanimity

Answer 36

The quality of being generously Nobel in mind and heart esp. In forgiving

Question 37

Martial

Answer 37

Associated with war and armed forces

Question 38

Mundane

Answer 38

Of the world; typical or ordinary

Question 39

Nascent

Answer 39

Coming into being; in early development

Question 40

Nebulous

Answer 40

Vague; cloudy; lacking a clearly defined form

Question 41

Neologism

Answer 41

A new word expression or usage.

The creation of new words or usages

Question 42

Noxious

Answer 42

Harmful, injurious

Question 43

Obtuse

Answer 43

Lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

Question 44

Obviate

Answer 44

To anticipate and make unneccasary

Question 45

Onerous

Answer 45

Troubling; burdensome