Group 1

Question 1

privation

Answer 1

n. deprivation, lack of usual comforts or necessities of life; his life of __ began to affect his health.

Question 2

concupiscence

Answer 2

n. lust, sexual desire; ardent, usually sensuous, longing.

Question 3

badinage

Answer 3

n. light playful banter or raillery. The __ ceased instantly and an ominous silence fell on the people.

Question 4

troubadour

Answer 4

n. wandering singer or minstrel. He is a __ that happens to be in grief.

Question 5

reconnoiter

Answer 5

v. inspect, examine, explore (a region, area, etc.). He immediately sent a detachment of men to __.

Question 6

ablution

Answer 6

n. cleansing with water esp. as religious ritual. The __ ought, strictly, to be performed once every 24 hours.

Question 7

vulgate

Answer 7

n. the Latin version of the Bible, used as the authorized version of the Catholic Church

Question 8

pentateuch

Answer 8

n. first 5 books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.

Question 9

morass

Answer 9

n. marshy ground; quagmire. The act straightened out a __ of legal requirements.

Question 10

affected

Answer 10

adj. feigned, inclined to, fancy something. New students __ing a nonchalance they didn’t feel.

Question 11

pedant

Answer 11

n. egghead, someone who makes an excessive display of learning; stickler. He talks pleasantly, and nothing of a pedant, as I half dreaded he would be.

Question 12

vicinage

Answer 12

n. vicinity, proximity. It was available in the public libraries of the __

Question 13

nomenclature

Answer 13

n. vocabulary, terminology. But because they wanted something friendlier, they came up with the nomenclature of “screen name”

Question 14

hortatory

Answer 14

adj. urging, exhorting, encouraging. A __ speech.

Question 15

posterity

Answer 15

n. future generations. Judgment of this age must be left to _. His fortune was gradually dissipated by his _.

Question 16

lapidary

Answer 16

adj. refinement (suggestive of gem cutting). Lincoln is one of whom no one expected __ style

Question 17

pecuniary

Answer 17

adj. monetary. Fitzgerald 18 yrs old, able bodied, but without _ means.

Question 18

lyceum

Answer 18

n. college, institution. Consider this episode from a __ lecture written when Lincoln was 29…

Question 19

crucible

Answer 19

n. melting pot. A severe test/trial. His letters on diverse subjects are the __ in which Lincoln cast his style

Question 20

epigram

Answer 20

n. witticism, aphorism, quip. The story is short without crackling like an __

Question 21

terse

Answer 21

adj. effectively consise. abruptly consies, curt. She offered a _ description of how her asthmatic brother had come to die.

Question 22

evince

Answer 22

v. show, manifest. Sarah __s tremendous intellectual potential

Question 23

edify

Answer 23

v. uplift, benefit morally, spiritually. Listen to _ing talks!

Question 24

crass

Answer 24

adj. gross, obtuse, stupid. A _ misrepresentation of the facts. __ commercialism.

Question 25

non sequitur

Answer 25

n. paradox, statement of illogical conclusion. A response that isn’t clearly related to anything previously said

Question 26

behest

Answer 26

n. command, strongly worded request. I quit sinning at the _ of Jesus

Question 27

rheumy

Answer 27

n. mucousy

Question 28

bough

Answer 28

n. big tree branch. He saw a bird sitting on a __

Question 29

rote

Answer 29

n. routine, mechanical. The _ of daily living is not very exciting.

Question 30

coxcomb

Answer 30

n. conceited, foolish dandy. He could not be mistaken for a pedant unless a _ is a sort of pedant.

Question 31

appellate

Answer 31

adj. dealing with decision reversal applications

Question 32

anomalous

Answer 32

adj. abnormal, atypical. an _ situation

Question 33

deviant

Answer 33

adj. different, aberrant.

Question 34

usurious

Answer 34

adj. lending money at high interest rates. A _ moneylender.

Question 35

piecemeal

Answer 35

adv. gradual, piece by piece. The village was slowly killed off by _ development.

Question 36

consign

Answer 36

v. commit decisively, entrust. She _ed the letter to the wastebasket.

Question 37

parley

Answer 37

n. conference btw opposing sides in a dispute, eps. for terms of armistice.

Question 38

prefect

Answer 38

n. a chief officer, regional governor in countries. I met the girl’s _.

Question 39

magistrate

Answer 39

n. civil officer who administers the law, deals w minor offenses, holds preliminary hearings for serious offenses.

Question 40

sunset law

Answer 40

n. law that will be eliminated in a set amount of time. He would have _ a guest worker program after 5 years.

Question 41

moratorium

Answer 41

n. temporary prohibition of an activity; legal authorization to debtors to postpone payment.

Question 42

tort

Answer 42

n. wrongful act leading to legal liability and compensation.

Question 43

fetters

Answer 43

n. anything that restrains or confines. Drowning in __.

Question 44

connoisseur

Answer 44

n. authority, adept, someone especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art.

Question 45

confederacy

Answer 45

n. coalition, alliance between people for a purpose

Question 46

carte blanche

Answer 46

n. complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best. We were given complete _ in our new offices.

Question 47

despot

Answer 47

n. dictator, ruler who holds power in oppressive way.

Question 48

impunity

Answer 48

n. exception from punishment, consequences.

Question 49

maven

Answer 49

n. connoisseur, expert

Question 50

cavalcade

Answer 50

n. formal procession of people walking, horseback, vehicles.