Group 1

Question 1

Define:

Abscond

Answer 1

intransitive v.

to steal off and hide; to depart clandestinely

Question 2

Define:

Aberrant

Answer 2

adj.

deviating from the norm

Question 3

Define:

Alacrity

Answer 3

n.

eager and enthusiastic willingness

Question 4

Define:

Approbation

Answer 4

n.

an expression of approval or praise

Question 5

Define:

Arduous

Answer 5

adj.

strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort

Question 6

Define:

Assuage

Answer 6

transitive v.

to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

Question 7

Define:

Audacious

Answer 7

adjective

daring and fearless; recklessly bold

Question 8

Define:

Austere

Answer 8

adjective

without adornment, bare; severely simple

Question 9

Define:

Axiomatic

Answer 9

adj.

taken as given, possessing self-evident truth

Question 10

Define:

Canonical

Answer 10

adj.

following or in agreemtn with accepted, traditional standards

Question 11

Define:

Capricious

Answer 11

adj.

inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable

Question 12

Define:

Censure

Answer 12

intransitive v., transitive v.

to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

Question 13

Define:

Chicanery

Answer 13

n.

trickery; subterfuge

Question 14

Define:

Convoluted

Answer 14

adj.

excessively complex or complicated

Question 15

Define:

Disabuse

Answer 15

transitive v.

to undeceive; to set right

Question 16

Define:

Discordant

Answer 16

adj.

conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

Question 17

Define:

Disparate

Answer 17

adj.

fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

Question 18

Define:

Effrontery

Answer 18

n.

extreme boldness; presumptuousness

Question 19

Define:

Enervate

Answer 19

transitive v.

to weaken; to reduce in vitality

Question 20

Define:

Ennui

Answer 20

n.

restlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from bordedom or apathy

Question 21

Define:

Equivocate

Answer 21

transitive v.

use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent