Group 1

Question 1

Abscond (verb)

Answer 1

to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

Question 2

Aberrant (adj.)

Answer 2

deviating from the norm

Question 3

Alacrity (noun)

Answer 3

eager and enthusiastic willingness

Question 4

Anomaly (noun)

Answer 4

deviation from the normal order, form, or rules

Question 5

Approbation (noun)

Answer 5

an expression of approval or praise

Question 6

Arduous (verb)

Answer 6

strenuous, taxing; to appease or pacify

Question 7

Audacious (adj.)

Answer 7

daring and fearless; recklessly bold

Question 8

Austere (adj.)

Answer 8

without adornment; bare; severly simple; ascetic

Question 9

Axiomatic (adj.)

Answer 9

taken as a given; pssessing self-evident truth

Question 10

Canonical (adj.)

Answer 10

following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

Question 11

Capricious (adj.)

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Censure (verb)

Answer 12

to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

Question 13

Chicanery (noun)

Answer 13

Trickery or subterfuge

Question 14

connoisseur (noun)

Answer 14

an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

Question 15

Convoluted (adj.)

Answer 15

complex or complicated

Question 16

Disabuse (verb)

Answer 16

to undeceive; to set right

Question 17

Discordant (adj.)

Answer 17

conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

Question 18

Disparate (adj.)

Answer 18

fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

Question 19

Effrontery (noun)

Answer 19

extreme boldness; presumptuousness

Question 20

Eloquent (adj.)

Answer 20

well-spoken, expressive, articulate