Group 12

Question 1

Acrimonious

Answer 1

Bitter and sharp in language or tone

Question 2

Belligerent

Answer 2

Argumentative, threatening or aggressive

Question 3

Beneficient

Answer 3

Kind and charitable, producing good results or benefits

Question 4

Canny

Answer 4

Shrewd and cautious

Question 5

Cavalier

Answer 5

Exhibiting an overly casual attitude, unconcerned

Question 6

Distressed

Answer 6

Experiencing nervousness, irritation, or sadness

Question 7

Dwindling

Answer 7

Decreasing steadily in size or quantity

Question 8

Eclipse

Answer 8

Overshadow or surpass

Question 9

Encyclopedic

Answer 9

Thorough, comprehensive in scope

Question 10

Exacerbate

Answer 10

Make a situation or condition worse

Question 11

Exasperated

Answer 11

Severely irritated or angry

Question 12

Fungible

Answer 12

Interchangeable for another item of a similar type

Question 13

Hackneyed

Answer 13

Lacking creativity, derivative and overused

Question 14

Incongruous

Answer 14

Out of place, lacking harmony

Question 15

Interchangeable

Answer 15

Capable of being used in place of each other

Question 16

Laconic

Answer 16

Economic with words, quiet and reserved

Question 17

Lucrative

Answer 17

Peoducing a significant amount of money

Question 18

Magisterial

Answer 18

Possesing great authority

Question 19

Onerous

Answer 19

Involving a heavy burden, challenging or difficult

Question 20

Approbrium

Answer 20

Severe criticism or public shame

mnemonic: opium (banned drug) you will be critized, humiliated and put to shame

Question 21

Parsimonious

Answer 21

Extremely frugal or stingy

Question 22

Peripheral

Answer 22

Of marginal importance, minor

Question 23

Provocative

Answer 23

Causing outrage or irritation, often intentionally

Question 24

Renounce

Answer 24

Reject or give up

Question 25

Tempestuous

Answer 25

1. Unrestrained and turbulent
2. Extremely stormy

Question 26

Tenable

Answer 26

Justifiable and rational

Question 27

Transgression

Answer 27

A violation of a law, rule, or social norm

Question 28

Urbane

Answer 28

Refined, sophisticated and courteous

Question 29

Verisimilitude

Answer 29

Apperance or semblance of truth or reality, believability

Question 30

Vitiate

Answer 30

Impair or corrupt the quality of something