Group 17 & 18

Question 1

Acclaim

Answer 1

Praise enthusiastically and publicly

Question 2

Ascertain

Answer 2

find out for certain, make sure of

Question 3

Assertive

Answer 3

Having or showing a confident and forceful personality

Question 4

Bogus

Answer 4

Not genuine or true

Question 5

Cataclysmic

Answer 5

Large scale and violent

Question 6

Circumscribe

Answer 6

Restrict within limits

Question 7

Contentious

Answer 7

Controversial, quarrelsome

Question 8

Disingenuous

Answer 8

Not candid or sincere

Question 9

Divulge

Answer 9

Make known, disclose, reveal

Question 10

Dogmatic

Answer 10

Strongly expressing your beliefs as facts

Question 11

Fallacious

Answer 11

Based on a mistaken belief

Question 12

Foolhardy

Answer 12

Recklessly harsh and bold

Question 13

Hinder

Answer 13

Obstruct

Question 14

Impair

Answer 14

Weaken or damage

Question 15

Imugn

Answer 15

Call into question

Question 16

Incessant

Answer 16

Continuing without pause and interruption

Question 17

Inveterate

Answer 17

Long established and unlikely to change

Question 18

Miserly

Answer 18

of or characteristic of miser

Question 19

Petulant

Answer 19

Bad tempered, childishly sulky

Question 20

Pithy

Answer 20

Containing much pith, terse and vigorously expressive

Question 21

Sanctimonious

Answer 21

Making a show of morally superior to other people, self-righteous

Question 22

Tarnish

Answer 22

Make or become less valuable or respected

Question 23

Tepid

Answer 23

Lukewarm, showing little enthusiasm

Question 24

Upbraid

Answer 24

Scold

Question 25

Vexation

Answer 25

The state of being annoyed, frustrated or worried

Question 26

Abet

Answer 26

Encourage or assist someone to do something wrong

Question 27

Acquisitive

Answer 27

Excessively interested in acquiring money or materials

Question 28

Amalgamate

Answer 28

Unite or combine to form a organization or structure

Question 29

Attenuate

Answer 29

To reduce the force, effect or value of

Question 30

Augment

Answer 30

Make something greater by adding to it

Question 31

Aversion

Answer 31

A strong dislike or disinclination

Question 32

Blithe

Answer 32

Having casual and cheerful indifference which is considered to be improper or callous

Question 33

Contempt

Answer 33

The feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration or worthless

Question 34

Dawdle

Answer 34

Waste time, be slow

Question 35

Dissident

Answer 35

In opposition of an official policy

Question 36

Efficacious

Answer 36

Successful in producing the desired result, effective

Question 37

Equitable

Answer 37

Fair and impartial

Question 38

Erratic

Answer 38

Not even or regular in pattern or movement, unpredictable

Question 39

Industrious

Answer 39

Diligent and hardworking

Question 40

Irksome

Answer 40

Irritating, annoying

Question 41

Manacle

Answer 41

Shackles

Question 42

Modest

Answer 42

Having a limited and not very high opinion of oneself or one’s abilities

Question 43

Noxious

Answer 43

Harmful, poisonous or very unpleasant

Question 44

Pernicious

Answer 44

Having a harmful effect in a gradual way

Question 45

Predicament

Answer 45

Difficult, unpleasant or embarassing situation

Question 46

Proficient

Answer 46

Competent or skilled in using or doing something

Question 47

Prolix

Answer 47

Using or containing too many words, tediously lengthy

Question 48

Scorn

Answer 48

Contempt

Question 49

Subordinate

Answer 49

Of less or secondary importance

Question 50

Unseemly

Answer 50

not appropriate or proper

Question 51

Veritable

Answer 51

Used for emphasis, often to quality a metaphor