Group 2

Question 1

Enervate (verb)

Answer 1

to weaken; to reduce in vitality

Question 2

Ennui (noun)

Answer 2

dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

Question 3

Equivocate (verb)

Answer 3

to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

Question 4

Erudite (adj.)

Answer 4

very learned; scholarly

Question 5

Exculpate (verb)

Answer 5

exonerate; to clear of blame

Question 6

Exigent (adj.)

Answer 6

urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

Question 7

Extemporaneousness (adj.)

Answer 7

improvised; done without preparation

Question 8

Filibuster (noun)

Answer 8

longed speech making to delay legislative action

Question 9

Fulminate (verb)

Answer 9

to loudly attack or denounce

Question 10

Ingenuous (adj.)

Answer 10

artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

Question 11

Inured (adj.)

Answer 11

accustomed to accepting something undesirable

Question 12

Irascible (adj.)

Answer 12

easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

Question 13

Laud (verb)

Answer 13

to praise highly

Question 14

Magnanimity (noun)

Answer 14

the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving

Question 15

Martial (adj.)

Answer 15

associated with war and the armed forces

Question 16

Mundane (adj.)

Answer 16

of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

Question 17

Nascent (adj.)

Answer 17

coming into being; in early developmental stages

Question 18

Nebulous (adj.)

Answer 18

vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

Question 19

Neologism (noun)

Answer 19

a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

Question 20

Noxious (adj.)

Answer 20

harmful, injurious