Group 6*

Question 1

Chastise

Answer 1

To reprimand harshly

Question 2

Prevaricate

Answer 2

speaking in an evasive (indirectly) way

Pre(before) + Var(truth) + icate(gate)

Equivocate, evasive hedge

Question 3

Evasive

Answer 3

Responding indirectly

Question 4

Demur

Answer 4

To show reluctance

Question 5

Veracious

Answer 5

Truthful (verdad)

Question 6

Erudite

Answer 6

Having or showing great knowledge

Question 7

Desultory

Answer 7

Lacking a plan, or constantly going from one conversation to the other, unfocused

desultory (desert+salty)the thirsty man in salty desert walking aimlessly for water.

Question 8

Histrionic

Answer 8

Overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style.

Question 9

Ponderous

Answer 9

Slow and clumsy because of a great weight

Question 10

Ponder

Answer 10

To think more carefully (pondersome)

Question 11

Prodigal

Answer 11

Wastefully extravagant

Question 12

Prodigious

Answer 12

Immense, large

Question 13

Magnanimous

Answer 13

Generous and forgiving

Question 14

Punctilious

Answer 14

Showing great detail or correct behavior

Question 15

Celeritous

Answer 15

Swift

Question 16

Remise

Answer 16

To give, to release a claim to

Question 17

Perfunctory

Answer 17

Carried out with a minimum of effort

Question 18

Myopic

Answer 18

Shortsighted; lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight.

Question 19

Heralded

Answer 19

To be a sign that something is about to happen

Question 20

Empiricism

Answer 20

That knowledge or justification comes from the senses

Question 21

Funereal

Answer 21

Depressing, grave

Question 22

Loath

Answer 22

Relunctant

Question 23

Loathe

Answer 23

Hate

Question 24

Verisimilitude

Answer 24

the appearance of being true or real (e.g., authentic)

Question 25

Extant

Answer 25

Still in existence

Question 26

Lambaste

Answer 26

Criticize harshly

Question 27

Doleful

Answer 27

Sad

Question 28

Cupidity

Answer 28

Excessive Greed

Question 29

Insipid

Answer 29

Dull and Disinteresting

Question 30

Gaudy

Answer 30

Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless.

Question 31

Diminutive

Answer 31

Extremely small

Question 32

Fastidious

Answer 32

Giving careful attention to detail

Question 33

Trenchant

Answer 33

Piercing, Penetrating, Forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect

Question 34

Poignant

Answer 34

Emotional

Question 35

Inculpatory

Answer 35

Implying or imputing guilt

Question 36

Bullish

Answer 36

Optimistic

Question 37

Solvency

Answer 37

Pay Ones Debt

Question 38

Repute

Answer 38

Reputation

Question 39

Dispatch

Answer 39

Noun- being prompt and efficient

Question 40

Hardiness

Answer 40

The ability to endure difficult conditions

Question 41

Haughty

Answer 41

arrogantly superior and disdainful Hotties are so superior

Question 42

Insolence

Answer 42

Rude and Disrespectful Behavior

Question 43

Jingoism

Answer 43

Fanatical Patriotism

Question 44

Precludes

Answer 44

prevent from happening

Question 45

Auguries

Answer 45

The art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens.

Question 46

Tropes

Answer 46

a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression.

Question 47

Anodyne

Answer 47

Having power to relieve pain; hence, soothing to the feelings. Am not dying- doctor gave me anodyne to relieve pain

Question 48

Misgivings

Answer 48

Doubts, qualms

Question 49

Topical

Answer 49

Relevant

Question 50

Moot

Answer 50

1. Debatable 2. Having little or no practical relevance, typically because the subject is too uncertain to allow a decision.

Question 51

Free

Answer 51

Celebrated

Question 52

Demarcate

Answer 52

Set the boundaries or limits of (Divide) The mark locate- the boundaries

Question 53

Enterprise

Answer 53

Undertaking, one that is difficult or requires effort

Question 54

Racket

Answer 54

An illegal or dishonest activity that makes money

Question 55

Spurious

Answer 55

Fake

Question 56

Stultify

Answer 56

Cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a a tedious or restrictive routing (e.g., Thwart)

Question 57

Veneer

Answer 57

Fake

Question 58

Acerbic

Answer 58

Sharp and forthright

Question 59

Munificent

Answer 59

Extremely Generous

Question 60

Treacly

Answer 60

Excessive Sentimental

Question 61

Trite

Answer 61

A remark overuse and lacking orginality

Question 62

Hackneyed

Answer 62

Phrase or idea that lacks significance because its overused

Question 63

Vapid

Answer 63

nothing that is stimulating or challenging (e.g., insipid) Vapid is not rapid- not challenging

Question 64

Stonewall

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Delay or block by refusing to answer questions

Question 65

Machinating

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Engage in plots and schemes Machine ate- he plotted to have the machine eat him

Question 66

Hobnobbing

Answer 66

Mix socially, especially with those of higher social status (e.g., fraternize)

Question 67

Muckraking

Answer 67

Expose corruption or scandals

Question 68

Paradigms

Answer 68

A typical example or pattern

Question 69

Posits

Answer 69

Assume as a fact, put forward as a basis of argument short for postulate

Question 70

Eschewing

Answer 70

Abstain from

Question 71

Adept

Answer 71

Highly skilled

Question 72

Intrepid

Answer 72

Bold and Brave

Question 73

Avuncular

Answer 73

Kind and generous like an uncle

Question 74

Superannuated

Answer 74

Obsolete through age (Old, Old Fashioned)

Question 75

Curmudgeonly

Answer 75

Bad tempered and negative (especially old person)

Question 76

Omniscience

Answer 76

Knowing everything

Question 77

Precedence

Answer 77

To treat someone as more important