Group 6.1

Question 1

Audacious

Answer 1

daring and fearless; recklessly bold

Question 2

Authoritarian

Answer 2

characterized by a preference for complete obedience to authority; domineering

Question 3

Beneficent

Answer 3

charitable and kind in action

Question 4

Blithe

Answer 4

carefree; merry

Question 5

Brittle

Answer 5

apt to break or crack due to a lack of elasticity; fragile

Question 6

Burnish

Answer 6

to polish; to rub to a shine

Question 7

Calibrate

Answer 7

to inspect, determine, or correct the graduations of an instrument by comparing it to a standard

Question 8

Connoisseur

Answer 8

an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

Question 9

Consternation

Answer 9

dismay; startling, distressing fear or shock that results in complete confusion

Question 10

Convoluted

Answer 10

complex or complicated

Question 11

Cultivation

Answer 11

the act of preparing or working land in order to grow crops

Question 12

Cultured

Answer 12

possessing education; refinement and taste; polished

Question 13

Cunning

Answer 13

shrewdness and craftiness; slyness

Question 14

Cynicism

Answer 14

an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

Question 15

Deference

Answer 15

a courteous and respectful yielding to the will of another

Question 16

Dogmatic

Answer 16

stubbornly opinionated

Question 17

Effrontery

Answer 17

boldness; impudence; arrogance

Question 18

Endemic

Answer 18

restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous

Question 19

Epitome

Answer 19

embodiment; quintessence

Question 20

Erudite

Answer 20

very learned; scholarly

Question 21

Extravagance

Answer 21

lavishness; an unnecessary or unrestrained spending, especially of funds

Question 22

Facetious

Answer 22

playful; humorous

Question 23

Fatuous

Answer 23

silly; inanely foolish

Question 24

Fidelity

Answer 24

faithfulness; loyalty

Question 25

Implacable

Answer 25

not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

Question 26

Ingenuity

Answer 26

cleverness or inventiveness