Ivy Global, Deck 10

Question 1

gullible (adj.)

Answer 1

easily deceived or tricked.

Question 2

devise (v.)

Answer 2

to invent, to create a plan.

Question 3

devious (adj.)

Answer 3

misleading, deceitful.

Question 4

crafty (adj.)

Answer 4

sly, skilled in deception.

Question 5

wily (adj.)

Answer 5

sly, skilled in deception.

Question 6

conspicuous (adj.)

Answer 6

obvious, easy to notice.

Question 7

confide (v.)

Answer 7

to tell a secret to, to entrust.

Question 8

discreet (adj.)

Answer 8

respectful of privacy or secrecy.

Question 9

subtle (adj.)

Answer 9

fine, delicate, not obvious

Question 10

oblivious (adj.)

Answer 10

lacking awareness, forgetful.

Question 11

cryptic (adj.)

Answer 11

difficult to understand of decipher.

Question 12

enigma (n.)

Answer 12

a mystery, a difficult problem.

Question 13

ambiguous (adj.)

Answer 13

unclear, having more than one possible meaning.

Question 14

dubious (adj.)

Answer 14

doubtful, uncertain; disbelieving, not convinced.

Question 15

skeptical (adj.)

Answer 15

disbelieving, doubting.

Question 16

absurdity (n.)

Answer 16

something unreasonable, contradictory, ridiculous.

Question 17

delusion (n.)

Answer 17

a false belief, not real or logical.

Question 18

mirage (n.)

Answer 18

an illusion.

Question 19

distort (v.)

Answer 19

(1.) to deform or alter an object’s original shape. (2.) to falsely change the meaning of something.

Question 20

baffling (adj.)

Answer 20

puzzling and frustrating.

Question 21

indulgent (adj.)

Answer 21

To be too generous or too lenient with someone.

Question 22

antagonistic (adj.)

Answer 22

Hostile, oppositional.