July 2013

Question 1

Cardigan (n.)
car-dee-gun

Answer 1

DEFINITIONS

Question 2

Muzzle (n. / v.)
mah-zzz-earl

Answer 2

DEFINITIONS

n. } the forward, projecting part of the head of an animal; the snout.

**n. } **a wire restraining over an animal’s snout to prevent biting or eating.

n. & v. } to/to be restrain[ed] on free movement and expression; to silence

Question 3

Palpate (v. /adj.)
pal-pate

Answer 3

DEFINITIONS

v. } to examine by touching and feeling an area of a body for medical purposes: Trokon does not look up, so I palpate the abdomen again, stepping my fingers over the edge of the masss, a smooth and hard barrier to my probing hands.

adj. } having a palp(s).

Question 4

Flank (n. / v.)
fleh-nk

Answer 4

DEFINITIONS

n. } the section of flesh on the body between the last rib and the hips; the side.

**n. } **a lateral part or side: the flank of a mountain; an attack on both flanks (left or right side of a military formation)

v. tr } to attack or threaten the side

v. tr } to be placed at the side of: two stone lions flanked the entrance; flanked the driveway with tall shrubs.

Question 5

Bastion (n.)
bass-jen

Answer 5

DEFINITIONS

n. } A fortress that is considered similar to a dence stronghold: you are a bastion of strength.

Question 6

Corrugate (n.)
coh-rue-gate

Answer 6

DEFINITIONS

n. } to shape into folds into parellel and alternating ridges: the ocean rippled and corrugated where sweeping cloud shadows touched it.

Question 7

Bustle (v.)
bust-tle

Question 8

Bygone

Question 9

Pinnacle (n. / v.)
peen-uh-kle

Answer 9

DEFINITIONS

n. } The highest point; summit; tall pointed formation: a moutain’s pinnacle

v. } to put something on a pinnacle

Question 10

Rejoice (v.)
ree-joice

Answer 10

DEFINITIONS

v. } to feel joyful: rejoiced at the news

Question 11

Gaiety (n.)
gay-uh-tee

Answer 11

DEFINITIONS

n. } a state of joyful exuberance or merriment: making preparations for the holiday gaieties

n. } actions that inspire merriment: Notwithstanding all my daughter says in gaiety of heart, she would sooner even relinquish the man she loves…

n. } bright colour or showiness of a dress; finery

Question 12

Vigil (n.)
vurr-jerl

Answer 12

DEFINITIONS

n. } a watch kept during normal sleeping hours

n. } the act or a period of observing; suveillance: So our vigil is mainly a witness to the public about abortion and that we are praying for its end.

n. } the eve of a religious festival observed by staying awake as a devotional exercise: A vigil is planned in his memory for Saturday

Question 13

Aggregate (n. / v. / adj.)
eh-gree-gate

Answer 13

DEFINITIONS

v. / n. / adj. } to gather in a mass, sum or whole: an empire is the aggregate of many states under one head; *aggregate sales in the market. *

adj. } composed of a mixture of minerals

Question 14

Affright (v. / n.)
uh-fright

Answer 14

DEFINITIONS

v. } to arouse fear in: and the day of mine affright is the day you turn away.

adj. } great fear; terror: she felt an instant impression that all had indeed been but a dream; and starting in affright, she exclaimed…

Question 15

Allege (v.)
uh-lege

Answer 15

DEFINITIONS

v. } to affirm without or before proof: but I think they prefer being double-minded over what they allege is narrow-minded.

Question 16

Brevity (n.)
breh-vee-tee

Answer 16

DEFINITIONS

v. } the quality or state of being brief in duration; conciseness: in fact, maybe you should read some Shakespeare and learn that brevity is the soul of wit.

Question 17

Reverie (n.)
reh-vuh-ree

Answer 17

DEFINITIONS

n. } a state of abstracted musing; daydream: I felt caught up in a reverie of years long past.

Question 18

Sagacious (adj.)
suh-gey-cious

Answer 18

DEFINITIONS

adj. } farsighted; keen intellectuall discernment (especially of human motives and actions); keen pratical sense: he was a man of large wealth, and well known as a sagacious financier.

Question 19

Baleful (adj.)
bail-full

Answer 19

DEFINITIONS

adj. } portending evil; ominous: baleful night is spread over timid mortals.

adj. } harmful or malignant intent or effect: He cast the men a baleful look and they all retreated without another word, their faces paling.

Question 20

Balmy (adj.)
balm-ee

Answer 20

DEFINITIONS

adj. } having the quality or soothing fragrance of a balm: balmy weather

adj. } mild and pleasant: a balmy breeze

Question 21

Bandy (v. / n.)
band-ee

Answer 21

DEFINITIONS

v. } to toss or throw back and forth

v. } to give and receive; exchange

v. } to discuss something in a casual or frivolous manner: bandy an idea about

adj. } bowed or bent in an outward curve: bandy legs

Question 22

Baneful (adj.)
bane-full

Answer 22

DEFINITIONS

adj. } causing harm, ruin or death

adj. } having poisonous qualities: baneful consequences

Question 23

Gouge (n. / v.)
go-jh

Answer 23

DEFINITIONS

n. } a chisel with a rounded, troughlike blade

v. } to cut or scoop out with or as if with a gouge: he gouge a small pattern in the sand with his cane

v. } to force out the eye of (a person) with one’s thumb

Question 24

Prowl (v. / n.)
prah-ow

Answer 24

DEFINITIONS

v. } to roam through stealthily, as in search of prey or plunder: prowled the alleys of the city after dark

v. } to rove furtively or with predatory intent: cats prowling through the neighbourhood

idiom. } on the prowl - looking for something: on the h for better jobs

Question 25

**Thistle** (n.) tis-tles

Answer 25

Question 26

**Dilapidate** (v.) dye-lah-pee-date

Answer 26

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **v. }** to bring or fall into a state of partial ruin, decay or disrepair: *If you are left alone, that quality of education you are boasting about will crumble and _dilapidate_.*

Question 27

**Apparition** (n.) uh-peh-puh-ree-shen

Answer 27

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **n. }** a ghostly figure: *This strange _apparition_ is no sooner left behind than two or three more, some smaller, some larger, come into sight; and so on all the way to Cairo.* **n. }** a sudden or unusual sight: the state of being visible: *she knew instantly that the _apparition_ was a sign of destiny*

Question 28

**Epithet** (n.) eh-pee-tet

Answer 28

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **n. }** an adjective, word or phrase used to characterise a person (e.g. rosy-fingered; ... the Great) **n. }** a trem used as a descriptive substitute for the name or a title of the person (e.g. *The Great Emancipator* for Abraham Lincoln)

Question 29

**Abysmal** (adj.) eh-bees-mull

Answer 29

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **adj. }** resembling an abyss in depth; unfathomable: *takes photos of children who live and work in _abysmal_ conditions in Bangladesh.* **adj. }** immeasurable; limitless: *_abysmal_ misery*

Question 30

**Adamantine** (adj.) eh-dah-men-tine

Answer 30

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **adj. }** having the hardness of a diamond **adj. }** unyielding; inflexible: *If there is one dominant trait that emerges from this account, it is _adamantine_ willpower.*

Question 31

**Countenance** (n. / v.) count-tuh-nance

Answer 31

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **n. }** appearace, especially facial expressions:* the question left him with a puzzle* *_countenance_**.* **n. / v. }** an expression indicative of encouragement or of moral support: *the collge administration will not _countenance_ cheating.*

Question 32

**Beatific** (adj.) bee-tee-fick

Answer 32

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **adj. }** showing or producing joy or blessedness: *a _beatific_ smile; a _beatific_ vision*

Question 33

**Flimsy** (adj. / n.) fuh-lim-see

Answer 33

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **adj. }** light, thin and insubstantial: *a _flimsy_ fabric* **adj. }** lacking solidity or strength: *a _filmsy_ table* **adj. }** lacking plausibility; unconvincing: *a _filmsy_ excuse* **n. }** something written on thin paper

Question 34

**Bellicose** (adj.) beh-lee-coast

Answer 34

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **adj. }** warlike or hostle in manner: *What I hate about this that it reinforces the idea that being bellicose is being strong.*

Question 35

**Beguile** (v.) bee-guarl

Answer 35

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **v. }** to deceive; delude: *So simple that a child can love it, yet sophiscated enough to _beguile_ adults* **v. }** to take away from: **v. }** to distract the attention: *I find it hard to work in my office, because my family, the phone, my email and the internet constantly _beguile_ me away from work.* **v. }** to pass (time) pleasantly: *he had no toys, nothing with which to _beguile_ the long and tedious hours* **v. }** to amuse or charm; delight: *Cougar Town rarely fails to _beguile_...*

Question 36

**Benignant** (adj.) bee-night-unt

Answer 36

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **adj. }** favourable; beneficial: *a _benignant_ sovereign* **adj. }** kind and gracious: *the _benignant_ influences of Christianity on the mind*

Question 37

**Beset** (v.) bee-set

Answer 37

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **v. }** to attack from all sides **v. }** to trouble persistently; harass: *the country was _beset_ with economics and cultural changes* **v. }** to surround: *the mountains which _beset_ it round* **v. }** to stud, as with jewels: *your father's street-arab career is _beset_ with disappointments.*

Question 38

**Besotted** (adj.) bee-sotted

Answer 38

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **adj. }** infatuated **adj. }** intellectually or morally blinded: *you may be sme kind of _besotted_ seer who can see certain things, but you can't see everything!* **adj. }** intoxicated: *_besotted_ addiction*

Question 39

**Befit** (v.) bee-fit

Answer 39

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **adj. }** to be suitable or appropriate: *formal attire that _befits_ the occasion.*

Question 40

**Zeal** (n.) zeel

Answer 40

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **n. }** enthusiastic devotion to pursuit anything; passion: *their _zeal_ is expressed by*, *_zealous_ representation*

Question 41

**Bestial** (adj.) bes-tee-el

Answer 41

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **adj. }** beastly **adj. }** marked by brutality: *was that a kind of _bestial_ derision that he detected in those blank grey eyes?* **adj. }** lacking in intelligence or reason: *man's _bestial_ instincts*

Question 42

**Peradventure** (adv. / n.) pear-ah-vent-ure

Answer 42

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **n. }** chance or certainty; doubt: *beyond _peradventure_*

Question 43

**Bibulous** (adj.) bye-bue-lust

Answer 43

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote adj. } marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink: *a _bibulous_ poets*; *a _bibulous_ evening* adj. } very absorbent, like paper or soil: *As this worked out to nearly three bottles a day, only a very large family—or an exceedingly _bibulous_ small one—or an exceedingly bibulous small one*

Question 44

**Bigot** (n.) bee-gert

Answer 44

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **n. }** One who is devoted to his or her own opinions or prejudices that they are intolerant of other people's opinions.

Question 45

**Contempt** (n.) con-tempt

Answer 45

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **n. }** the attitude or regarding someone as inferior and worthless: *in hindsight, my _contempt_ is actually mixed with pity.* **n. }** the state of being despised or dishonoured

Question 46

**Recriminate** (v.) reh-cree-mee-nayt

Answer 46

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **v }** to counter one accusation with another

Question 47

**Hindsight** (n.) hai-nn-sight

Answer 47

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **n. }** perception of significance and nature of events after they have occurred; afterthought: *does she sees things any differently in _hindsight_?*

Question 48

**Apparel** (n. / v.) eh-peh-rell

Answer 48

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **n. }** clothing, especially outer garments **n. }** a covering or adornment: *trees with their _apparel_ of foliage* **v. }** to clothe or adorn

Question 49

**Indolence** (n.) in-duh-lance

Answer 49

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **n. }** habitual laziness; sloth: *I viewed with regret the many hours I have spent in _indolence_...*

Question 50

**Blanch** (v.) blah-anch

Answer 50

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **v. }** to take the colour from; bleach: **v. }** to whiten (a plant, metal): **v. }** to scald (almonds, food) in order to loosen the skin **v. }** to cause or turn white or pale: *their faces _blanched_ in terror*

Question 51

**Blatant** (adj.)

Answer 51

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **adj. }** unpleasantly loud and noisy: **adj. }** totally or offensively obstrusive: *a _blatant_ lie*

Question 52

**Discourse** (n. / v.) dis-course

Answer 52

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **n. }** verbal expression in speech or writing **n. }** conversation: *how it shapes our _discourse_ is a worthy topic of consideration.* **n. }** to speak or write formally and at length: *academic _discourse_* **v. }** to engage in conversation or discuss

Question 53

**Audacity** (n.)

Answer 53

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **n. }** fearless daring: *his _audacity_ was the only thing that saved me: his amused smile put me on my mettle, and I ripped out a perfectly good scallop before I answered.* **n. }** bold or insolent of restraints.

Question 54

**Blazon** (v. / n.)

Answer 54

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **v. }** to describe a coat of arms in proper terms: blazoned shield **v. }** to adorn or embellish with or as if with a coat of arms: *the stars and moons and suns _blazoned_ on that sacred wall* **v. }** to proclaim widely **n. }** a coat of arms

Question 55

**Bleak** (adj. / n.)

Answer 55

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote adj. } gloomy and somber: *life in the Aran Islands has always been _bleak_ and difficult.* adj. } providing no encouragement; depressing: *a _bleak_ prospect* adj. } cold and cutting, raw: *_bleak_ winds of Notyh Atlantic* adj. } exposed to elements; *unsheltered and barren: the _bleak_, treeless regions of the high Andes*

Question 56

**Condolence** (n.)

Answer 56

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **n. }** sympathy with a person who has experienced pain, grief or misfortune: *paid a visit of _condolence_ to the grieving family*

Question 57

**Blight** (n. / v.)

Answer 57

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **n. }** numerous plant diseases resulting into sudden wilting **n. }** an extremely adverse environmental condition, such as air pollution. **v. }** to cause a plant to blight **v. }** to have a deleterious effect on

Question 58

**Partisan** (n. / adj.) par-tee-sen

Answer 58

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **n. }** a memmber of an organised body of fighters who attack or harrass an enemy, especially within occupied territory. **adj. }** to have characteristics of a partisan

Question 59

**Blithe** (adj.)

Answer 59

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **adj. }** carefree and lighthearted **adj. }** lacking or showing a lack of due concern: spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation

Question 60

**Rustic** (adj. / n.)

Answer 60

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **adj. }** of relating to typical country life or country people:* the peasant girl, who was quite a _rustic_ from the fields* **adj. }** lacking refinement or elegance **adj. }** charmingly simple or unsophisicated: *These aromatic leaves of the sweet-fern are frequently used in _rustic_ practice to stop bleeding* **adj. }** made of unfinished or roughly finished wood: *_rustic_ furniture* **adj. }** having a rough or textured appearance: *_rustic_ wooden chair*

Question 61

**Bluster** (v. / n.)

Answer 61

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **v. / n. }** to blow in loud, violent gust; tumutuous; blowing boisterously: **v. / n. }** to speak in a arrogant and bullying manner: *We act with _bluster_ and ego and forsake integrity.* **v. / n. }** to force or bully wit swaggering threats:* Beneath your _bluster_ is a lack of respect for the truth.*

Question 62

**Boon** (n. / adj.)

Answer 62

DEFINITIONS ## Footnote **n. }** a benefit bestowed, especially one bestowed upon request **n. }** a timely blessing or benefit: *a brisk breeze is a _boon_ to sailors.* **adj. }** convival; jolly; favourable: *a _boon_ companion to all*