LCTM

Question 1

mien

Answer 1

a person’s look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood.

“he has a cautious, academic mien”

Question 2

certitude

Answer 2

absolute certainty or conviction that something is the case.

“the question may never be answered with certitude”

Question 3

emissary

Answer 3

a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.

J.M.’s emissaries were greeted with hostility

Question 4

laconic

Answer 4

(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.

“his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic”

Question 5

egghead

Answer 5

A person who is considered intellectually gifted in the field of academics.

LCTM employed a team of eggheads

Question 6

apocryphal

Answer 6

(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.

“an apocryphal story about a former president”

Question 7

quaint

Answer 7

attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

“quaint country cottages”

Question 8

flounder

Answer 8

struggle mentally; show or feel great confusion.

“she floundered, not knowing quite what to say”

Question 9

surmise

Answer 9

suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.

“he surmised that something must be wrong”

Question 10

cloister

Answer 10

seclude or shut up in or as if in a convent or monastery.

“the monastery was where the Brothers would cloister
themselves to meditate”

Question 11

squalid

Answer 11

(of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

“the squalid, overcrowded prison”

Question 12

giddy

Answer 12

disorienting and alarming, but exciting.

“he has risen to the giddy heights of master”

Question 13

bolted

Answer 13

A way of saying you’re leaving. Usually used when you need to leave quickly, i.e. ‘i’m out’

‘fool, she hella bolted out of 7th period.’

Question 14

auspicious

Answer 14

conducive to success; favorable.

“it was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election”

Question 15

gaudy

Answer 15

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

“silver bows and gaudy ribbons”

Question 16

bucaneer

Answer 16

(pirate) a daring, adventurous, and sometimes reckless person, especially in business.

“a shrewd and buccaneering businessman”

Question 17

swarthy

Answer 17

dark-skinned.

“she looked frail standing next to her strong and swarthy brother”

Question 18

voluble

Answer 18

speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently.

“she was as voluble as her husband was silent”

Question 19

raconteur

Answer 19

a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.

Scholes is a swarthy and voluble raconteur.

Question 20

bravura

Answer 20

great technical skill and brilliance shown in a performance or activity. (syn: virtuoso, masterly)

“the recital ended with a blazing display of bravura”

Question 21

madcap

Answer 21

amusingly eccentric.

“a surreal, madcap novel”

Question 22

comatose

Answer 22

adjective for coma.

“she had been comatose for seven months”

Question 23

providential

Answer 23

occurring at a favorable time; opportune.

“thanks to that providential snowstorm, the attack had been repulsed”

Question 24

provident

Answer 24

making or indicative of timely preparation for the future.

“she had learned to be provident”

Question 25

acrimonious

Answer 25

(typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter.

“an acrimonious dispute about wages”

Question 26

cachet

Answer 26

the state of being respected or admired; prestige.

“J.M. wanted more cachet than his arbitrageurs, he wanted an edge.”

Question 27

vaunt

Answer 27

boast about or praise (something), especially excessively.

“the much vaunted information superhighway”

Question 28

chortle

Answer 28

laugh in a breathy, gleeful way; chuckle.

“he chortled at his own pun”

Question 29

nuzzle up

Answer 29

to rub its nose against someone or something

The dog nuzzled up against my leg, wanting to be friends.

Question 30

tryst

Answer 30

a private, romantic rendezvous between lovers.

“a moonlight tryst”

Question 31

hanky panky

Answer 31

Anything which can happen between a couple.

Hey you two! Remember: no hanky panky in the backseat!

Question 32

banter

Answer 32

the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.

“there was much singing and good-natured banter”

Question 33

parcel out

Answer 33

Fig. to divide up and send or give away people or things.

Carla parceled all the uniforms out so everyone would have one to wear for the parade.

Question 34

swing for the fences

Answer 34

give all you’ve got. (baseball)

“And Ruth was able to hit more homers than some entire teams because he played the game differently – he swung for the fences at every bat.”

Question 35

over a barrel

Answer 35

in a helpless position; at someone’s mercy.

LTCM put the banks over a barrel.

Question 36

wrought

Answer 36

Put together; created.

a carefully wrought plan.

Question 37

pore over

Answer 37

to look over something carefully.

She pored over the reports, looking for errors.

Question 38

in hock

Answer 38

in debt.

After buying the luxury car, Bob was in hock for years.

Question 39

ballyhoo

Answer 39

extravagant publicity or fuss.

“after all the ballyhoo, the film was a flop”

Question 40

hosed

Answer 40

utterly and undoubtedly affixiated in a troublesome situation (syn: Jacked, screwed, fucked)

“we got hosed tommy, we got hosed”

Question 41

trifle

Answer 41

a thing of little value or importance.

“we needn’t trouble the headmaster over such trifles”

Question 42

unnerve

Answer 42

make (someone) lose courage or confidence.

“the bleakness of his gaze unnerved her”

Question 43

tonic

Answer 43

a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigor or well-being.

“being needed is a tonic for someone at my age”

Question 44

argot

Answer 44

the jargon or slang of a particular group or class.

“teenage argot”