List 1 (30 words)

Question 1

Abash

Answer 1

To embarrass

Question 2

Abhor

Answer 2

To hate very much

Question 3

Affable

Answer 3

Friendly

Question 4

Accost

Answer 4

To approach and speak to someone

Question 5

Banal

Answer 5

Unoriginal

Question 6

Beget

Answer 6

To bring into existence, create (usually child)

Question 7

Belie

Answer 7

To give a false impression of

Question 8

Bemused

Answer 8

Confused

Question 9

Bequest

Answer 9

A legacy

Question 10

Cacophony

Answer 10

Harsh-sounding mixture of sounds

Question 11

Cadence

Answer 11

Rhythm

Question 12

Callow

Answer 12

Immature

Question 13

Capricious

Answer 13

Unpredictable

Question 14

Chagrin

Answer 14

Humiliation

Question 15

Clemency

Answer 15

Mercy

Question 16

Conciliatory

Answer 16

Making peace

Question 17

Daunt

Answer 17

To intimidate

Question 18

Decadent

Answer 18

Moral decline

Question 19

Digress

Answer 19

To stray from the main subject

Question 20

Denizen

Answer 20

Inhabitant

Question 21

Discreet

Answer 21

Careful in one’s speech and actions

Question 22

Disdain

Answer 22

The feeling that someone is unworthy of one’s respect

Question 23

Distend

Answer 23

To swell

Question 24

Dogmatic

Answer 24

Arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas

Question 25

Ebullient

Answer 25

Full of energy, cheerful

Question 26

Eclectic

Answer 26

Choosing the best from many sources

Question 27

Elicit

Answer 27

To bring out

Question 28

Encroach

Answer 28

To intrude on

Question 29

Edify

Answer 29

To enlighten

Question 30

Endemic

Answer 30

Native