list 2

Question 1

affectation

Answer 1

adj- done or chosen without a reason

Question 2

arbitrary

Answer 2

adj- done or chosen without a reason; random

Question 3

abdicate

Answer 3

v- to decline or reject a powerful position, such as a kingship

Question 4

beseech

Answer 4

v- to bed or plead

Question 5

censorious

Answer 5

adj- finding fault; judging harshly

Question 6

consensus

Answer 6

n- an opinion that is agreed upon by all members of a group of people

Question 7

cudgel

Answer 7

n- a short, thick blunt weapon; a club

Question 8

despite

Answer 8

prep- in spite of

Question 9

effrontery

Answer 9

n- boldness; audacity

Question 10

fealty

Answer 10

n- loyalty; fidelity

Question 11

hesitant

Answer 11

adj- lacking decisiveness; uncertain or unwilling to make a decision

Question 12

inaudible

Answer 12

adj- unable to be heard

Question 13

lithe

Answer 13

adj- moving or bending easily; graceful and fluid in motion

Question 14

metamorphosis

Answer 14

n- a change in form or shape, often from one stage of development to another

Question 15

nocturnal

Answer 15

adj- belonging to, occurring in, or related to the night time

Question 16

opulence

Answer 16

n- riches or affluence, especially as shown by expensive or ostentatious possession or lifestyle

Question 17

partition

Answer 17

n- something which separates two parts or areas

Question 18

phonetic

Answer 18

adj- of, relating to, or representing the sounds of speech

Question 19

prolong

Answer 19

v- to make something last longer, to extend a period of time

Question 20

reckless

Answer 20

adj- careless or unwise, unheeding of danger

Question 21

rigor

Answer 21

n- a harsh or stern rigidity; unyielding

Question 22

somnolent

Answer 22

adj- drowsy or inclined to sleep

Question 23

tenacious

Answer 23

adj- stubborn; holding fast to a belief or goal

Question 24

umbrage

Answer 24

n- resentment based on a feeling of having been injured

Question 25

veto

Answer 25

n- the action of the president of the united states, according to the provision in the constitution, to reject a law passed by congress