List 35

Question 1

Reside

Answer 1

v. to live in a particular place; to exist or be present

Question 2

Sagacity

Answer 2

n. wisdom, sound judgement, intelligence

Question 3

Secure

Answer 3

adj/v. safe or firm; to obtain after a lot of effort

Question 4

Sequence

Answer 4

n. the order in which things happen or should happen

Question 5

Shared

Answer 5

adj. hold in common,
mutual

Question 6

Soloist

Answer 6

n. a musician or dancer who performs alone

Question 7

Spur

Answer 7

v. to encourage somebody to do something; to incite or stimulate; an incentive

Question 8

Steel

Answer 8

n. a very strong metal

Question 9

Substance

Answer 9

n. a material of a particular kind; the quality of being meaningful, useful, or important; material element, ingredient

Question 10

Surrender

Answer 10

v. to give up; yield

Question 10

Sweltering

Answer 10

adj. extremely hot and humid; boiling, scorching

Question 11

Taboo

Answer 11

n. social practice that is prohibited or restricted

Question 12

Undulate

Answer 12

adj/v. adj. having a wavy surface v. to move in a smooth wavelike motion

Question 13

Upbraid

Answer 13

v. express criticism towards; scold, reproach

Question 14

Verge

Answer 14

n. an edge, border, brink, boundary

Question 15

Acquittal

Answer 15

v. a judgment that a person is not guilty; release, discharge

Question 16

Admirable

Answer 16

adj. deserving praise, admiration, commendable, worthy

Question 17

Admire

Answer 17

v. adore, respect, esteem

Question 18

Antithetical

Answer 18

adj. directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible

Question 19

Barley

Answer 19

n. a type of grain

Question 20

Barometer

Answer 20

n. an instrument for measuring air pressure to show when the weather will change

Question 21

Bawl

Answer 21

v. to cry loudly; to shout loudly in an angry way; cry, wail, weep

Question 22

Bite

Answer 22

v/n. a small piece of food that you can bite from a larger piece; a small amount of food; a small meal; bit, taste, nibble

Question 23

Buoyancy

Answer 23

n. ability to float; a feeling of cheerfulness

Question 24

Clam

Answer 24

n. a shellfish that can be eaten; a person who does not like to talk much

Question 25

Concertmaster

Answer 25

n. the first-chair violinist of a symphony orchestra

Question 26

Conductive

Answer 26

adj. having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound

Question 27

Coordination

Answer 27

n. The ability to use different body parts together well

Question 28

Corral

Answer 28

n. a fenced area for horses, cows, etc. on a farm or ranch; cage, enclose

Question 29

Covetous

Answer 29

adj. having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has

Question 30

Damage

Answer 30

n/v. To damage something means to cause it to become less good, pleasant, or successful; harm, injury, impair

Question 31

Diatonic

Answer 31

adj. relating to the notes of a major or minor scale

Question 32

Doubtless

Answer 32

adj. without doubt, surely undoubtedly

Question 33

Downplay

Answer 33

v. to understate the importance of something; to make people think that something is less important than it really is

Question 34

Effusion

Answer 34

n. the act of flowing out; outpouring of words or feelings; the expression of feelings in an exaggerated way

Question 35

Emu

Answer 35

n. a large Australian bird that cannot fly

Question 36

Epic

Answer 36

n. a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds or a nation's history grand, classic, heroic

Question 37

Equal

Answer 37

adj/n/v. having the same value; identical, equivalent, uniform

Question 38

Erudition

Answer 38

n. great academic knowledge; knowledge, sophistication

Question 39

Exact

Answer 39

v/adj. to demand and get something from somebody; correct in every detail

Question 40

Excel

Answer 40

v. to be very good at doing something; outshine, surpass, outdo

Question 41

Exorbitance

Answer 41

n. being beyond reasonable or proper limits; excessive

Question 42

Falsehood

Answer 42

n. a lie; the state of not being true or telling a lie

Question 43

Filth

Answer 43

n. any very dirty and unpleasant substance

Question 44

Flare

Answer 44

n. to burn brightly, but usually for only a short time or not steadily; flash, flicker, sparkle

Question 45

Fleck

Answer 45

n. a small mark or spot; spot, speck, freckle

Question 46

Folklore

Answer 46

n. the traditions and stories of a country or community; legend, myth, tale

Question 47

Gentle

Answer 47

adj. kind, mild, and calm

Question 48

Grudge

Answer 48

n/v. v. to resent for having; n. a deep-seated feeling of resentment

Question 49

Guest

Answer 49

n/v. a person that you have invited to your house or to a particular event that you are paying for; visitor

Question 50

Guffaw

Answer 50

n. a loud and boisterous laugh

Question 51

Hateful

Answer 51

adj. extremely bad or unpleasant; detestable, repulsive, intolerable

Question 52

Hole

Answer 52

n/v. an opening

Question 53

Hollow

Answer 53

n/adj/v. having nothing inside; not solid

Question 54

Horseman

Answer 54

n. a man who rides a horse

Question 55

Hymm

Answer 55

n. a song of praise or joy

Question 56

Identify

Answer 56

v. to recognize, distinguish

Question 57

Idiom

Answer 57

n. a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words; proverb

Question 58

Idolatry

Answer 58

n. the worship of a physical object as a god; worship, adoration, admiration

Question 59

Increase

Answer 59

n/v. to make larger; to add to