List 5

Question 1

Adversary

Answer 1

one who resists or opposes

Question 2

Adversity

Answer 2

force negatively affecting one’s well being

Question 3

advocate

Answer 3

speak in favor of

Question 4

aesthetic

Answer 4

dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful

Question 5

astute

Answer 5

characterized by good judgment and clear sightedness

Question 6

bolster

Answer 6

support or prop up

Question 7

coercion

Answer 7

use of force to compel someone to obey

Question 8

cogent

Answer 8

strongly appealing to reason; we’ll argued

Question 9

coherence

Answer 9

logical consistency; quality of sticking together

Question 10

cohesion

Answer 10

tendency to keep together

Question 11

depravity

Answer 11

extreme corruption

Question 12

deprecate

Answer 12

express strong disapproved of; protest against; belittle

Question 13

deride

Answer 13

laugh at scornfully; make fun of

Question 14

derivative

Answer 14

lacking in originality

Question 15

doctrine

Answer 15

a teaching or belief in general; a particular principle (religious, legal, etc) being taught

Question 16

document

Answer 16

create a detailed record; provide written evidence to support statement

Question 17

dogmatic

Answer 17

positive in asserting one’s opinion (especially when it’s unwarranted)

Question 18

dormant

Answer 18

marked by lack of activity; temporarily quiet, as if sleeping

Question 19

emulate

Answer 19

attempt to equal or out due

Question 20

endorse

Answer 20

give support to

Question 21

enhance

Answer 21

make more attractive or effective

Question 22

enigma

Answer 22

puzzling or unexplainable situation or even

Question 23

flippant

Answer 23

lacking proper seriousness

Question 24

gravity

Answer 24

seriousness or critical nature

Question 25

heresy

Answer 25

opinion contrary to popular belief or to accepted religion

Question 26

hierarchy

Answer 26

arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body organized into ranks

Question 27

implement

Answer 27

put into effect

Question 28

impudence

Answer 28

state of bold or contemptuous disregard for others

Question 29

inadvertently

Answer 29

in a manner exhibiting a lack of attention

Question 30

inane

Answer 30

lacking a point or sense

Question 31

lassitude

Answer 31

feeling or state of weariness or listlessness

Question 32

laud

Answer 32

give praise to

Question 33

misanthrope

Answer 33

one who hates or mistrusts mankind

Question 34

miserly

Answer 34

marked by stinginess and greed

Question 35

misnomer

Answer 35

wrong name or incorrect designation

Question 36

officious

Answer 36

excessively pushy in offering one’s services

Question 37

ominous

Answer 37

having an alarming character that threatens evil

Question 38

opaque

Answer 38

not transparent

Question 39

opportunist

Answer 39

individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of “opportunities”

Question 40

perfunctory

Answer 40

lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; not thorough

Question 41

peripheral

Answer 41

related to the surface or outer part; of minor importance

Question 42

pernicious

Answer 42

very destructive

Question 43

recount

Answer 43

give a detailed account

Question 44

rectify

Answer 44

set right

Question 45

redundant

Answer 45

excessively wordy; more than needed

Question 46

somber

Answer 46

dark and gloomy; depressing in nature

Question 47

soporific

Answer 47

marked by or inducing sleepiness

Question 48

specious

Answer 48

seemingly reasonable but incorrect; superficially plausible