List 5

Question 1

conjecture

Answer 1

an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

Question 2

glib

Answer 2

(of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow

Question 3

herbivorous

Answer 3

an animal that gets its energy from eating plants, and only plants

Question 4

heyday

Answer 4

the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime; high spirits

Question 5

idyllic

Answer 5

(especially of a time or place) like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque

Question 6

illusion

Answer 6

the state or fact of being intellectually deceived or misled

Question 7

inveterate

Answer 7

having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change

Question 8

liability

Answer 8

the state of being responsible for something, especially by law

Question 9

lithe

Answer 9

(especially of a person’s body) thin, supple, and graceful

Question 10

lucre

Answer 10

money, especially when regarded as sordid or distasteful or gained in a dishonorable way

Question 11

lugubrious

Answer 11

looking or sounding sad and dismal

Question 12

matting

Answer 12

material used for mats, especially coarse fabric woven from a natural fiber

Question 13

mesa

Answer 13

an isolated flat-topped hill with steep sides, found in landscapes with horizontal strata; table

Question 14

node

Answer 14

a point at which lines or pathways intersect or branch; a central or connecting point;

Question 15

nonplus

Answer 15

surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react

Question 16

nosegay

Answer 16

a small bunch of flowers, typically one that is sweet-scented.

Question 17

notation

Answer 17

a series or system of written symbols used to represent numbers, amounts, or elements in something such as music or mathematics; a note or annotation.

Question 18

ogre

Answer 18

(in folklore) a man-eating giant; cruel or terrifying person

Question 19

oligarchy

Answer 19

a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.

Question 20

omen

Answer 20

an event regarded as a portent of good or evil

Question 21

onerous

Answer 21

(of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome

Question 22

oppress

Answer 22

keep (someone) in subservience and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority; cause (someone) to feel distressed, anxious, or uncomfortable

Question 23

opulence

Answer 23

great wealth or luxuriousness

Question 24

oracular

Answer 24

relating to an oracle; (of an utterance, advice, etc.) hard to interpret; enigmatic

Question 25

orbit

Answer 25

the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution; the state of being on or moving in an orbit.

Question 26

organic

Answer 26

relating to or derived from living matter.

Question 27

orifice

Answer 27

an opening, as of a pipe or tube, or one in the body, such as a nostril or the anus.

Question 28

ornate

Answer 28

made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns

Question 29

orthography

Answer 29

the study of spelling and how letters combine to represent sounds and form words

Question 30

ossify

Answer 30

turn into bone or bony tissue; cease developing; be stagnant or rigid.