list 9

Question 1

addled

Answer 1

confused and vague; used especially of thinking; (of eggs) no longer edible

Question 2

agnostic

Answer 2

uncertain of all claims to knowledge; of or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticism; noun a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist); someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something

Question 3

antiquated

Answer 3

adj. so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

Question 4

bask

Answer 4

verb be exposed; derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

Question 5

betrothed

Answer 5

adj. pledged to be married; noun the person to whom you are engaged

Question 6

collusion

Answer 6

noun secret agreement; agreement on a secret plot

Question 7

curtail

Answer 7

verb place restrictions on; terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

Question 8

denigrate

Answer 8

verb charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; cause to seem less serious; play down

Question 9

despot

Answer 9

noun a cruel and oppressive dictator

Question 10

duress

Answer 10

noun compulsory force or threat

Question 11

effigy

Answer 11

noun a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)

Question 12

estranged

Answer 12

adj. caused to be unloved

Question 13

falter

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noun the act of pausing uncertainly; verb move hesitatingly, as if about to give way; be unsure or weak; speak haltingly; walk unsteadily

Question 14

fluster

Answer 14

noun a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset; verb cause to be nervous or upset; be flustered; behave in a confused manner

Question 15

gape

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noun a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open); an expression of openmouthed astonishment; verb be wide open; look with amazement; look stupidly

Question 16

haphazard

Answer 16

adj. marked by great carelessness; dependent upon or characterized by chance; adv. without care; in a slapdash manner

Question 17

hiatus

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noun a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript); a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure; an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

Question 18

imminent

Answer 18

adj. close in time; about to occur

Question 19

incite

Answer 19

verb provoke or stir up; urge on; cause to act; give an incentive for action

Question 20

invidious

Answer 20

adj. containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice

Question 21

lurch

Answer 21

noun an unsteady uneven gait; the act of moving forward suddenly; abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage); verb defeat by a lurch; move abruptly; move slowly and unsteadily; walk as if unable to control one’s movements; loiter about, with no apparent aim

Question 22

mangy

Answer 22

adj. having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap

Question 23

maverick

Answer 23

adj. independent in behavior or thought; noun an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it; someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

Question 24

morose

Answer 24

adj. showing a brooding ill humor

Question 25

nefarious

Answer 25

adj. extremely wicked

Question 26

obligatory

Answer 26

adj. morally or legally constraining or binding; required by obligation or compulsion or convention

Question 27

paragon

Answer 27

noun an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept; model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

Question 28

pied

Answer 28

adj. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

Question 29

precipice

Answer 29

noun a very steep cliff

Question 30

prolix

Answer 30

adj. tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length

Question 31

proviso

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noun a stipulated condition

Question 32

quandary

Answer 32

noun state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options; a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

Question 33

rabid

Answer 33

adj. of or infected by rabies; marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
recant - verb formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

Question 34

ribald

Answer 34

adj. humorously vulgar; noun a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language

Question 35

sedulous

Answer 35

adj. marked by care and persistent effort

Question 36

shard

Answer 36

noun a broken piece of a brittle artifact

Question 37

tryst

Answer 37

noun a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex; a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)

Question 38

usurp

Answer 38

verb take the place of; seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one’s right or possession

Question 39

variegated

Answer 39

adj. having a variety of colors

Question 40

recant

Answer 40

verb formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure