List One

Question 1

Explicit adj.

Answer 1

Fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing implies

Question 2

Implicit adj.

Answer 2

Implies or understood though not directly expressed

Question 3

Assiduous adj

Answer 3

Constant in application or attention; diligent

Question 4

Transience n

Answer 4

The state or quality of being transparent, impermanence

Question 5

Acuity n

Answer 5

Acuteness of vision or perception; keenness, sharpness

Question 6

Discriminate v

Answer 6

Able to see or make fine distinctions; discerning

Question 7

Ellipses n

Answer 7

Omission of a word or phrase (…)

Question 8

Gaudy adj

Answer 8

Showy but cheap, showy in a tasteless or vulgar way

Question 9

Pernicious adj

Answer 9

Tending to cause death or serious injury, deadly, fatal

Question 10

Incisive adj

Answer 10

Penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation, keen

Question 11

Whimsical adj

Answer 11

Determined by or marked by whom or caprice, fanciful

Question 12

Simplistic adj

Answer 12

Oversimplified

Question 13

Advent n

Answer 13

Arrival especially of something extremely important

Question 14

Stricture n

Answer 14

Restraint limit or restriction

Question 15

Acquiescence n

Answer 15

Passive assent or agreement without protest, consent

Question 16

Opulent adj

Answer 16

Possessing or exhibiting great wealth

Question 17

Caustic adj

Answer 17

Capable of burning corroding or dissolving

Question 18

Innate adj

Answer 18

Possessed as an essential characteristic

Question 19

Depravity n

Answer 19

Moral corruption or degradation

Question 20

Juxtapose v.

Answer 20

To place side by side for comparison or contrast