LOF

Question 1

Specious

Answer 1

Adjective
superficially plausible, but actually wrong.

Question 2

effulgence

Answer 2

noun
the quality of shining brightly

Question 3

enmity

Answer 3

noun
the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.

Question 4

decorous

Answer 4

adjective
in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained.

Question 5

indignation

Answer 5

noun
anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Question 6

hiatus

Answer 6

noun
a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process.

Question 7

ebullience

Answer 7

noun
the quality of being cheerful and full of energy; exuberance.

Question 8

recrimination

Answer 8

noun
an accusation in response to one from someone else.

Question 9

tumult

Answer 9

noun
a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.

Question 10

furtive

Answer 10

adjective
attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would

Question 11

Inscrutable

Answer 11

adjective
impossible to understand or interpret.

Question 12

incredulous

Answer 12

adjective
feeling or showing an inability to believe something

Question 13

belligerence

Answer 13

Noun
aggressive or warlike behavior

Question 14

chastisement

Answer 14

noun
severe criticism; a rebuke or strong reprimand

Question 15

incursion

Answer 15

noun
an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one.

Question 16

disinclination

Answer 16

noun
a reluctance or lack of enthusiasm

Question 17

derisive

Answer 17

Adjective
expressing contempt or ridicule.

Question 18

discursive

Answer 18

Adjective
digressing from subject to subject.

Question 19

incantation

Answer 19

noun
a series of words said as a magic spell or charm.

Question 20

interminable

Answer 20

adjective
endless

Question 21

tremulously

Answer 21

Adverb
shaking or quivering slightly.

Question 22

leviathan

Answer 22

Noun
(in biblical use) a sea monster, identified in different passages with the whale and the crocodile

Question 23

decorum

Answer 23

noun
behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety.

Question 24

apprehension

Answer 24

noun
anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

Question 25

sagely

Answer 25

adverb in a profoundly wise manner.

Question 26

antagonism

Answer 26

noun active hostility or opposition.

Question 27

impervious

Answer 27

adjective not allowing fluid to pass through.

Question 28

bravado

Answer 28

noun a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate.

Question 29

contemptuous

Answer 29

adjective manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval

Question 30

cynicism

Answer 30

noun an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; skepticism.

Question 31

indignity

Answer 31

noun treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one's dignity.

Question 32

iridescent

Answer 32

adjective showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles.

Question 33

corpulent

Answer 33

adjective fat

Question 34

parody

Answer 34

noun an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

Question 35

succulent

Answer 35

adjective (of food) tender, juicy, and tasty.

Question 36

gesticulating

Answer 36

verb use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words

Question 37

stricken

Answer 37

Verb past participle of strike (sense 2 of the verb sense 7 of the verb)

Question 38

convulsively

Answer 38

adverb to do it in an irregular, jerky way

Question 39

torrid

Answer 39

adjective very hot and dry.

Question 40

luminous

Answer 40

adjective full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark.

Question 41

myopia

Answer 41

noun nearsightedness

Question 42

propitiatingly

Answer 42

adverb In a propitiating manner

Question 43

truculent

Answer 43

adjective eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.

Question 44

inimical

Answer 44

adjective tending to obstruct or harm.

Question 45

ululation

Answer 45

verb gerund or present participle: ululating

Question 46

crepitation

Answer 46

noun a crackling or rattling sound.