OFOCN-part 2

Question 1

braggart

Answer 1

(noun) a person who boasts loudly or exaggeratedly.

Question 2

sadistic

Answer 2

(adj.) the deriving of sexual gratification from inflicting pain on others.

Question 3

ineffectual

Answer 3

(adj.) having no effect or an inadequate effect.

Question 4

matriarchy

Answer 4

(noun) a social system in which the mother is head of the family.

Question 5

notorious

Answer 5

(adj.) known widely and usually unfavorably

Question 6

deduce

Answer 6

(verb) to reach a conclusion by reasoning.

Question 7

withered

Answer 7

(adj.) shriveled or faded from or as if from loss of moisture or sustenance.

Question 8

maudlin

Answer 8

(adj.) effusively or tearfully sentimental

Question 9

folio

Answer 9

(noun) a large sheet of paper folded, making two leaves or four pages of a book.

Question 10

dingbat

Answer 10

(noun) an empty-headed or silly person

Question 11

ample

Answer 11

(adj.)of large or great size, amount, extent, or capacity.

Question 12

scour

Answer 12

(verb) to clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously.

Question 13

bile

Answer 13

(noun) a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.

Question 14

vulnerable

Answer 14

(adj.) susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation.

Question 15

suspicious

Answer 15

(adj.) arousing or apt to arouse suspicion; questionable

Question 16

fidget

Answer 16

(verb) to behave or move nervously or restlessly.

Question 17

latrine

Answer 17

(noun) a communal toilet of a type often used in a camp or barracks.

Question 18

scaffolding

Answer 18

(noun) a temporary arrangement erected around a building.

Question 19

assert

Answer 19

(adj.) to state or express positively

Question 20

gurney

Answer 20

(noun) a metal stretcher with wheeled legs, used for transporting patients.