Old Book 2, Deck 1

Question 1

pathetic

Answer 1

(adj.) in poor or miserable condition; wretched.

Question 2

lenient

Answer 2

(adj.) going easy; not strict.

Question 3

prevalent

Answer 3

(adj.) dominant, very common.

Question 4

burnish

Answer 4

(adj.) polish (something) by rubbing.

Question 5

belligerent

Answer 5

(adj.) antagonistic, hostile, aggressive.

Question 6

persevere

Answer 6

(v.) to continue (through a struggle); persist.

Question 7

epoch

Answer 7

(n.) a period of time in history or a person’s life.

Question 8

antiquity

Answer 8

(n.) ancient times

Question 9

egress

Answer 9

(n.) exit; a means of leaving.

Question 10

ingress

Answer 10

(n.) entrance; a means of entry.

Question 11

discreet

Answer 11

(adsj.) careful and circumspect in one’s speech or actions,

careful, curcumspect

Question 12

pragmatic

Answer 12

(adj.)dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a practical way, sensible, commonsensical

Question 13

deviate

Answer 13

(V) depart from an established course, stray from

Question 14

mar

Answer 14

(V) impair the appearance of; disfigure

Question 15

facsimile

Answer 15

(N) an exact copy, especially of written or printed material

Question 16

null

Answer 16

(adj) having no legal or binding force; invalid.

Question 17

concise

Answer 17

(adj) giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive, pithy, succinct

Question 18

repudiate

Answer 18

(V) refuse to accept or be associated with, reject, renounce

Question 19

bough

Answer 19

(N) a big branch

Question 20

astute

Answer 20

having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage, shrewd