Part 4

Question 1

Maudlin

Answer 1

overly sentimental

Question 2

mendicant

Answer 2

beggar

Question 3

mereticious

Answer 3

falsely attractive

Question 4

spurning

Answer 4

reject with disdain or contempt

Question 5

meandering

Answer 5

indirect; roundabout

Question 6

militant

Answer 6

to operate against; work against

Question 7

missive

Answer 7

a written note or letter (message)

Question 8

molt

Answer 8

to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically

Question 9

monastic

Answer 9

extremely plain or secluded; austere; as in a monastery

Question 10

nadir

Answer 10

lowest point

Question 11

neologism

Answer 11

new word or expression

Question 12

nettle

Answer 12

to irritate

Question 13

nuance

Answer 13

a subtle expression

Question 14

numismatics

Answer 14

coin collecting

Question 15

officious

Answer 15

too helpful; meddlesome; interfering

Question 16

opine

Answer 16

to express an opinion

Question 17

ossify

Answer 17

changed into bone; to become hardened

Question 18

ostensible

Answer 18

apparent

Question 19

palatial

Answer 19

relating to a palace; magnificent

Question 20

pallid

Answer 20

lacking color or liveliness

Question 21

panache

Answer 21

flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve

Question 22

panoply

Answer 22

impressive array

Question 23

pare

Answer 23

to trim off excess; to reduce

Question 24

parley

Answer 24

discussion; usually between enemies

Question 25

parry

Answer 25

to ward off or deflect; esp by a quick-witted answer

Question 26

pecadillo

Answer 26

minor sin or offense