Petersons

Question 0

Rapacious

Answer 0

Always wanting more money, possessions, etc.

Question 1

Astute

Answer 1

Having or showing the ability to notice and understand things clearly

Question 2

Indomitable

Answer 2

Impossible to defeat or discourage

Question 3

Turpitude

Answer 3

Baseness, depravity

Question 4

Impudent

Answer 4

Very rude, failing to show proper respect and courtesy

Question 5

Insolent

Answer 5

Rude or impolite

Question 6

Equivocal

Answer 6

Having 2 possible meanings, not easily understood or explained

Question 7

Paucity

Answer 7

Scarcity, small number

Question 8

Profligate

Answer 8

Wildly extravagant, recklessly wasteful

Question 9

Discriminating

Answer 9

Perceptive, showing careful judgment or good taste

Question 10

Soporific

Answer 10

Sleep inducing

Question 11

Bucolic

Answer 11

Pastoral, relating to the countryside

Question 12

Consummate

Answer 12

Masterful, highly skilled, perfect

Question 13

Specious

Answer 13

Seemingly true but actually false

Question 14

Delusory

Answer 14

Deceptive

Question 15

Tractable

Answer 15

Easily managed, controlled, willing to learn or be guided by another

Question 16

Panoply

Answer 16

Splendid or magnificent collection

Question 17

Plethora

Answer 17

Over abundance, excessive

Question 18

Diffident

Answer 18

Lacking in self-confidence

Question 19

Reticent

Answer 19

Reluctant, unwilling to say something

Question 20

Nationalism

Answer 20

Dedicated to the interests or culture of a nation

Question 21

Moribund

Answer 21

Near death, stagnant

Question 22

Intransigent

Answer 22

Refusing to give into persuasion, uncompromising

Question 23

Intractable

Answer 23

Not easily governed, managed, or directed, unruly

Question 24

Heuristic

Answer 24

Using experience to learn and improve

Question 25

Prosaic

Answer 25

Dull or ordinary

Question 26

Arcane

Answer 26

Known only to a few people

Question 27

Taciturn

Answer 27

Tending to be quiet, not speaking frequently

Question 28

Docile

Answer 28

Easily taught, led, or controlled

Question 29

Servile

Answer 29

Very obedient, trying too hard to please someone

Question 30

Venial

Answer 30

Minor

Question 31

Recalcitrant

Answer 31

Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline

Question 32

Mannered

Answer 32

Behaving in a specific way, marked by idiosyncratic mannerisms, artificial, stilted

Question 33

Commuted

Answer 33

Reduce a sentence to one less severe

Question 34

Precipitous

Answer 34

Dangerously high or steep, also done suddenly and without careful consideration.

Question 35

Opprobrium

Answer 35

Harsh criticism or censure

Question 36

Pastiche

Answer 36

An artistic work that imitates that of another work artist or period, an artistic work consisting of a medley of sources, confused mixture or jumble

Question 37

Reconnaissance

Answer 37

Preliminary surveying or research

Question 38

Choleric

Answer 38

Bad tempered or irritable