quiz 1 - 24 words

Question 1

a word or phrase which reads the same backwards and forwards

Answer 1

palindrome

Question 2

an old saying now accepted as being truthful

Answer 2

adage

Question 3

made common by overuse

Answer 3

hackneyed

Question 4

glowing through haze; shocking; sensational

Answer 4

lurid

Question 5

spasm or lang

Answer 5

throe

Question 6

to instruct and improve the mind

Answer 6

edify

Question 7

to spoil; to cause moral weakness

Answer 7

vitiate

Question 8

a lofty place; superiority

Answer 8

eminence

Question 9

using great force; described by strong feeling

Answer 9

vehement

Question 10

harsh; biting

Answer 10

astringent

Question 11

cautious

Answer 11

chary

Question 12

unfortunate

Answer 12

untoward

Question 13

to draw out

Answer 13

educe

Question 14

to sharpen by rubbing; to stimulate

Answer 14

whet

Question 15

to assign to an inferior position. to commit to an action

Answer 15

relegate

Question 16

shiny. clear-minded

Answer 16

lucid

Question 17

something to sharpen. to sharpen

Answer 17

hone

Question 18

modest; bashful. pretending shyness to attract

Answer 18

coy

Question 19

liveliness; spirit; enthusiasm. bubbliness

Answer 19

effervescence

Question 20

intensely hot. impassioned

Answer 20

fervid

Question 21

arrogant. urgent

Answer 21

imperious

Question 22

an evil person; villain

Answer 22

miscreant

Question 23

to annoy; to irritate

Answer 23

chafe

Question 24

imprisonment. the use of threats

Answer 24

duress