Randomized 13 - Sept 4

Question 1

chicanery

Answer 1

trickery, subterfuge

Question 2

connoisseur

Answer 2

an informed and astute judge in matters of taste, expert

Question 3

convoluted

Answer 3

complex, complicated

Question 4

disabuse

Answer 4

to undeceive, to set right

Question 5

effrontery

Answer 5

extreme boldness, presumptuousness

Question 6

ennui

Answer 6

dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

Question 7

erudite

Answer 7

very learned, scholarly

Question 8

exculpate

Answer 8

exonerate, to clear of blame

Question 9

exigent

Answer 9

urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action or attention

Question 10

extemporaneous

Answer 10

improvised, done without preparation

Question 11

libuster

Answer 11

intentional obstruction

especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

Question 12

fulminate

Answer 12

to loudly attack or denounce

Question 13

inured

Answer 13

accustomed to accepting something undesirable

Question 14

laud

Answer 14

to praise high

Question 15

magnanimity

Answer 15

quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp in forgiving

Question 16

nascent

Answer 16

coming into being, in early developmental stages

Question 17

nebulous

Answer 17

vague, cloudy, lacking clearly defined form

Question 18

neologism

Answer 18

a new word, expression or usage

Question 19

noxious

Answer 19

harmful, injurious

Question 20

onerous

Answer 20

troubling, burdensome

Question 21

paean

Answer 21

a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

Question 22

sordid

Answer 22

foul, characterized by filth, grime, or squalor

Question 23

condescend

Answer 23

to treat others as socially or intellectually inferior

Question 24

impugn

Answer 24

to criticize or cast doubt on

Question 25

conjure

Answer 25

to cause (spirit or ghost) to magically appear

Question 26

opprobrium

Answer 26

chastate of shame or disgrace

Question 27

accomplice

Answer 27

partner in crime

Question 28

sycophant

Answer 28

person who flatters and serves someone powerful for personal gain

Question 29

derogatory

Answer 29

showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.

“she tells me I’m fat and is always making derogatory remarks”

Question 30

decorous

Answer 30

characterized by proper manners and conduct

Question 31

apocryphal

Answer 31

of questionable authenticity

Question 32

confound

Answer 32

to clump together, causing confusion

Question 33

beget

Answer 33

to make children, to cause

Question 34

burnish

Answer 34

to polish by rubbing

Question 35

vilify

Answer 35

to spread negative information about

Question 36

brook

Answer 36

to tolerate something unpleasant

Question 37

heed

Answer 37

to pay close attention to

Question 38

cavort

Answer 38

to frolic, jump around excitedly

Question 39

peculate

Answer 39

to steal other’s money or property

Question 40

commiserate

Answer 40

to show sympathy for