Randomized 15 - Sept 4

Question 1

martiny

Answer 1

someone who demands exact conformity to rules

Question 2

perfidious

Answer 2

intending to betray

Question 3

pellucid

Answer 3

transparent, clear in meaning

Question 4

mercurial

Answer 4

tending to change mood or behavior suddenly, unpredictably

Question 5

vex

Answer 5

to annoy

Question 6

ostensible

Answer 6

stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
“the real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint”
syn: apparent

Question 7

pertinacious

Answer 7

holding firmly to set of beliefs or course of action

Question 8

inveterate

Answer 8

firmly established in habit

Question 9

insidious

Answer 9

slowly and subtly harmful

Question 10

forbear

Answer 10

to not do something

Question 11

dessicate

Answer 11

to dehydrate, dry out

Question 12

inculcate

Answer 12

to teach by frequent repetition

Question 13

commiserate

Answer 13

to show sympathy for

Question 14

descant

Answer 14

to talk or write at length

Question 15

emollient

Answer 15

soothing, emollient substance

Question 16

idiosyncrasy

Answer 16

any personal peculiarity, mannerism

Question 17

legerdemain

Answer 17

display of cleverness, especially to deceive others

Question 18

coterie

Answer 18

group of people with common interest

Question 19

incarcerate

Answer 19

to put somebody in prison

Question 20

opprobrium

Answer 20

state of shame or disgrace

Question 21

foible

Answer 21

minor flaw, failing

Question 22

choleric

Answer 22

easily angered, irascible

Question 23

cloister

Answer 23

a tranquil and secluded place

Question 24

nostrum

Answer 24

hypothetical cure all that may have no true efficacy

Question 25

repine

Answer 25

to express discontent

Question 26

celerity

Answer 26

swiftness

Question 27

demur

Answer 27

to object an objection

Question 28

corroborate

Answer 28

to support with evidence or authority

Question 29

verdant

Answer 29

green with vegetation, inexperienced

Question 30

obsequious

Answer 30

attempting to win favor by flattery and submissiveness

Question 31

dauntless

Answer 31

fearless

Question 32

propinquity

Answer 32

the property of being close together

Question 33

immaculate

Answer 33

perfectly clean, pure, without faults

Question 34

lionize

Answer 34

to treat as celebrity

Question 35

palliate

Answer 35

to treat the symptomps

Question 36

panegyric

Answer 36

formal expression of praise

Question 37

abnegate

Answer 37

to renounce something, melepaskan diri

Question 38

expropriate

Answer 38

to take by force

Question 39

forbear

Answer 39

to not do something

Question 40

exigent

Answer 40

critical, requiring immediate acton

Question 41

largesse

Answer 41

generosity

Question 42

esoteric

Answer 42

known by only a few

Question 43

foible

Answer 43

a minor flaw or failing

Question 44

reticence

Answer 44

trait of being uncommunicative

Question 45

moribund

Answer 45

sekarat, dying

Question 46

epigram

Answer 46

witty saying

Question 47

abscond

Answer 47

to leave secretly

Question 48

hermetic

Answer 48

sealed tightly to protect from outside infuence

Question 49

eschew

Answer 49

to avoid, shun, keep away from

Question 50

tortuous

Answer 50

highly intricate

Question 51

debutante

Answer 51

young woman introduced to society

Question 52

salacious

Answer 52

characterized by lust

Question 53

scion

Answer 53

young descendant or heir

Question 54

gamin

Answer 54

child who roams the street

Question 55

restive

Answer 55

hard to manage

Question 56

brusque

Answer 56

abrupt in manner of speech

Question 57

duress

Answer 57

imprisonment, use of threats

Question 58

sacrilege

Answer 58

improper or disrespectful treatment of something sacred

Question 59

kismet

Answer 59

fate or destiny

Question 60

compunction

Answer 60

feeling shame and regret

Question 61

dudgeon

Answer 61

a fit of anger