Randomized 8 - Aug 31

Question 1

abeyance

Answer 1

state of suspension, temporary inaction

Question 2

acrimonious

Answer 2

bitter in temper, manner and speech

an acrimonious answer, an acrimonious dispute

Question 3

divest

Answer 3

to strip, to deprive

he divested himself from all responsibility….

Question 4

audacious

Answer 4

fearless

Question 5

banal

Answer 5

trite, commonplace

Question 6

callous

Answer 6

insensitive, indifferent

they have a callous attitude towards sufferings of others

Question 7

corroborate

Answer 7

to make more certain, confirm

Question 8

elicit

Answer 8

to extract without violence, to learn through discussison

Question 9

depravity

Answer 9

the state of being morally bad or evil

Question 10

cronyism

Answer 10

the practice of favoring one’s friends, especially in political appointments

Question 11

disquiet

Answer 11

lack of calm, peace or ease`

Question 12

dissemble

Answer 12

to disguise or pretend

Question 13

hedge

Answer 13

a barrier or boundary

an act of preventing complete loss of a bet or investment

Question 14

importune

Answer 14

to harass with persistent demands

Question 15

inane

Answer 15

silly, lacking sense

Question 16

inchoate

Answer 16

recently begun, rudimentary
not organized
an inchoate mass ideas of the subject

Question 17

penchant

Answer 17

strong inclination

Question 18

prevaricate

Answer 18

to use ambiguous language for the purpose of deceiving

Question 19

phlegmatic

Answer 19

not easily roused to feeling or emotion

Question 20

seethe

Answer 20

to be disturbed

I tried to be calm, but the seethe of anger almost choked me

Question 21

sanguine

Answer 21

cheerfully confident, optimistic

Question 22

salacious

Answer 22

having strong sexual desire

Question 23

skeptic

Answer 23

doubter

Question 24

diatribe

Answer 24

bitter or malicious criticism

Question 25

embellish

Answer 25

to add attractive and ornamental features

Question 26

impede

Answer 26

to hinder or block

Question 27

frugal

Answer 27

economical

Question 28

goad

Answer 28

to urge on
provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction.
“he was trying to goad her into a fight”

Question 29

inexorable

Answer 29

inflexible, unrelenting

the doctors were inexorable, and there was nothing to be done

Question 30

haphazard

Answer 30

characterized by a lack of order or planning

Question 31

ennui

Answer 31

boredom

Question 32

erudite

Answer 32

very learned

Question 33

facetious

Answer 33

amusing

treating serious issue with deliberately inappropriate humor

Question 34

fallacious

Answer 34

illogical`

Question 35

placate

Answer 35

to soothe

to bring from a hostile state to a calm one

Question 36

precocious

Answer 36

mature at a young age

Question 37

nefarious

Answer 37

extremely wicked or criminal

nefarious activities of organized-criminal syndicate

Question 38

myopic

Answer 38

shortsighted or narrow-minded

Question 39

poseur

Answer 39

a person who attempts to impress others by assuming a manner other than his true one

Question 40

ostentation

Answer 40

a display of vanity, showiness

Question 41

paucity

Answer 41

fewness