Randomized 9 - Aug 31

Question 1

pernicious

Answer 1

tending to kill or hurt

Question 2

obfuscate

Answer 2

to darken, make obscure
the spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins
antonym: clarity

Question 3

obviate

Answer 3

to make unnescessary

Question 4

sonorous

Answer 4

resonant

capable of making deep or ringing sound

Question 5

slothful

Answer 5

slow-moving, lazy

Question 6

solicitous

Answer 6

worried, concerned

Question 7

respite

Answer 7

interval of rest from something difficult or unpleasant

“the refugee encampments will provide some respite from the suffering

Question 8

rueful

Answer 8

causing sorrow or pity

Question 9

superfluous

Answer 9

more than what is needed

Question 10

wreak

Answer 10

inflict

wreaking balllll

Question 11

writhe

Answer 11

twist

Question 12

transpire

Answer 12

to happen, to be revealed

jd kaya transparan

Question 13

vociferous

Answer 13

making a loud outcry, riuh rendah

antonym: silent

Question 14

welter

Answer 14

turmoil

Question 15

unruly

Answer 15

disobedient

Question 16

vagabond

Answer 16

wanderer

Question 17

torpid

Answer 17

dull, sluggish, inactive

Question 18

tepid

Answer 18

lukewarm

Question 19

tenuous

Answer 19

thin, slim
very weak
“the tenuous link between interest rates and investment

Question 20

prodigious

Answer 20

immense

Question 21

quixotic

Answer 21

idealistic, romantic to a ridiculous degree

Question 22

quiescence

Answer 22

being quiet or still, inactivity

Question 23

refutation

Answer 23

act of disproving a statement or charge

Question 24

repudiate

Answer 24

to refuse to have anything to do with

Question 25

pusillanimous

Answer 25

cowardly, fainthearted

Question 26

qualms

Answer 26

misgivings, uneasy fears, especially about one’s misconduct

Question 27

redress

Answer 27

to set right by compensation or punishment

memperbaiki

Question 28

proliferate

Answer 28

to grow rapidly

Question 29

prosaic

Answer 29

commonplace, dull

Question 30

protean

Answer 30

changeable in shape or form

Question 31

puerile

Answer 31

childish

Question 32

rout

Answer 32

to drive out, to stampede
defeat and cause to retreat in disorder.
“in a matter of minutes the attackers were routed
to scatter

Question 33

sagacious

Answer 33

wise

Question 34

spendthrift

Answer 34

someone who wastes money

Question 35

stint

Answer 35

to be thrifty

Question 36

spurious

Answer 36

not genuine

Question 37

shirk

Answer 37

to avoid

Question 38

slander

Answer 38

defamation

fitnah

Question 39

stolid

Answer 39

dull, impassive

not feeling or showing emotion

Question 40

skittish

Answer 40

lively, frisky