Round 1-30 For 30 (december 2018)

Question 1

Veracity (ve.rac.i.ty)

Answer 1

Noun

Confirming to facts; accuracy

Special usage-habitual truthfulness

Question 2

Pertinacious

Pert.ti.na.cious

Answer 2

Adj

Holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action

Question 3

Fissure

Fis.sure

Answer 3

Noun

A Long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, esp. I’m rock or earth

Question 4

Promontories

Prom.on.to.ry

Answer 4

Noun-a point of high land that juts out into a large bodY of water

Question 5

Reticent

Ret i cent

Answer 5

Adj-Not revealing ones thoughts or feelings readily

Question 6

Insipid

In.sipid

Answer 6

Adj-lacking flavor

Question 7

Tepid

Same pronunciation

Answer 7

Only slightly warm, lukewarm (especially of water)

Question 8

Pariah

Pa.ri.ah

Answer 8

(N) an outcast.

Historical-a member of a low caste or no caste in southern India

Question 9

Primordial

Pri.mor.di.al

Answer 9

Adj-exisiting at or from the beginning of time

Question 10

Sonambulistic

Answer 10

Adj

Sleep walking

Question 11

Fecund

Fe.cund

Answer 11

Producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth

Question 12

Affable

Af.fa.ble

Answer 12

Adj

Friendly, good natured or easy to talk to

Question 13

quadroon

| kwäˈdro͞on |

Answer 13

Noun

a person who is one-quarter black by descent.

Question 14

mulatto

| m(y)o͝oˈlädō |

Answer 14

Noun

a person of mixed white and black ancestry, especially a person with one white and one black parent.

Question 15

pariah

| pəˈrīə

Answer 15

Noun
1 an outcast: they were treated as social pariahs.
2 historical a member of a low caste in southern India.

Question 16

modicum

| ˈmädəkəm |

Answer 16

noun [in singular]
a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something considered desirable or valuable: his statement had more than a modicum of truth.

Question 17

colloquial

| kəˈlōkwēəl |

Answer 17

(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

Question 18

avarice

| ˈavərəs |

Answer 18

Noun

extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Question 19

Intrigue

Answer 19

2 [no object] make secret plans to do something illicit or detrimental to someone: the delegates were intriguing for their own gains.

Question 20

salient

| ˈsālyənt I

Answer 20

ADJ
most noticeable or important: it succinctly covered all the salient points of the case.
• prominent; conspicuous:

2 (of an angle) pointing outward. The opposite of re-entrant.

Question 21

derelict

| ˈderəˌlikt

Answer 21

in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect

Question 22

amalgamate

| əˈmalɡəˌmāt |

Answer 22

Verb

combine or unite to form one organization or structure: [with object] or without object

Question 23

acrimony

| ˈakrəˌmōnē |

Answer 23

Noun

bitterness or ill feeling:

Question 24

blithe

| blīT͟H, blīTH |

Answer 24

Adj

showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper

Question 25

loquacious

| lōˈkwāSHəs |

Answer 25

Adj

tending to talk a great deal; talkative.

Question 26

clandestine

| klanˈdestən, ˈklandesˌtīn |

Answer 26

Adj

kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit:

Question 27

esoteric

| ˌesəˈterik |

Answer 27

adjective

intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest:

Question 28

ostensibly

| äˈstensiblē, əˈstensiblē |

Answer 28

adverb [sentence adverb]

apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually:

Question 29

amiable

| ˈāmēəb(ə)l |

Answer 29

adjective

having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner: an amiable, unassuming fellow.

Question 30

conclave

| ˈkänˌklāv |

Answer 30

noun

a private meeting.

Question 31

zenith

| ˈzēnəTH |

Answer 31

noun [in singular]
1 the time at which something is most powerful or successful:
2 Astronomy the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer.

Question 32

ubiquitous

| yo͞oˈbikwədəs |

Answer 32

adjective

present, appearing, or found everywhere:

Question 33

illustrious | iˈləstrēəs |

Answer 33

adjective

well known, respected, and admired for past achievements

Question 34

Adroit | əˈdroit |

Answer 34

adjective

clever or skillful in using the hands or mind: he was adroit at tax avoidance.

Question 35

demagogue | ˈdeməˌɡäɡ |

Answer 35

noun
a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.

Question 36

Fiat | ˈfēˌät, ˈfēət

Answer 36

a formal authorization or proposition; a decree: adopting a legislative review program, rather than trying to regulate by fiat.
• an arbitrary order: the appraisal dropped the value from $75,000 to $15,000, rendering it worthless by bureaucratic fiat.