Set 1

Question 1

immure v.

Answer 1

to lock up or confine in as in jail

Question 2

abate v.

Answer 2

to lessen in intensity or degree

Question 3

aberrent adj.

Answer 3

deviating from the norm

Question 4

abatement n.

Answer 4

is a lessening in amount or degree

Question 5

abjure v.

Answer 5

to reject solemnly

Question 6

abrogate v.

Answer 6

to abolish or annul by authority

Question 7

abscission n.

Answer 7

act of cutting off or removing

Question 8

abscond v.

Answer 8

to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

Question 9

abstain v.

Answer 9

to refrain from an activity

Question 10

accolade n.

Answer 10

an expression of praise

Question 11

accretion

Answer 11

growth, increase by successive addition

Question 12

baleful

Answer 12

sinister

Question 13

bane adj.

Answer 13

cause of injury, source of harm; source of persistent frustration

Question 14

beatify v.

Answer 14

to bless, make happy, to regard as saintly

Question 15

bedizen v.

Answer 15

to adorn in a cheap, showy manner

Question 16

belie v.

Answer 16

to give a false impression of, to misrepresenting the

Question 17

bellicose adj.

Answer 17

belligerent

Question 18

benign adj.

Answer 18

favorable, harmless

Question 19

blandish v.

Answer 19

to coax with flattery

Question 20

coax

Answer 20

to influence or urge by gentle urging

Question 21

furtive adj.

Answer 21

secretive; taking pains to being noticed

Question 22

stymie v.

Answer 22

to obstruct or hinder the progress of or accomplishment of

Question 23

ambiguous

Answer 23

open to having many interpretations

Question 24

esoteric

Answer 24

understood or intended for only a few

Question 25

detached

Answer 25

impartial, disinterested, unconcerned

Question 26

dispatch n.

Answer 26

speed; promptness

Question 27

dispatch v.

Answer 27

deal with in a speedy way

Question 28

partison n.

Answer 28

fervent supporter of a group

Question 29

partison adj.

Answer 29

devoted to a cause, or a particular group

Question 30

languish

Answer 30

to become weak

Question 31

machination n.

Answer 31

complex plan that involves numerous elements coming together

Question 32

invective n.

Answer 32

insulting, abusive, highly critical language

Question 33

censure v.

Answer 33

strong criticism

Question 34

drivel n.

Answer 34

useless, boring, nonsensical information

Question 35

drivel v.

Answer 35

to talk stupidly or to actually drool

Question 36

bridle v.

Answer 36

to rein, curb

Question 37

deliverance n.

Answer 37

recovery from loss or damage

Question 38

bombastic adj.

Answer 38

full of hot air

Question 39

amorphous adj.

Answer 39

lacking shape

Question 40

flaccid adj.

Answer 40

lacking form

Question 41

estimable adj.

Answer 41

worthy of respect or admiration

Question 42

veneer adj.

Answer 42

coating of superior material over a layer of inferior quality

Question 43

nonsensical adj.

Answer 43

something that has no intelligible meaning

Question 44

intelligible  adj.

Answer 44

loud and clear

Question 45

schmooze v.

Answer 45

talk casually and in a friendly way

Question 46

hobnob v.

Answer 46

run elbows with

Question 47

scheme n.

Answer 47

an elaborate and systematic plan

Question 48

muckrake

Answer 48

spread real or alleged scandal about another

Question 49

imply v.

Answer 49

to suggest something without necessarily saying it

Question 50

prescribe v.

Answer 50

issue orders or commands

Question 51

proscribe v.

Answer 51

to forbid or prohibit

Question 52

genial  adj.

Answer 52

diffusing warmth and friendliness

Question 53

efflorescence n.

Answer 53

time or process of budding 

Question 54

milieu n.

Answer 54

the environmental condition

Question 55

strife n.

Answer 55

bitter conflict

Question 56

modicum n.

Answer 56

small amount

Question 57

contentious adj.

Answer 57

inclination to disagree

Question 58

want n.

Answer 58

a state of extreme poverty; a state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; anything that is necessary  but lacking

Question 59

sweltering

Answer 59

excessively hot and humid

Question 60

precarious

Answer 60

beset with difficulties 

Question 61

bucolic 

Answer 61

easy life herding sheep

Question 62

presumptuous

Answer 62

excessively forward

Question 63

admonish v.

Answer 63

take to task

Question 64

tangential adj.

Answer 64

of superficial relevance

Question 65

germane adj.

Answer 65

relevant and appropriate

Question 66

pertinent adj.

Answer 66

relevant and on-point

Question 67

insolent adj.

Answer 67

unrestrained by convention or propriety

Question 68

extrapolation

Answer 68

hypothesis based on known facts

Question 69

crestfallen

Answer 69

brought low in spirit

Question 70

hearten v.

Answer 70

give encouragement to

Question 71

superficial adj.

Answer 71

that that has to do with the surface of something

Question 72

apprehension n.

Answer 72

fearful expectation or anticipation

Question 73

aptitude

Answer 73

inherent ability

Question 74

temperament 

Answer 74

your usual mood

Question 75

precedence

Answer 75

the act of preceding in time or order

Question 76

adjudicator

Answer 76

person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes

Question 77

forlorn adj.

Answer 77

marked by or showing hopelessness

Question 78

prolific

Answer 78

intellectually productive

Question 79

dysphoric

Answer 79

generalized feeling of distress

Question 80

ebullient

Answer 80

joyously unrestrained

Question 81

unflappable

Answer 81

not easily disturbed, excited, or upset

Question 82

taciturn

Answer 82

habitually reserved and uncommunicative 

Question 83

despondent

Answer 83

without or almost without hope

Question 84

distress

Answer 84

state of adversity