Set 13

Question 1

affinity

Answer 1

a natural liking for and understanding of someone or something

Question 2

altruistic

Answer 2

showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish

Question 3

baroque

Answer 3

highly ornate and extravagant in style

Question 4

byzantine

Answer 4

(of a system or situation) excessively complicated, and typically and involving a great deal of administrative detail

Question 5

compromise

Answer 5

settle a dispute by mutual concession

weaken or harm by accepting standards that are lower than is desirable

Question 6

concillatory

Answer 6

intended or likely to placate or pacify

Question 7

countenance

Answer 7

admit as acceptable or possible

a person’s face or facial expression

Question 8

covert

Answer 8

not openly acknowledged or displayed

Question 9

credible

Answer 9

able to be believed; convincing

Question 10

diffuse

Answer 10

spread out over a large area; not concentrated

lacking clarity or conciseness

Question 11

documentary

Answer 11

consisting of or based on official documents

using pictures or interviews with people involved in real events to provide a factual report on a particular subject

Question 12

exhaustive

Answer 12

including or considering all elements or aspects; fully comprehensive

Question 13

exhilarating

Answer 13

making one feel very happy; animated; or elated; thrilling

Question 14

extraneous

Answer 14

irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with

of the external origin

Question 15

fervor

Answer 15

intense and passionate feeling

Question 16

futile

Answer 16

incapable of producing any useful result; pointless

Question 17

illusory

Answer 17

based on illusion; not real

Question 18

invidious

Answer 18

(of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others

(of a comparison or distinction) unfairly discriminating; unjust

Question 19

lethargic

Answer 19

affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic

Question 20

metaphorical

Answer 20

characteristic of or relating to metaphor; figurative

Question 21

mimic

Answer 21

imitate(someone or their actions or words), especially in order to entertain or ridicule

Question 22

numinous

Answer 22

having a strong religious or spiritual quality

indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity

Question 23

obscure

Answer 23

not discovered or known about; uncertain

not clearly expressed or easily understood

Question 24

overt

Answer 24

done or shown openly; plainly apparent

Question 25

pellucid

Answer 25

easily understood; lucid

Question 26

perpetuate

Answer 26

make (something) continue indefinitely

Question 27

rational

Answer 27

based on or in accordance with reason or logic

Question 28

scathing

Answer 28

witheringly scornful; severely critical

Question 29

subtle

Answer 29

(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe

making use of clever and indirect methods to achieve something

Question 30

superficial

Answer 30

existing or occurring at or on the surface

appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely

not thorough, deep or complete; cursory