Set 16: The Last Set

Question 0

Retard

Answer 0

[v] delay or hold in terms of progress, development, or accomplishment

“his progress was retarded by his limp”

Question 1

Rectify

Answer 1

[v] to correct (something that is wrong)

“mistakes made now cannot be rectified later”

Question 2

Viscous

Answer 2

[adj] having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; having a high viscosity

“viscous lava”

Question 3

Soliloquy

Answer 3

[n] an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.

Question 4

Succinct

Answer 4

[adj] (especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed

“use short, succinct sentences”

Question 5

Tacit

Answer 5

[adj] understood or implied without being stated

“your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement”

Question 6

Wheedle

Answer 6

[v] employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something or give one something

“you can contrive to wheedle your way onto a court”

Question 7

Taciturn

Answer 7

[adj] or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

Question 8

Veracity

Answer 8

[n] conformity to facts; accuracy

“officials expressed doubts concerning the veracity of the story”

Question 9

Tout

Answer 9

[v] To promote or praise energetically; publicize

“For every study touting the benefits of hormone therapy, another warns of the risks” (Yanick Rice Lamb).