Set 18

Question 1

abet

Answer 1

encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime

Question 2

acquisitive

Answer 2

excessively interested in acquiring money or material things

Question 3

amalgamate

Answer 3

combine or unite to form one organization or structure

Question 4

attenuate

Answer 4

reduce the force, effect or value of

Question 5

augment

Answer 5

make (something) greater by adding to it; increase

Question 6

aversion

Answer 6

a strong dislike or disinclination

Question 7

blithe

Answer 7

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

Question 8

contempt

Answer 8

the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration

Question 9

dawdle

Answer 9

waste time; be slow

Question 10

dissident

Answer 10

a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state

Question 11

efficacious

Answer 11

(of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective

Question 12

equitable

Answer 12

fair or impartial

Question 13

erratic

Answer 13

not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable

Question 14

industrious

Answer 14

diligent and hard-working

Question 15

irksome

Answer 15

irritating; annoying

Question 16

manacle

Answer 16

one of two metal bands joined by a chain, for fastening a person’s hands or ankles / shackles

Question 17

modest

Answer 17

unassuming in the estimation of one’s abilities or achievements

(of an amount, rate or level) relatively moderate, limited or small

Question 18

noxious

Answer 18

harmful, poisonous or very unpleasant

Question 19

pernicious

Answer 19

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

Question 20

predicament

Answer 20

a difficult, unpleasant or embarrassing situation

Question 21

proficient

Answer 21

competent or skilled in doing or using something

Question 22

prolix

Answer 22

of a speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy

Question 23

scorn

Answer 23

a feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something

Question 24

subordinate

Answer 24

of less or secondary importance

Question 25

unseemly

Answer 25

(of behaviors or actions) not proper or apropriate

Question 26

veritable

Answer 26

used for emphasis, often to qualify a metaphor