Set 19

Question 1

acolyte

Answer 1

a person assisting a priest in a religious service or procession

Question 2

anoint

Answer 2

smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a religious ceremony

nominate or choose (someone) as successor to or leading candidate for a position

Question 3

base

Answer 3

(adjective) without moral principles; ignoble

Question 4

coercion

Answer 4

the action or practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats

Question 5

cunning

Answer 5

having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion

Question 6

discomfit

Answer 6

make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed

Question 7

dissent

Answer 7

hold or express opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held

Question 8

dubious

Answer 8

hesitating or doubting

not to be relied upon; suspect

Question 9

ebullient

Answer 9

cheerful and full of energy

Question 10

facetious

Answer 10

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant

Question 11

fallible

Answer 11

capable of making mistakes or being wrong

Question 12

florid

Answer 12

excessively intricate or elaborate

having a red or flushed complexion

Question 13

gawky

Answer 13

nervously awkward and ungainly

Question 14

inveigle

Answer 14

persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery

Question 15

jettison

Answer 15

abandon or discard (someone or something that is no longer wanted)

Question 16

mendacity

Answer 16

untruthfulness

Question 17

munificent

Answer 17

characterized by or displaying great generosity

Question 18

parochial

Answer 18

having a limited or narrow outlook or scope

Question 19

pedestrian

Answer 19

lacking inspiration or excitement; dull

Question 20

prevaricate

Answer 20

speak or act in an evasive way

Question 21

prime

Answer 21

make (something) ready to use or action

Question 22

dadical

Answer 22

(especially of change or action) relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough

advocating or based on thorough or complete political or social change

Question 23

recrudescent

Answer 23

break out again; recur

Question 24

temporal

Answer 24

relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular

relating to time

Question 25

transitory

Answer 25

not permanent

Question 26

viable

Answer 26

capable of working successfully; feasible