Set 28

Question 1

quibble

Answer 1

a slight criticism about a trivial matter

adverse comment

nitpicking

Question 2

gauche

Answer 2

lacking ease or grace

unsophisticated and socially awkward

inelegant

ungainly

Question 3

willy

Answer 3

skilled at gaining an advantage especially deceitfully

clever, shrewd, crafty

Question 4

sophistry

Answer 4

the use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving;

specious arguments

Question 5

agitated

Answer 5

feeling or appearing troubled or nervous

perturbed, flustered, unnerved, ruffled, rattled

Question 6

quarantined

Answer 6

isolated

Question 7

coy

Answer 7

reluctant to give details, especially about something regarded as sensitive

Question 8

hysterical

Answer 8

deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion

Question 9

recant

Answer 9

change one’s mind

disavow, forswear

Question 10

quandary

Answer 10

a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a diffcult situation

Question 11

affront

Answer 11

an action or remark that causes outrage or offense

Question 12

abstract

Answer 12

consider (something) theoretically or separately from something else

Question 13

burnish

Answer 13

polish up; buff up

enhance or perfect

Question 14

disperse

Answer 14

break up, split up, dissipate; scatter

go into different direction

Question 15

enmity

Answer 15

the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

Question 16

retiring

Answer 16

shy and fond of being on one’s own

diffident

Question 17

ravage

Answer 17

lay waste, devastate

Question 18

inchoate

Answer 18

beginning; rudimentary

confused or incoherent

Question 19

impudent

Answer 19

not showing respect for another person

brazen

Question 20

redoubtable

Answer 20

(of a person) formidable, especially as an opponent;

fearsome, awe-inspiring

Question 21

shrill

Answer 21

high-pitched, piercing, screeching

Question 22

deprecate

Answer 22

express disapproval of

frown on, object to

Question 23

disdain

Answer 23

scorn, deride, regard with contempt

Question 24

quash

Answer 24

reject or void, especially by legal procedure

Question 25

distend

Answer 25

swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside

bulge, enlarge

Question 26

penchant

Answer 26

liking, fondness, preference

Question 27

abeyance

Answer 27

a state of suspension, state of dormancy

Question 28

august

Answer 28

respected and impressive, distinguished, eminent

esteemed

Question 29

substantiate

Answer 29

prove, show to be true

give substance to, support