Set 4

Question 1

inexorable

Answer 1

(adj) inflexible; unyielding

Question 2

indolent

Answer 2

(adj) habitually lazy or idle

Question 3

ford

Answer 3

(v) to cross a body of water by wading

Question 4

fatuous

Answer 4

(adj) stupid; foolishly self-satisfied

Question 5

usury

Answer 5

(n) the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

Question 6

anodyne

Answer 6

(n) something that calms or soothes pain

Question 7

aggrandize

Answer 7

(v) to increase in power, influence, and reputation

Question 8

affected

Answer 8

(adj) phony; artificial

Question 9

abate

Answer 9

(v) to reduce in amount, degree, or severity

Question 10

abase

Answer 10

(v) to humble; to disgrace

Question 11

neophyte

Answer 11

(n) novice, beginner

Question 12

nascent

Answer 12

(adj) starting to develop; coming into existence

Question 13

mirth

Answer 13

(n) frivolity; gaiety; laughter

Question 14

militate

Answer 14

(v) to operate against, work against

Question 15

malediction

Answer 15

(n) a curse; a wish of evil upon another

Question 16

salubrious

Answer 16

(adj) healthful

Question 17

enumerate

Answer 17

(v) to count, list, or itemize

Question 18

dilatory

Answer 18

(adj) intending to delay

Question 19

diffident

Answer 19

(adj) lacking self-confidence

Question 20

credulous

Answer 20

(adj) too trusting; gullible

Question 21

supplant

Answer 21

(v) to replace another by force; to take the place of

Question 22

stolid

Answer 22

(adj) unemotional; lacking sensitivity

Question 23

caustic

Answer 23

(adj) biting in wit

Question 24

catholic

Answer 24

(adj) universal; broad and comprehensive

Question 25

attenuate

Answer 25

(v) to reduce in force or degree; to weaken

Question 26

assail

Answer 26

(v) to attack; to assault

Question 27

pithy

Answer 27

(adj) profound or substantial yet concise, succinct, and to the point

Question 28

phlegmatic

Answer 28

(adj) calm and unemotional in temperament

Question 29

philistine

Answer 29

(n) a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic visions

Question 30

doctrinaire

Answer 30

(adj) rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic