Set 5

Question 0

Stodgy

Answer 0

Dull, unimaginative, unoriginal, conservative

Question 1

Gourmet

Answer 1

A connoisseur of food and drink

Question 2

Desideratum

Answer 2

Something that is needed or wanted (something highly desired)

Question 3

Jaundiced

Answer 3

Cynical; pessimistic; having a bias against something as a result of envy or prejudice

Question 4

Crepuscular

Answer 4

Active at dawn and dusk

Question 5

Abeyance

Answer 5

State of inactivity; disuse

Question 6

Wane

Answer 6

To grow less (to decrease)

Question 7

Exegesis

Answer 7

Critical explanation or interpretation of a text

Question 8

Ambulatory

Answer 8

Able to walk around

Question 9

Foment

Answer 9

To instigate or stir up; incite

Question 10

Fractious

Answer 10

Irritate; bad-tempered; given to troublemaking

Question 11

Prurient

Answer 11

Having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters

Question 12

Flit

Answer 12

To fly or move lightly; to move quickly

Question 13

Shambles

Shambles

Answer 13

To walk awkwardly (while dragging the feet)

Complete ruin; a wreck

Question 14

Vulgar

Answer 14

Lacking good taste or sophistication; unrefined

Question 15

Ignominy

Answer 15

Public shame or disgrace

Question 16

Bereft

Answer 16

Deprived of or lacking something, especially a nonmaterial asset

Question 17

Collop

Answer 17

A slice of meat

Question 18

Pall

Answer 18

To become less appealing or interesting through familiarity

Question 19

Respite

Answer 19

A rest; an interval during which there is a lower than usual amount of activity

Question 20

Flighty

Answer 20

Whimsical; capricious; frivolous

Question 21

Tractable

Answer 21

Easy to control or influence

Question 22

Enervate

Answer 22

To weaken

Question 23

Apprise

Answer 23

To give notice to; to inform

Question 24

Inveigh

Answer 24

To speak or write about (something) with great hostility

Question 25

Largess

Answer 25

Generosity

Question 26

Lummox

Answer 26

A clumsy person

Question 27

Malign

Answer 27

To slander

Question 28

Heed

Answer 28

To listen to

Question 29

Sybarite

Answer 29

Lover of luxury Syn: epicure, hedonist

Question 30

Ostracism

Answer 30

Exclusion from a community or society

Question 31

Garish

Answer 31

Gaudy

Question 32

Bane

Answer 32

Troublesome influence; an affliction or curse

Question 33

Recapitulate

Answer 33

To summarize

Question 34

Comport

Answer 34

To behave well or properly

Question 35

Chagrin

Answer 35

A feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation

Question 36

Inscrutable

Answer 36

Impossible to understand or interpret

Question 37

Trencherman

Answer 37

A person who has a hearty appetite; a heavy eater

Question 38

Belie

Answer 38

To fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict

Question 39

Gourmand

Answer 39

A person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminately and to excess

Question 40

Machinations

Answer 40

Plots and plans

Question 41

Flout

Answer 41

To treat with contemptuous disregard

Question 42

Codicil

Answer 42

An amendment to a will

Question 43

Quiddity

Answer 43

The essence of a thing; an odd feature; the distinctive component; the inherent nature or essence of someone or something

Question 44

Concomitant

Answer 44

Accompanying; conjoined; concurrent

Question 45

Nosegay

Answer 45

A small bunch of flowers; a posey

Question 46

Adventitious

Answer 46

Accidental; happening by chance; not natural

Question 47

Degust

Answer 47

To savor; to taste with appreciation

Question 48

Render

Answer 48

To represent; to generate an image of

Question 49

Cognizance

Answer 49

An understanding or knowledge about something

Question 50

Nubile

Answer 50

Sexually mature; suitable for marriage

Question 51

Pertinacious

Answer 51

Holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; stubborn or obstinate

Question 52

Preternatural

Answer 52

Unnatural; abnormal

Question 53

Blasé

Answer 53

Indifferent to or bored with life

Question 54

Subsume

Answer 54

To include or absorb (something) in something else

Question 55

Fulminate

Answer 55

To express vehement protest

Question 56

Emollient

Answer 56

Soothing

Question 57

Precursory

Answer 57

Preliminary; introductory

Question 58

Argosy

Answer 58

A rich supply

Question 59

Factotum

Answer 59

A jack of all trades; a handyman

Question 60

Academic

Answer 60

Not practical; not useful; not directly applicable

Question 61

Peevish

Answer 61

Bad-tempered; irritable; easily-angered