Set 5

Question 1

lampoon

Answer 1

(v) to ridicule with satire

Question 2

jingoism

Answer 2

(n) belligerent support of one’s country

Question 3

jettison

Answer 3

(v) to discord; to get rid of as necessary or encumbering

Question 4

irascible

Answer 4

(adj) easily made angry

Question 5

invidious

Answer 5

(adj) envious, obnoxious, or offensive; likely to promote ill will

Question 6

innocuous

Answer 6

(adj) harmless

Question 7

iniquity

Answer 7

(n) a sin; an evil act

Question 8

inimical

Answer 8

(adj) hostile; unfriendly

Question 9

mendicant

Answer 9

(n) beggar

Question 10

mendacious

Answer 10

(adj) disnhonest

Question 11

wanton

Answer 11

(adj) undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless

Question 12

wan

Answer 12

(adj) sickly pale

Question 13

voluble

Answer 13

(adj) talkative; speaking easily; glib

Question 14

alacrity

Answer 14

(n) speed or quickness

Question 15

variegated

Answer 15

(adj) varied; marked with different colors

Question 16

disabuse

Answer 16

(v) to set right; to free from error

Question 17

dirge

Answer 17

(n) a funeral hymn or mournful speech

Question 18

declivity

Answer 18

(n) a downward slope

Question 19

repudiate

Answer 19

(v) to reject the validity of

Question 20

canard

Answer 20

(n) a lie

Question 21

calumny

Answer 21

(n) a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation

Question 22

bilk

Answer 22

(v) to cheat; to defraud

Question 23

bifurcate

Answer 23

(v) to divide into two parts

Question 24

bevy

Answer 24

(n) a group

Question 25

arrogate

Answer 25

(v) to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right

Question 26

prescient

Answer 26

(adj) having foresight

Question 27

perspicacious

Answer 27

(adj) shrewd, astute, or keen-witted

Question 28

sycophant

Answer 28

(n) a self-serving flatterer; a yes-man

Question 29

sybarite

Answer 29

(n) a person devoted to pleasure and luxury

Question 30

surfeit

Answer 30

(n) excessive amount