Set 7

Question 0

Fiat

Answer 0

A command; an arbitrary order; a decree

Question 1

Nugatory

Answer 1

Of minor significance; futile, useless

Question 2

Appanage

Answer 2

A property or privilege approached to or by a person as something due

Question 3

Antediluvian

Answer 3

Outdated; pre-historic; very old-fashioned

Question 4

Indigence

Answer 4

Poverty

Question 5

Boon

Answer 5

A blessing; a benefit; a favor

Question 6

Arcane

Answer 6

Obscure; known only to a few people

Question 7

Discursive

Answer 7

Digressing from subject to subject; long-winded

Question 8

Lacuna

Answer 8

A gap; a missing part

Question 9

Aplomb

Answer 9

Poise

Question 10

Brook

Answer 10

1. A small stream

2. To tolerate

Question 11

Divagate

Answer 11

To stray, digress

Question 12

Palpitate

Answer 12

To throb; to tremble and/or beat furiously

Question 13

Declivity

Answer 13

A downward slope; a gradient

Question 14

Spectral

Answer 14

Ghostly; of or pertaining to a phantom

Question 15

Miasma

Answer 15

Noxious exhalations; fumes/pollution

Question 16

Flout

Answer 16

To demonstrate contempt for; to mock with disdain

Question 17

Indemnity

Answer 17

Security or protection against a loss or other financial burden

Question 18

Compromise

Answer 18

To put at risk; to endanger

Question 19

Paroxysm

Answer 19

An uncontrollable attack, which can be either of pain or laughter

Question 20

Repository

Answer 20

A place of storage; a storehouse

Question 21

Expeditious

Answer 21

Done with speed; quick

Question 22

Apposite

Answer 22

Apt in the circumstances or in relation to something

Question 23

Turgid

Answer 23

Swollen; bombastic

Question 24

Subvert

Answer 24

To undermine the authority and power of (an established system or institution)

Question 25

Germinal

Answer 25

Just growing; immature; not developed

Question 26

Liniment

Answer 26

A soothing lotion

Question 27

Menagerie

Answer 27

A storage or diverse collection of people or things

Question 28

Cant

Answer 28

hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or practical nature

Question 29

Stipulate

Answer 29

To demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of a bargain or agreement

Question 30

Capacious

Answer 30

Spacious, roomy

Question 31

Mien

Answer 31

An air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc. Syn: demeanor, countenance

Question 32

Vulpine

Answer 32

Like a fox (crafty, cunning)

Question 33

Ensconce

Answer 33

To establish firmly in a position

Question 34

Nettle

Answer 34

To annoy

Question 35

Blandishment

Answer 35

Anything designed to flatter or coax

Question 36

Benison

Answer 36

A blessing; benediction

Question 37

Slake

Answer 37

To satiate

Question 38

Corrugate

Answer 38

To contract or cause to contract into wrinkles or folds

Question 39

Fervent

Answer 39

Having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, ardent Syn: ardent, fervid, devout

Question 40

Veneer

Answer 40

A surface coating

Question 41

Deplore

Answer 41

To feel or express strong disapproval of (something)

Question 42

Cunctation

Answer 42

Procrastination or delay; tardiness

Question 43

Rake (n)

Answer 43

A dishonorable or profligate person, especially a man who is licentious

Question 44

Consort

Answer 44

To associate with; to keep company

Question 45

Opprobrious

Answer 45

Showing scorn or reproach; outrageous; shameful

Question 46

Anchorite

Answer 46

A person who decided to devote his/her life to secluded study

Question 47

Demotic

Answer 47

Of or for ordinary people; popular

Question 48

Salmagundi

Answer 48

A mixture of items; a potpourri

Question 49

Curmudgeon

Answer 49

A person with a bad temper

Question 50

Rally

Answer 50

To call together; to unite

Question 51

Belabor

Answer 51

To explain in unnecessary detail

Question 52

Tendentious

Answer 52

Dogmatic; biased

Question 53

Expiate

Answer 53

To atone for

Question 54

Argot

Answer 54

Jargon; slang

Question 55

Repast

Answer 55

A meal

Question 56

Unfetter

Answer 56

To set free

Question 57

Entreat

Answer 57

To ask earnestly

Question 58

Palaver

Answer 58

A conference or discussion

Question 59

Balneal

Answer 59

Pertaining to bathing

Question 60

Advent

Answer 60

An arrival

Question 61

Happenstance

Answer 61

A circumstantial event; a chance happening