The List 004

Question 1

surreal

Answer 1

adj. like a dream

Question 2

deliberately

Answer 2

adv. intentionally

Question 3

thwart

Answer 3

hinder or prevent; ex: thwart your opponent

Question 4

tirade

Answer 4

a long and angry speech; ex: a furious tirade of abuse; an angry tirage about how she were treated

Question 5

rebuttal

Answer 5

a statement saying something is not true; ex: rebuttal of the company’s accusation

Question 6

absurd

Answer 6

wildly unreasonable, ridiculous

Question 6

wreak

Answer 6

to violently cause sth to happen ex: the storms have wreaked havoc on crops

Question 7

innate

Answer 7

An innate quality or ability is one that you were born with, not one you have learned; ex: his innate goodness

Question 8

prowess

Answer 8

n. great ability or skill; ex:He is always boasting about his sexual prowess.

Question 9

abrupt

Answer 9

adj. using too few words when talking, in a way that seems rude and unfriendly; ex: He is sometimes very abrupt with clients.

Question 10

courteous

Answer 10

adj. polite and respectful; well-mannered

Question 11

eccentric

Answer 11

strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorous way

Question 12

beguiling

Answer 12

interesting or attractive; ex:a beguiling argument

Question 13

wacky

Answer 13

adj. unusual in a pleasing and exciting or silly way

Question 14

utter

Answer 14

adj. complete or extreme; ex: utter waste of time, utterly charming

Question 15

charred

Answer 15

adj. burnt and black, ex: The charred body of a man

Question 16

stroppy

Answer 16

angry and unpleasant or rude; ex: when the young get stroppy with their president

Question 17

congregate

Answer 17

v. to come together in a large group of people or animals, ex: A crowd congregated around the entrance

Question 18

exhilarating

Answer 18

adj. making you feel very excited and happy

Question 19

depict

Answer 19

v. to represent or show something in a picture or story; ex: her picture depict, his story depict his father as a tyrant