The Wørd #6

Question 1

Augur

Answer 1

Noun. A prophet or seer.
Verb. To predict, foreshadow
Syn: oracle, bode

Question 2

Bilk

Answer 2

Verb.
To defraud, cheat, or swindle; to evade payment of; to frustrate, thwart
Syn: dupe, cozen

Question 3

Charisma

Answer 3

Noun.
The special personal magnetism that makes and individual exceptionally appealing to other people; a divinely bestowed victor power.
Syn: appeal, charm, mystique

Question 4

Debilitate

Answer 4

Verb. To make weak or feeble
Syn. Enervate, sap, exhaust, enfeeble
Ant: strengthen, fortify, invigorate

Question 5

Execrable

Answer 5

Adj. utterly detestable, hateful, or abhorrent. Extremely inferior
Syn. Odious, abominable, reprehensible
Ant. Commendable, praiseworthy, meritorious

Question 6

Impinge

Answer 6

Verb. To strike against or collide with violently. To encroach or intrude upon. To make an impression upon.
Syn. Horn in. Affect

Question 7

Labyrinth

Answer 7

Noun. A bewildering maze, any confusing me complicated situation.
Syn. Tangle, mystery, enigma

Question 8

Narcissism

Answer 8

Noun. Excessive self love; absorption in ones self

Syn. Egotism, conceit, vanity, amour propre

Question 9

Niggardly

Answer 9

Adj. stingy, meanly small or insufficient
Syn. Tightfisted, penny-pinching, mean
Ant. Generous, bountiful, magnanimous

Question 10

Pastiche

Answer 10

Noun. A dramatic, musical, or literary work made up of bits and pieces from other sources. Hodgepodge
Syn. Medley, patchwork, melange, potpourri

Question 11

Precarious

Answer 11

Adj. very uncertain or unsure, dangerous or risky.
Syn. Perilous, dubious, ticklish
Ant. Secure, safe, sturdy, firm

Question 12

Rapport

Answer 12

Noun. A close and harmonious relationship

Syn. Bond, tie, affinity, understanding

Question 13

Utilitarian

Answer 13

Adj. stressing practicality over other considerations; relating to the belief that what is good or desirable is determined purely by its usefulness.
Syn: practical, functional, pragmatic
Ant. Nonfunctional, ornamental, decorative

Question 14

Vacuous

Answer 14

Adj. devoid of matter, substance, or meaning; lacking ideas or intelligence; purposeless
Syn. Inane, insipid, fatuous, void, empty
Ant. Incisive, trenchant, perceptive, intelligence

Question 15

Vagary

Answer 15

Noun. An unpredictable, erratic, or seemingly purposeless action, occurrence, or notion
Syn. Caprice, whim, quirk.

Question 16

Viable

Answer 16

Adj. capable of living or developing under normal circumstances
Syn. Practicable, workable, unfeasible

Question 17

Xenophobia

Answer 17

Noun. Undue or unreasonable fear, hatred, or contempt of foreigners or strangers or of what is foreign or strange
Syn. Provinciality, parochialism, chauvinism

Question 18

Zany

Answer 18

Adj. clownish or funny in a crazy, bizarre, or ludicrous way
Noun. One who plays the clown.
Syn. Comical, daffy; buffoon
Ant. Sedate, decorous, prim, sober, grave

Question 19

Zealot

Answer 19

Noun. A fanatical partisan, an ardent follower

Syn. Fanatic, extremist.

Question 20

Apposite

Answer 20

Adj.
appropriate, suitable, apt
Syn: relevant, pertinent, material, Germane
Ant: irrelevant, immaterial, inappropriate