TRICKY "EASY"

Question 1

stem

Answer 1

v. to hold back - to limit flow/growth of something ex. you can ____ the bleeding by applying pressure to the wound.

Question 2

blinkered

Answer 2

adj. to have limited outlook/understanding ex. if you blink a lot, you are likely to miss something and your perception will be affected.

Question 3

check

Answer 3

n./v. to stop growth or progress; to limit ex. In basketball, when you check someone, the movement of the ball is STOPPED by the other player and returned back to you when you inbound the ball.

Question 4

checkered

Answer 4

adj. marked by unfavorable events ex. a _____ past of political candidate A prevented his re-election.

Question 5

raft

Answer 5

n. inflatable boat n. large number of something ex. a raft of rafts

Question 6

involved

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adj. complicated / difficult to comprehend ex. The advanced physics lecture became so ______ that the undergrad’s eyes glazed over.

Question 7

retiring

Answer 7

adj. to be shy - to be inclined to retract from company - anti-social

Question 8

expansive

Answer 8

adj. communicative - prone to talking in a sociable manner ex. A social person is ________.

Question 9

moment

Answer 9

n. significant + important ex. momentous occasion

Question 10

base

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adj. lowest ex. lower class of social hierarchy

Question 11

imbibe

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v. to INTAKE a lot - to drink a lot ex. Quarter system kids ____ information in a short amount of time.

Question 12

inundate

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v. to be flooded / overwhelmed by too many people or things

Question 13

scintillating

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adj. a brilliant and lively person ex. “something gives off SPARKS”

Question 14

benighted

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adj. when a group of people falls in a state of IGNORANCE ex. beNIGHTed –> becomes night –> darkness –> i can’t see it so I don’t need to know it is there –> ignorance is bliss

Question 15

galvanize

Answer 15

v. to excite into action or spur on - to motivate ex. scientific sense of the work involves GOLD = money = a source of motivation

Question 16

hedge

Answer 16

n. shrubs v. equivocating = to avoid making direct statements = vague - to limit or qualify something = to make it LESS definite

Question 17

flush

Answer 17

adj. to turn red - to send down the toilet - to be in ABUNDANCE (of poop!) - to drive out of hiding

Question 18

fell

Answer 18

adj. to cut down a tree - past tense of fall - evil ex. An evil person who cuts down trees and then falls when he trips on something. (3)

Question 19

arch

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adj. chief /principal ex. archbishop

Question 20

beg

Answer 20

v. to evade a question - to form a question based on assumption - to ask question that leads to assumptions

Question 21

tender

Answer 21

v. to offer up / to give ex. The school should _____(give) more money to me for financial aid.

Question 22

intimate

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v. to suggest something subtly

Question 23

wanting

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adj. lacking ex. “The wanted” changed to “The wanting” ==> “the LACKING” - when you want something, it is because you are lacking it.

Question 24

becoming

Answer 24

adj. appropriate; matches nicely

Question 25

start

Answer 25

v. to suddenly move or dart in a particular direction ex. startle

Question 26

fleece

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v. to deceive ex. The big bad wolf wore a sheep’s fleece and cried to lure the Mary towards him.

Question 27

telling

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adj. significant; revealing of something

Question 28

wax

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v. to increase ex. A waxing moon becomes bigger until it becomes a full moon

Question 29

qualify

Answer 29

v. to limit (negative), to make less defined ex. “I love LA, but there is too much traffic”

Question 30

v. to hold back - to limit flow/growth of something ex. you can ____ the bleeding by applying pressure to the wound.

Answer 30

stem

Question 31

adj. to have limited outlook/understanding ex. if you blink a lot, you are likely to miss something and your perception will be affected.

Answer 31

blinkered

Question 32

n./v. to stop growth or progress; to limit ex. In basketball, when you check someone, the movement of the ball is STOPPED by the other player and returned back to you when you inbound the ball.

Answer 32

check

Question 33

adj. marked by unfavorable events ex. a _____ past of political candidate A prevented his re-election.

Answer 33

checkered

Question 34

n. inflatable boat n. large number of something ex. a raft of rafts

Answer 34

raft

Question 35

adj. complicated / difficult to comprehend ex. The advanced physics lecture became so ______ that the undergrad’s eyes glazed over.

Answer 35

involved

Question 36

adj. to be shy - to be inclined to retract from company - anti-social

Answer 36

retiring

Question 37

adj. communicative - prone to talking in a sociable manner ex. A social person is ________.

Answer 37

expansive

Question 38

n. significant + important ex. momentous occasion

Answer 38

moment

Question 39

adj. lowest ex. lower class of social hierarchy

Answer 39

base

Question 40

v. to INTAKE a lot - to drink a lot ex. Quarter system kids ____ information in a short amount of time.

Answer 40

imbibe

Question 41

v. to be flooded / overwhelmed by too many people or things

Answer 41

inundate

Question 42

adj. a brilliant and lively person ex. “something gives off SPARKS”

Answer 42

scintillating

Question 43

adj. when a group of people falls in a state of IGNORANCE ex. beNIGHTed –> becomes night –> darkness –> i can’t see it so I don’t need to know it is there –> ignorance is bliss

Answer 43

benighted

Question 44

v. to excite into action or spur on - to motivate ex. scientific sense of the work involves GOLD = money = a source of motivation

Answer 44

galvanize

Question 45

n. shrubs v. equivocating = to avoid making direct statements = vague - to limit or qualify something = to make it LESS definite

Answer 45

hedge

Question 46

adj. to turn red - to send down the toilet - to be in ABUNDANCE (of poop!) - to drive out of hiding

Answer 46

flush

Question 47

adj. to cut down a tree - past tense of fall - evil ex. An evil person who cuts down trees and then falls when he trips on something. (3)

Answer 47

fell

Question 48

adj. chief /principal ex. archbishop

Answer 48

arch

Question 49

v. to evade a question - to form a question based on assumption - to ask question that leads to assumptions

Answer 49

beg

Question 50

v. to offer up / to give ex. The school should _____(give) more money to me for financial aid.

Answer 50

tender

Question 51

v. to suggest something subtly

Answer 51

intimate

Question 52

adj. lacking ex. “The wanted” changed to “The wanting” ==> “the LACKING” - when you want something, it is because you are lacking it.

Answer 52

wanting

Question 53

adj. appropriate; matches nicely

Answer 53

becoming

Question 54

v. to suddenly move or dart in a particular direction ex. startle

Answer 54

start

Question 55

v. to deceive ex. The big bad wolf wore a sheep’s fleece and cried to lure the Mary towards him.

Answer 55

fleece

Question 56

adj. significant; revealing of something

Answer 56

telling

Question 57

v. to increase ex. A waxing moon becomes bigger until it becomes a full moon

Answer 57

wax

Question 58

v. to limit (negative), to make less defined ex. “I love LA, but there is too much traffic”

Answer 58

qualify