Upper Level Day 52

Question 1

Sapience

Answer 1

Noun
Definition: wisdom
Synonym: erudition, intelligence
Antonym: ignorance, stupidity
Sentence: His sapience was highly regarded by everyone in his family.

Question 2

Duplicative

Answer 2

Adjective
Definition: doubling
Synonym:
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Sentence: After rising for a few hours, the bread became duplicative.

Question 3

Ungulate

Answer 3

Adjective
Definition: having hoofs
Synonym:
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Sentence: Horses are ungulate animals.

Question 4

Triumvirate

Answer 4

Noun
Definition: government run by three persons together
Synonym: threesome, triad
Antonym:
Sentence: In ancient Rome, Caesar was initially part of a triumvirate.

Question 5

Proximity

Answer 5

Noun
Definition: too great length
Synonym: wordy, verbose
Antonym: terse, succinct
Sentence: The proximity of his speech completely bored the audience.

Question 6

Diluvial

Answer 6

Adjective
Definition: having to do with a flood
Synonym:
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Sentence: After the diluvial damage to their home, they decided to move.

Question 7

Elicitation

Answer 7

Noun
Definition: drawing forth
Synonym: extraction, evocation
Antonym:
Sentence: After an elicitation of several files from her briefcase, the lawyer sat down calmly before her client.

Question 8

Vignette

Answer 8

Noun
Definition: a brief, evocative description
Synonym:
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Sentence: The author wrote a series of vignettes about a small town.

Question 9

Penitence

Answer 9

Noun
Definition: sorrow for sinning or doing wrong
Synonym: regret, penance
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Sentence: He felt penitence for lying to his parents.

Question 10

Digitate

Answer 10

Adjective
Definition: having separate or divided fingers and toes
Synonym:
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Sentence: Monkeys and baboons have hands and feet that are digitate.

Question 11

Pestiferous

Answer 11

Adjective
Definition: bringing disease or infection
Synonym: plague, contagious
Antonym: clean, pure
Sentence: Rats are pestiferous animals.

Question 12

Meritorious

Answer 12

Adjective
Definition: deserving reward or praise
Synonym: honorable, commendable
Antonym: corrupt, dishonorable
Sentence: His actions were certainly meritorious.

Question 13

Suppositional

Answer 13

Adjective
Definition: considering something as possible
Synonym: alleged, supposed
Antonym: definite
Sentence: Her theory seemed suppositional.

Question 14

Saccharine

Answer 14

Adjective
Definition: overly sweet
Synonym: cloying, sentimental
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Sentence: Her saccharine attitude did not make her any more likeable.

Question 15

Sanguineous

Answer 15

Adjective
Definition: like blood
Synonym:
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Sentence: Their history is full of sanguineous conflicts.

Question 16

Ostentation

Answer 16

Noun
Definition: showing off
Synonym: flashiness, pageantry
Antonym: modesty, simplicity
Sentence: His ostentation was solely for the purpose of impressing the pretty girl.

Question 17

Contraband

Answer 17

Noun
Definition: goods imported into a country illegally
Synonym: bootleg, smuggled
Antonym:
Sentence: The man was arrested for his attempt to bring contraband across the border.

Question 18

Polemicize

Answer 18

Verb
Definition: carry on a dispute or controversy
Synonym: argue, conflict
Antonym: agree, accord
Sentence: The family continued to polemicize the decision about where to go for dinner.

Question 19

Solubility

Answer 19

Noun
Definition: quality of dissolving or of being easily dissolved
Synonym:
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Sentence: The solubility of the medicine allowed for it to be taken with just a glass of water.

Question 20

Hepatic

Answer 20

Adjective
Definition: having to do with the liver
Synonym:
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Sentence: She had a rare hepatic disease.

Question 21

Blazon

Answer 21

Verb
Definition: make known
Synonym: proclaim, announce
Antonym: conceal, deny
Sentence: In his speech, he was sure to blazon the new direction of the company.

Question 22

Vaticinate

Answer 22

Verb
Definition: to predict or prophesize
Synonym: foresee, divine
Antonym:
Sentence: The old witch was able to vaticinate the future.

Question 23

Bipedalism

Answer 23

Noun
Definition: two feet
Synonym:
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Sentence: Bipedalism is a defining feature of humans.

Question 24

Sordid

Answer 24

Adjective
Definition: dirtyness or grossness
Synonym: sullied, besmirched
Antonym: clean, decent
Sentence: Once he was promoted, he hoped that the details of his sordid past would remain hidden.

Question 25

Belligerency

Answer 25

Definition: waging war or fond of fighting
Synonym: pugnacious, bellicosity
Antonym: passivity, aloofiness
Sentence: The nation was known for their belligerency.

Question 26

Egoistic

Answer 26

Definition: seeking the welfare of oneself only
Synonym: selfish, conceited
Antonym:
Sentence: Always egoistic, he stepped on his friends’ toes to get himselfa promotion.

Question 27

Palpability

Answer 27

Definition: quality of being touchable
Synonym: corporeality, embodiment
Antonym: illusion
Sentence: The palpability of the tension in the air was quite distracting.

Question 28

Symptomatic

Answer 28

Definition: being a sign
Synonym: emblematic, symbolic
Antonym:
Sentence: Nausea can be symptomatic of many illnesses.

Question 29

Superficiality

Answer 29

Definition: quality or condition of being on or of the surface
Synonym: skin-deep, shallow
Antonym:
Sentence: The excessive amount of time spent on her appearance was indicative of her superficiality.

Question 30

Asseverate

Answer 30

Definition: state positively
Synonym: declare, maintain
Antonym: deny, withhold
Sentence: Though she might asseverate her innocence, I wouldn’t believe