V1

Question 1

grinch

Answer 1

one who spoils the pleasure of others

Question 2

to assuage

Answer 2

1: to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease 2 : to make quiet : pacify 3 : to put an end to by satisfying : appease, quench

Question 3

compendious

Answer 3

marked by brief expression of a comprehensive matter

Question 4

frenetic

Answer 4

marked by excitement, disorder, or anxiety-driven activity

Question 5

nidus

Answer 5

a nest or breeding place; a place where something originates, develops, or is located

Question 6

perennial

Answer 6

present at all seasons of the year /continuing without interruption /regularly repeated or renewed

Question 7

lunette

Answer 7

something that has the shape of a crescent or half-moon

Question 8

to immure

Answer 8

to enclose within or as if within walls / imprison

Question 9

sciential

Answer 9

relating to or producing knowledge or science /having efficient knowledge : capable

Question 10

orthodoxy

Answer 10

authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice.

Question 11

sardonic

Answer 11

grimly mocking or cynical.

Question 12

crone

Answer 12

an ugly old woman.

Question 13

septuagenarian

Answer 13

a person who is between 70 and 79 years old

Question 14

repudiation

Answer 14

rejection of a proposal or idea.

Question 15

vilification

Answer 15

abusively disparaging speech or writing.

Question 16

visceral

Answer 16

relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect.

Question 17

phalanx

Answer 17

a group of people or things of a similar type forming a compact body. /a body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation.

Question 18

allegory

Answer 18

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Question 19

reverse

one who spoils the pleasure of others

Answer 19

grinch

Question 20

reverse

1: to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease 2 : to make quiet : pacify 3 : to put an end to by satisfying : appease, quench

Answer 20

to assuage

Question 21

reverse

marked by brief expression of a comprehensive matter

Answer 21

compendious

Question 22

reverse

marked by excitement, disorder, or anxiety-driven activity

Answer 22

frenetic

Question 23

reverse

a nest or breeding place; a place where something originates, develops, or is located

Answer 23

nidus

Question 24

reverse

present at all seasons of the year /continuing without interruption /regularly repeated or renewed

Answer 24

perennial

Question 25

reverse

something that has the shape of a crescent or half-moon

Answer 25

lunette

Question 26

reverse

to enclose within or as if within walls / imprison

Answer 26

to immure

Question 27

reverse

relating to or producing knowledge or science /having efficient knowledge : capable

Answer 27

sciential

Question 28

reverse

authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice.

Answer 28

orthodoxy

Question 29

reverse

grimly mocking or cynical.

Answer 29

sardonic

Question 30

reverse

an ugly old woman.

Answer 30

crone

Question 31

reverse

a person who is between 70 and 79 years old

Answer 31

septuagenarian

Question 32

reverse

rejection of a proposal or idea.

Answer 32

repudiation

Question 33

reverse

abusively disparaging speech or writing.

Answer 33

vilification

Question 34

reverse

relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect.

Answer 34

visceral

Question 35

reverse

a group of people or things of a similar type forming a compact body. /a body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation.

Answer 35

phalanx

Question 36

reverse

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Answer 36

allegory