Week 1

Question 1

Candid

Answer 1

adj. Completely honest, Straight forward.

He was candid when she asked if the dress made her look fat.

Question 2

Conjecture

Answer 2

n. Inference guesswork

Sometimes making conjectures are the only option.

Question 3

Didactic

Answer 3

adj. Instructive

Most leaders have a rather didactic tone of voice.

Question 4

Euphemism

Answer 4

n. A mild wording,substituting for a harsh term

Pleasantly plump is a euphemism for obesity.

Question 5

Extrapolate

Answer 5

v. to make a conjecture from known information.

You can extrapolate that I really enjoy science.

Question 6

Incoherent

Answer 6

adj. lacking cohesion or connection

If you can’t get over your fear of singing in front of an audience, you will be doomed to an incoherent solo.

Question 7

Insinuate

Answer 7

v. to introduce or communicate stealthily

They can only insinuate that you stole the last cookie, however they have no proof.

Question 8

Lucid

Answer 8

adj. easily understood, clear

My mind was blown at how the lucid the concept of the brain is.

Question 9

Rhetoric

Answer 9

n. the art if using language effectively and persuasively

If i wish to become an entrepreneur , I must be well versed in the art of rhetoric.

Question 10

Acumen

Answer 10

n. quickness, accuracy,and keenness of judgement or insight

I must learn to be acumen when taking tests or I might not score what i want.

Question 11

Adroit

Answer 11

adj. deft, skillful, clever

An adroit test taker doesn’t waste time on questions

Question 12

Ascertain

Answer 12

v. to find out through investigation

Sherlock Homes was a detective who ascertained who the criminal was in every mystery

Question 13

Astute

Answer 13

adj. shrewd, clever

Jacob Marley was a real astute man.

Question 14

Circumspect

Answer 14

adj. careful, prudent

To become a werewolf hunter one must be circumspect.

Question 15

Disseminate

Answer 15

V. To scatter widely, as in sowing seed

The salt quickly disseminated in the water.

Question 16

Erudition

Answer 16

N. Deep extensive learning ~ State of…

The thinker has a look of erudition.

Question 17

Pedantic

Answer 17

Adj. Excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules.
The Guardians’ ideal Green Lantern is a pedantic creature that is not Hal Jordan

Question 18

Perspicacious

Answer 18

Adj, Shrewd, clear sighted.

Sherlock Holmes’s perspicacious mind always solved the crime.

Question 19

Pragmatic

Answer 19

Adj, Practical in real life

Batman’s approach to interrogation was more pragmatic than Superman’s.

Question 20

Precocious

Answer 20

Adj, premature. Smart for age

At the age of 2 the precocious baby named Clark Kent was able to lift tractor with one hand.

Question 21

Prospectus

Answer 21

N. A formal proposal.

The prospectus for a research paper is the thesis.

Question 22

Rudimentary

Answer 22

Adj, Basic elementary, the early stage of life.

Simba’s rudimentary sense of curiosity led him and NALA to the elephant graveyard.

Question 23

Abstruse

Answer 23

Adj, Difficult to understand.

Galefrayian is an abstruse language.

Question 24

Callous

Answer 24

Adj. Emotionally hardening; unfeeling.

Superman became callous after the death Lois Lane, just as his skin to the rest of the world.

Question 25

Convoluted

Answer 25

Adj, intricate, complex | The mind of a time-lord is a convoluted maze.

Question 26

Enigma

Answer 26

N, A puzzling mystery or riddle. | The rubix cube is a famous enigma that has bamboozled society for decades.

Question 27

Inscrutable

Answer 27

Adj, Difficult to fathom or understand | Time Travel is an inscrutable concept for most people to grasp.

Question 28

Reticent

Answer 28

Adj, Inclined to keep silent or reserved. | Little Red hoodwinked the wolf by using a fake reticent personality.

Question 29

Staid

Answer 29

Adj, Unemotional, serious | Scrooge is a staid man

Question 30

Arcane

Answer 30

adj. Known, understood by few | The concept of time travel is an arcane topic.

Question 31

Assimilate

Answer 31

v. to absorb, to get smaller more dense | You must assimilate the army to flank the enemy by the hill.

Question 32

Autonomy

Answer 32

n. independent, self-determination | In order to gain autonomy from drugs you must go cold-turkey.

Question 33

Cosmopolitan

Answer 33

adj. worldly, widely sophisticated | For living in a box all your life you seem rather cosmopolitan

Question 34

Derivative

Answer 34

adj. something that comes from another source | French derives from Latin.

Question 35

Entourage

Answer 35

n. A group of attendants or associates | The President's entourage met in the Oval-Office

Question 36

Esoteric

Answer 36

adj. intended for a small group to understand | Be careful with esoteric jokes because they can be offensive.

Question 37

Gaffe

Answer 37

n. A clumsy social error | It seemed like a harmless gaffe at first however, it was truly a robbery.

Question 38

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 38

N. Characteristic peculiar to an individual or a group. | The idiosyncrasy of the Justice League is to maintain justice in the world.

Question 39

Cosmopolitan

Answer 39

adj. worldly, widely sophisticated | For living in a box all your life you seem rather cosmopolitan

Question 40

Derivative

Answer 40

adj. something that comes from another source | French derives from Latin.

Question 41

Entourage

Answer 41

n. A group of attendants or associates | The President's entourage met in the Oval-Office

Question 42

Esoteric

Answer 42

adj. intended for a small group to understand | Be careful with esoteric jokes because they can be offensive.

Question 43

Gaffe

Answer 43

n. A clumsy social error | It seemed like a harmless gaffe at first however, it was truly a robbery.

Question 44

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 44

N. Characteristic peculiar to an individual or a group. | The idiosyncrasy of the Justice League is to maintain justice in the world.

Question 45

Insular

Answer 45

Adj. Isolated; narrow or provincial.

Question 46

Orthodox

Answer 46

Adj. adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion.

Question 47

Potentate

Answer 47

N. one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch.

Question 48

Castigate

Answer 48

V. To scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize.

Question 49

Censure

Answer 49

V. To issue official blame.

Question 50

Denounce

Answer 50

V. To condemn openly

Question 51

Reclusive

Answer 51

Adj. Seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation.

Question 52

Relinquish

Answer 52

V. To retire from; give up on or abandon

Question 53

Renounce

Answer 53

V. To give up (ex: a title) especially by formal announcement

Question 54

Vituperative

Answer 54

Adj, Marked by harshly abusive condemnation

Question 55

Circumscribe

Answer 55

V. To draw a circle around; to restrict

Question 56

Contiguous

Answer 56

Adj, Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.