Week 1

Question 1

retort

Answer 1

answer; reply sharply or angrily

Question 2

subvert

Answer 2

overturn or overthrow from the foundation; undermine

Question 3

whimsy

Answer 3

playfully quaint or fanciful behavior or humor

Question 4

harmonious

Answer 4

forming a pleasing or consistent whole; free from disagreement or dissent; tuneful; not discordant

Question 5

parsimonious

Answer 5

unduly sparing in the spending of money; stingy

Question 6

pedantic

Answer 6

excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning

Question 7

pertinent

Answer 7

relevant or applicable to a particular matter

Question 8

Ameliorate

Answer 8

become better; make better; improve

Question 9

detriment

Answer 9

injury, damage, or something that causes it; disadvantage

Question 10

dispel

Answer 10

make(a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear

Question 11

emanate

Answer 11

originate from; be produced by; give out or emit

Question 12

raze

Answer 12

destroy utterly by tearing down, demolish; level to the ground

Question 13

folly

Answer 13

lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking

Question 14

idyllic

Answer 14

extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque

Question 15

polemic

Answer 15

a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something

Question 16

impediment

Answer 16

something that hinders or obstructs; hindrance; obstacle

Question 17

invalid

Answer 17

not binding in law; having no force or effect, void

Question 18

indolent

Answer 18

disposed to avoid exertion; lazy; idle

Question 19

inextricable

Answer 19

unable to be separated, freed or escaped from

Question 20

reticent

Answer 20

inclined to be silent or secretive; uncommunicative