Week 12

Question 1

No longer in existence or functioning; dead

Answer 1

Defunct

Question 2

To frustrate or defeat; to confuse perplexed embarrass

Answer 2

Discomfit

Question 3

To take up and support; to become attached to; adopt; to marry

Answer 3

Espouse

Question 4

An object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence

Answer 4

Fetish

Question 5

Living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others

Answer 5

Gregarious

Question 6

Marked by a persistent absence of good luck

Answer 6

Hapless

Question 7

Faultless, beyond criticism or blame

Answer 7

Impeccable

Question 8

To insert between other parts or things; to present it as an addition or correction

Answer 8

Interpolate

Question 9

Incapable of being repaired or rectified

Answer 9

Irreparable

Question 10

Concise, using few words

Answer 10

Laconic

Question 11

To become weak, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or disputed; to suffer neglect

Answer 11

Languish

Question 12

Given to lying or deception; untrue

Answer 12

Mendacious

Question 13

The lowest point

Answer 13

Nadir

Question 14

Present in all places at all times

Answer 14

Omnipresent

Question 15

Done in a half hearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm

Answer 15

Perfunctory

Question 16

Expressive of sorrow; melancholy

Answer 16

Plaintive

Question 17

To make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate

Answer 17

Requite

Question 18

Equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect

Answer 18

Tantamount

Question 19

Pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty

Answer 19

Aesthetic