Week 19

Question 1

Pinioned, v.

Answer 1

To fix in one place; confine.

Question 2

Piqued, v.

Answer 2

Excited or aroused by a provocation, challenge or rebuff.

Question 3

Pollen, n.

Answer 3

The fine, dustlike mass of grains produced by seed plants.

Question 4

Posture, n.

Answer 4

A position or bearing of the body.

Question 5

Potentate, n.

Answer 5

One who has the power and position to rule over others; a monarch.

Question 6

Predilection, n.

Answer 6

A partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference; an inclination.

Question 7

Pretentious, adj.

Answer 7

Making extravagant claims (as of excellence, superiority or greatness).

Question 8

Prevalent, adj.

Answer 8

Generally, or widely accepted, practiced, or favored.

Question 9

Proceed, v.

Answer 9

To go forward or onward, especially after an interruption; continue.

Question 10

Prodigal, adj.

Answer 10

Wasteful; extravagant.

Question 11

Pronounceable, adj.

Answer 11

Capable of being pronounced.

Question 12

Protocol, n.

Answer 12

A rigid long-established code prescribing complete deference to superior rank and strict adherence to due order of precedence and precisely correct procedure.

Question 13

Prudent, adj.

Answer 13

Wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense.

Question 14

Psychological, adj.

Answer 14

Of, pertaining to, dealing with, or affecting the mind, especially as a function of awareness, feeling, or motivation.

Question 15

Pumice, n.

Answer 15

Hardened volcanic froth.

Question 16

Punishment, n.

Answer 16

A penalty inflicted for an offense, fault, etc.

Question 17

Pursued, v.

Answer 17

Followed in order to overtake, capture, kill, or defeat.

Question 18

Puzzling, adj.

Answer 18

Mystifying, difficult to understand.

Question 19

Pyramid, n.

Answer 19

An ancient massive structure of huge stone blocks especially in Egypt having typically a square ground plan, outside walls in the form of four triangles that meet at a point in the top, and inner sepulchral chambers.

Question 20

Quadrant, n.

Answer 20

Any of the four quarters into which something is divided by two real or imaginary lines that intersect each other at right angles.

Question 21

Quagmire, n.

Answer 21

A complex or precarious position where disengagement is difficult.

Question 22

Quail, n.

Answer 22

A migratory game bird of Europe, Asia, and Africa that is about seven inches long.

Question 23

Qualitative, adj.

Answer 23

Of, relating to, or involving quality or kind.

Question 24

Qualm, n.

Answer 24

A pang of conscience; a misgiving.

Question 25

Quarrel, n.

Answer 25

An angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.

Question 26

Quash, v.

Answer 26

To set aside or annul, especially by judicial action.

Question 27

Quench, v.

Answer 27

To put out (as a fire or a light).

Question 28

Quest, n.

Answer 28

An act or instance of searching; expedition, pursuit, venture.

Question 29

Question, v.

Answer 29

To express doubt; dispute.

Question 30

Quibble, v.

Answer 30

To evade the truth or importance of an issue by raising trivial distinctions and objections; a petty distinction or irrelevant objection.

Question 31

Quincentennial, adj.

Answer 31

Of or relating to a 500th anniversary;