Week 2

Question 0

Empathy

Answer 0

the ability to feel what you imagine another person feels; understanding

Question 1

Demonstrative

Answer 1

emotional; displaying one’s feelings openly

Question 2

Pathos

Answer 2

compassion; pity; sympathy

Question 3

Cacophony

Answer 3

jarring, discordant sound; dissonance

Question 4

Debacle

Answer 4

a disaster or failure

Question 5

Deleterious

Answer 5

harmful; injurious; detrimental

Question 6

Desecrate

Answer 6

to violate the sacredness of; to make profane

Question 7

Discordant

Answer 7

conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

Question 8

Eradicate

Answer 8

to tear up by the roots

Question 9

Exacerbate

Answer 9

to aggravate; make worse; make more severe

Question 10

Mar

Answer 10

to ruin or spoil

Question 11

Raze

Answer 11

to destroy completely; demolish

Question 12

Sully

Answer 12

to soil or make dirty

Question 13

Virulent

Answer 13

extremely infectious, malignant, or poisonous

Question 14

Arable

Answer 14

suitable for farming

Question 15

Arid

Answer 15

lacking moisture, especially due to insufficient rainfall

Question 16

Conflagaration

Answer 16

a massive, destructive fire

Question 17

Blithe

Answer 17

carefree and lighthearted

Question 18

Equanimity

Answer 18

composure; being calm, even-keeled, balanced

Question 19

Euphoric

Answer 19

extremely happy; elated; overjoyed

Question 20

Levity

Answer 20

lightness of manner or speech

Question 21

Placid

Answer 21

calm; peaceful; sense

Question 22

Clandestine

Answer 22

kept or done in secret

Question 23

Furtive

Answer 23

characterized by stealth; surreptitious; sneaky

Question 24

Surreptitious

Answer 24

done, made or acquired by stealth; clandestine

Question 25

Erudite

Answer 25

learned: scholarly

Question 26

Esoteric

Answer 26

understood by a small, specific group

Question 27

Produndity

Answer 27

depth; something intellectual or abstract

Question 28

Pundit

Answer 28

an authority who expresses his/her opinions; expert

Question 29

Sage

Answer 29

one venerated for experience, judgement and wisdom

Question 30

Felicitous

Answer 30

apt; pleasant; happy

Question 31

Serendipity

Answer 31

a lucky, chance occurrence

Question 32

Immutable

Answer 32

not subject or susceptible to change

Question 33

Innate

Answer 33

from birth; inherent

Question 34

Invariable

Answer 34

not subject to change; constant

Question 35

Atypical

Answer 35

odd; different; unique; unusual

Question 36

Avant-garde

Answer 36

using experimental or new techniques

Question 37

Eccentric

Answer 37

strange; different; odd

Question 38

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 38

a unique character trait

Question 39

Maverick

Answer 39

an unbranded range animal; one that is independent in thought and action

Question 40

Novel

Answer 40

strikingly new, unusual, or different

Question 41

Admonish

Answer 41

to warn or scold gently; give advice

Question 42

Censure

Answer 42

an expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism

Question 43

Deride

Answer 43

to ridicule, mock, taunt

Question 44

Disparage

Answer 44

to speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way

Question 45

Harangue

Answer 45

to deliver a pompous speech or tirade

Question 46

Impugn

Answer 46

to attack verbally; to challenge as false

Question 47

Malediction

Answer 47

a curse

Question 48

Scoff

Answer 48

to mock or disregard as ridiculous

Question 49

Vilify

Answer 49

to speak evil of