Week 2

Question 0

Capable of being believable; plausible.

Answer 0

Credible (the shocking but credible report of mice in the kitchen Eddie up all night.)

Question 1

Appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile.

Answer 1

Conciliatory (after arguing endlessly with them for weeks, Connie switched to a more conciliatory tone with her parents once prom season arrived.)

Question 2

To free from blame.

Answer 2

Exonerate (Michael was exonerated of all charges.)

Question 3

Indisputable; not open to question.

Answer 3

Incontrovertible (the videotape of the robbery provided incontrovertible evidence against the suspect, he was obviously guilty.)

Question 4

To officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime.

Answer 4

Indict (Pres. Nixon’s aides were indicted during the Watergate scandal.)

Question 5

Prone to engage in lawsuits.

Answer 5

Litigious (Sarah was a litigious little girl; at one point, she tried to sue her dog.)

Question 6

Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause.

Answer 6

Partisan (today’s partisan politics are so antagonistic that it is difficult to reach a successful compromise on any issue.)

Question 7

Equality, as in amount, status, or value. (antonym: disparity)

Answer 7

Parity (the judges at the Olympics must score each athletes performance with parity; such in partial treatment is hard since one always wants to root for one’s own country.)

Question 8

Moral uprightness; righteousness.

Answer 8

Rectitude (thanks to his unerring sense of fairness and justice, Victor was a model of moral rectitude.)

Question 9

Lax in attending to duty; negligent.

Answer 9

Remiss (Cassie was remiss in fulfilling her Miss America duties; she didn’t even come close to ending world hunger.)

Question 10

To reject the validity or authority of.

Answer 10

Repudiate (I repudiated the teachers arguments about Empress Wu’s reputation by showing him that the reports of her cruelty or from unreliable sources.)

Question 11

Feigning piety or righteousness.

Answer 11

Sanctimonious (the sanctimonious scholar had actually been plagiarizing other people’s works for years.)

Question 12

Principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting.

Answer 12

Scrupulous (Evans scrupulous behavior began to annoy his friends when he called the cops on them for toilet paper and their teacher’s house.)

Question 13

Concerned.

Answer 13

Solicitous (The parents asked solicitous questions about the college admissions of officers family.)

Question 14

To support with proof or evidence; verify.

Answer 14

Substantiate (the argument was substantiated by clear facts and hard evidence.)

Question 15

Adherence to the truth; truthfulness.

Answer 15

Veracity (since Vera was known for her veracity, it came as a complete shock when her family found out she had lied on her application.)

Question 16

To free from blame. (2)

Answer 16

Vindicate (Mrs. Layton was finally vindicated after her husband admitted to the crime.)

Question 17

To urge with repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery.

Answer 17

Cajoled (the sweet talking senior cajoled an impressionable junior into seeing the Lord of the rings for the 10th time.)

Question 18

Trickery.

Answer 18

Chicanery.

Question 19

Submissive: excessively eager to please or obey.

Answer 19

Obsequious.

Question 20

Insincere, obsequious flatterer

Answer 20

Sycophant.

Question 21

Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.

Answer 21

Altruism.

Question 22

Distinguished; prominent

Answer 22

Eminent.

Question 23

Identifying with and understanding of another’s situation, feelings, and motives.

Answer 23

Empathetic.

Question 24

To praise highly.

Answer 24

Extol.

Question 25

Full of praise.

Answer 25

Laudatory.

Question 26

Courageously or generously noble in mind or heart.

Answer 26

Magnanimous.

Question 27

Humanitarian; benevolent; relating to generosity.

Answer 27

Philanthropic.

Question 28

To mutually take or give; respond in kind.

Answer 28

Reciprocate.

Question 29

No longer existing or functioning.

Answer 29

Defunct.

Question 30

To get rid of as if by tearing it up by the roots; abolish.

Answer 30

Eradicate.

Question 31

To put down forcibly; suppress.

Answer 31

Quell.

Question 32

To level to the ground; demolish.

Answer 32

Raze.

Question 33

To crush as if by trampling; squash.

Answer 33

Squelch.

Question 34

To seize without right the place of,especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics.

Answer 34

Supplant.

Question 35

To thwart or stump.

Answer 35

Stymie.

Question 36

To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem.

Answer 36

Abase.

Question 37

To mock contemptuously - (a powerful feeling of dislike toward somebody or something)

Answer 37

Deride.

Question 38

Insulting or intended to insult.

Answer 38

Derogatory.

Question 39

To speak of negatively; to belittle.

Answer 39

Disparage.

Question 40

Shameless nerve; brazen boldness; presumptuousness.

Answer 40

Effrontery.

Question 41

Great personal dishonor or humiliation.

Answer 41

Ignominy.

Question 42

To attack as false or questionable.

Answer 42

Impugn.

Question 43

To damage, especially in a disfiguring way.

Answer 43

Mar.

Question 44

(adj) Disparaging, belittling, insulting.

Answer 44

Pejorative.

Question 45

To annoy or bother; to perplex.

Answer 45

Vex.

Question 46

Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful; spiteful.

Answer 46

Vindictive.