Week 4

Question 0

Bastion

Answer 0

N. A fortified place

Question 1

Abduct

Answer 1

V. To carry off or lead away

Question 2

Callous

Answer 2

Adj. Made hard, hardened, insensitive

Question 3

Concede

Answer 3

V. To acknowledge as true, just or proper, after first denying it; acknowledge defeat

Question 4

Contemptuous

Answer 4

Adj. Showing or expressing disdain

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Deceptive

Answer 5

Adj. Apt or tending to mislead with intent to do so

Question 6

Efficacy

Answer 6

N. Capability of producing a desired result or effect

Question 7

Farce

Answer 7

N. An absurd event, false reaction

Question 8

Gamut

Answer 8

N. The entire scale or range

Question 9

Haggard

Answer 9

Adj. Having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance

Question 10

Illustrious

Answer 10

Adj. Highly distinguished, renowned, famous

Question 11

Judiciously

Answer 11

Adv. Having, exercising, or characterized by good or discriminating judgment

Question 12

Lethal

Answer 12

Adj. Or, pertaining to, or causing death

Question 13

Malice

Answer 13

N. Desire to inflict, injury, harm, or suffering upon another

Question 14

Nebulous

Answer 14

Adj. Hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused

Question 15

Omen

Answer 15

N. Something of prophetic significance, good or bad ; foreshadow

Question 16

Pallid

Answer 16

Adj. Pale, faint, or deficient in color

Question 17

Paradox

Answer 17

N. A statement that seems contradictory but tells the truth; irony, satire

Question 18

Passive

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Adj. Not participating readily or actively; indirect

Question 19

Paucity

Answer 19

N. Smallness of quantity

Question 20

Philanthropic

Answer 20

Adj. Of or pertaining to concern for human welfare and advancement

Question 21

Portend

Answer 21

V. To warn, or to foreshadow

Question 22

Precarious

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Adj. Oddly unstable, uneven

Question 23

Prevalent

Answer 23

Adj. Widespread, common

Question 24

Profound

Answer 24

Adj. Having a deep insight or understanding