Week 46

Question 0

dormant

Answer 0

resting, asleep

Question 1

ascertain

Answer 1

discover, find out about

Question 2

burgeoned

Answer 2

flourished, grew

Question 3

potentate

Answer 3

ruler

Question 4

disseminate

Answer 4

spread, scatter

Question 5

straight from the shoulder

Answer 5

in a direct, open way

Question 6

derived

Answer 6

descended from, received from a source

Question 7

prerogative

Answer 7

an exclusive right or power

Question 8

nepotism

Answer 8

favoritism toward relatives

Question 9

dearth

Answer 9

scarcity, lack

Question 10

internecine

Answer 10

involving conflict within a group, mutually destructive

Question 11

to rub a person the wrong way

Answer 11

to do something that irritates or annoys

Question 12

tyro

Answer 12

beginner, novice

Question 13

sophistry

Answer 13

false reasoning or argument

Question 14

factitious

Answer 14

sham, artificial

Question 15

encomium

Answer 15

high praise

Question 16

obloquy

Answer 16

disgrace, shame, dishonor

Question 17

to draw in one’s horns

Answer 17

to become cautious

Question 18

hyperbole

Answer 18

exaggerated figure of speech

Question 19

munificent

Answer 19

generous

Question 20

prevarication

Answer 20

deviation from the truth, lying

Question 21

charisma

Answer 21

quality of leadership inspiring enthusiasm

Question 22

genocide

Answer 22

planned destruction of an entire ppl

Question 23

to throw cold water

Answer 23

to discourage a plan or idea